Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
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Scand. J. Rheumatol. · Jan 2000
Health-related quality of life in primary Sjögren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia compared to normal population data using SF-36.
To investigate the health-related quality of life in women with primary Sjogren's syndrome (prim SS) and compare with normative data and the health-related quality of life in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and women with fibromyalgia. ⋯ The health-related quality of life was significantly decreased as compared to norms in prim SS women and comparable to the levels of women with RA and fibromyalgia.
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Scand. J. Rheumatol. · Jan 1998
Letter Case ReportsCricoarytenoiditis in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Scand. J. Rheumatol. · Jan 1998
Case ReportsChurg-Strauss syndrome presenting with pulmonary capillaritis and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare disorder characterized by the histopathological triad of systemic necrotizing vasculitis, extravascular granuloma, and eosinophilic infiltrate, occurring in individuals with asthma or a history of allergy. We report a case of CSS with rare presentation of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage. ⋯ Laboratory data showed hypereosinophilia, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, and positive anti-proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). This case emphasize that CSS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ANCA-positive vasculitis with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
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Scand. J. Rheumatol. · Jan 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialLocal NSAID gel (eltenac) in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. A double blind study comparing eltenac with oral diclofenac and placebo gel.
In a randomized, double blind, multicentre study with 4 weeks follow-up of 290 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint, a topical NSAID (eltenac) was compared with oral diclofenac and placebo. The main outcome, Lequesne's Index and pain by VAS showed no statistically significant differences between neither of the active treatments and placebo for the total study population. ⋯ Local skin reactions were twice as frequent in the eltenac than in the placebo group. Taking into account the nature of the treatment for a chronic disease like OA, our results indicate that eltenac gel could be a safe alternative to oral NSAIDs.
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Autoimmune diseases can affect the blood vessels, causing systemic vasculitis. Although testicular manifestation of some autoimmune diseases is not uncommon, only a few cases of acute orchitis are described in the literature. The underlying pathological condition in testicular manifestations of autoimmune diseases is severe vasculitis causing inflammation and infarction. In patients with recurrent episodes of scrotal swelling and pain, testicular vasculitis as the first sign of a systemic disease should be taken into consideration.