Rheumatology International

4 years after withdrawal of rofecoxib: where do we stand today?
pp. 1187-1195(9)
Authors: Jaksch, W.; Dejaco, C.; Schirmer, M.

Psychometric evaluation of a Moroccan version of health assessment questionnaire for use in Moroccan patients with rheumatoid arthritis
pp. 1197-1203(7)
Authors: Abourazzak, Fatima; Benbouazza, Karima; Amine, Bouchra; Bahiri, Rachid; Lazrak, Noufissa; Bzami, Fatiha; Jroundi, Imane; Abouqal, Redouane; Guillemin, Francis; Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia

Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in patients with Parkinson's disease
pp. 1205-1209(5)
Authors: Bezza, A.; Ouzzif, Z.; Naji, H.; Achemlal, L.; Mounach, A.; Nouijai, M.; Bourazza, A.; Mossadeq, R.; El Maghraoui, A.

Evaluation of intima media thickness of the common and internal carotid arteries with inflammatory markers in familial Mediterranean fever as possible predictors for atherosclerosis
pp. 1211-1216(6)
Authors: Bilginer, Yelda; Ozaltin, Fatih; Basaran, Ceyla; Duzova, Ali; Besbas, Nesrin; Topaloglu, Rezan; Ozen, Seza; Bakkaloglu, Aysin

The effect of 4-week aerobic exercise program on postural balance in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
pp. 1217-1222(6)
Authors: Gunendi, Zafer; Ozyemisci-Taskiran, Ozden; Demirsoy, Nesrin

Hyperhomocysteinemia in ankylosing spondylitis: prevalence and association with clinical variables
pp. 1223-1228(6)
Authors: Gonzalez-Lopez, Laura; Sanchez-Hernandez, Julia; Aguilar-Chavez, Erika; Cota-Sanchez, Adolfo; Lopez-Olivo, Maria; Villa-Manzano, Alberto; Ortega-Flores, Ricardo; Espinoza-Magaña, Genadia; Rojo-Contreras, Wendoline; Cardona-Muñoz, Ernesto; Gamez-Nava, Jorge

Vascular involvement of the central nervous system and systemic diseases: etiologies and MRI findings
pp. 1229-1237(9)
Authors: Appenzeller, Simone; Faria, Andréia; Zanardi, Verônica; Fernandes, Sandra; Costallat, Lilian; Cendes, Fernando

Familial Mediterranean fever attacks do not alter functıonal and morphologıc tissue Doppler echocardıographıc parameters
pp. 1239-1243(5)
Authors: Terekeci, Hakan; Ulusoy, Eralp; Kucukarslan, Nezihi; Nalbant, Selim; Oktenli, Cagatay

Causes of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis autopsied during a 40-year period
pp. 1245-1252(8)
Authors: Koivuniemi, R.; Paimela, L.; Suomalainen, R.; Piirainen, H.; Karesoja, M.; Helve, T.; Leirisalo-Repo, M.

Improved rheumatoid digital vasculitis in a patient treated with TNFα agent blocking (infliximab)
pp. 1253-1255(3)
Authors: Benucci, Maurizio; Li Gobbi, Francesca; Saviola, Gianantonio; Manfredi, Mariangela

Pleuritis and pleural effusion as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematous in a 23-year-old woman
pp. 1257-1260(4)
Author: Wan, Kong-Sang

Encephalic large arteries narrowness and peripheral neuropathy in a patient with adult-onset Still's disease
pp. 1261-1264(4)
Authors: Zhao, Hong; Yuan, Yun; Li, Yue; Si, Chong-Wen; Tian, Geng-Shan; Wang, Gui-Qiang; Yang, Xue-Dong

Polymyositis/dermatomyositis associated with acute myelocytic leukemia
pp. 1265-1267(3)
Authors: Shen, Jia-Kun; Ding, Yong-Min; Zhou, Wen-Jing; Jin, Jie

Right-heart failure after right heart catheterization in a patient with scleroderma and suspected pulmonary hypertension
pp. 1269-1271(3)
Authors: Keyßer, Gernot; Schwerdt, Carola; Taege, Christiane

A case of mixed connective tissue disease complicated with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
pp. 1273-1275(3)
Authors: Nakamura, Hideki; Tateishi, Seiko; Kawakami, Atsushi; Ida, Hiroaki; Fukuda, Taku; Sasaki, Michiyo; Koide, Yuji; Ashizawa, Naoto; Seto, Shinji; Hayashi, Tomayoshi; Sato, Shinichi; Eguchi, Katsumi

Reversible stenosis of large cerebral arteries in a patient with combined Sjögren's syndrome and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
pp. 1277-1280(4)
Authors: Ii, Yuichiro; Shindo, Akihiro; Sasaki, Ryogen; Naito, Yutaka; Tanaka, Keiko; Kuzuhara, Shigeki

Curious cutaneous vasculitis
pp. 1281-1282(2)
Authors: Schattner, Ami; Cohen, Joel

Acute interstitial nephritis associated with etanercept
pp. 1283-1284(2)
Authors: Sugimoto, Toshiro; Yasuda, Mako; Sakaguchi, Masayoshi; Koyama, Tetsuro; Uzu, Takashi; Nishioka, Junichi; Kashiwagi, Atsunori

A case of post-streptococcal reactive arthritis and acute nephritis after bacterial endophthalmitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes
pp. 1285-1286(2)
Authors: Sugimoto, Toshiro; Takeda, Naoko; Sakaguchi, Masayoshi; Koyama, Tetsuro; Isoya, Eiji; Yagi, Yuki; Uzu, Takashi; Kashiwagi, Atsunori

A mandibular osteolytic lesion in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient on long-standing bisphosphonate therapy
pp. 1287-1289(3)
Authors: Papagoras, Charalampos; Botzoris, Vasilios; Voulgari, Paraskevi; Drosos, Alexandros

Effect of prayer on osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: any difference between men and women?
pp. 1291-1292(2)
Author: Heybeli, Nurettin

Leg pain as a presenting feature of myelofibrosis
pp. 1293-1294(2)
Authors: Coyle, Delphine; Ames, Paul

Cerebellar ataxia in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome after treatment with chloroquine
pp. 1295-1296(2)
Authors: Milic, Vera; Ostojic, Predrag