scholarly journals Probing the use of fluorescence spectroscopy as a novel diagnostic tool in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Applicability in the detection of secondary amyloidosis

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. BR414-BR418
Author(s):  
Sławomir Jeka ◽  
Paweł Zuchowski ◽  
Mariusz Korkosz ◽  
Monika Prochorec-Sobieszek ◽  
Jacek J. Fisz
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Fluorescence Spectroscopy ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Secondary Amyloidosis

Tocilizumab dramatically ameliorated life-threatening diarrhea due to secondary amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1113-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroe Sato ◽  
Takehito Sakai ◽  
Toshiaki Sugaya ◽  
Yasuhiro Otaki ◽  
Kana Aoki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Secondary Amyloidosis ◽  
Life Threatening

Elbow Arthrography in the Evaluation of Posterior Interosseous Nerve Compression in Rheumatoid Arthritis

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-122
Author(s):  
A. I. ROTH ◽  
B. N. STULBERG ◽  
E. J. FLEEGLER ◽  
G. H. BELHOBEK
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Tendon Rupture ◽  
Extensor Tendon ◽  
Nerve Compression ◽  
Posterior Interosseous Nerve ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritic ◽  
Finger Extension

This is a case report of a fifty-nine-year-old rheumatoid arthritic woman who developed lack in finger extension bilaterally. These deficits had two completely different aetiologies, Posterior Interosseous Nerve (PIN) Syndrome and extensor tendon rupture. No previous report in the literature has used elbow arthrography as a diagnostic tool in a patient with PIN Syndrome. Elbow arthrography confirmed the abnormality at this joint and aided in appropriate management.

scholarly journals Rituximab Therapy in Renal Amyloidosis Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Biomolecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levent Kilic ◽  
Abdulsamet Erden ◽  
Yusuf Sener ◽  
Berkan Armagan ◽  
Alper Sari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Clinical Improvement ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Case Series ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Renal Amyloidosis ◽  
Secondary Amyloidosis ◽  
Aa Amyloidosis ◽  
Amyloid A ◽  
Significant Clinical Improvement

Secondary amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is a late and serious complication of poorly controlled, chronic inflammatory diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with poorly controlled, longstanding disease and those with extra-articular manifestations are under risk for the development of AA amyloidosis. Although new drugs have proven to be significantly effective in the treatment of secondary AA amyloidosis, no treatment modality has proven to be ideal. To date, only in small case series preliminary clinical improvement have been shown with rituximab therapy for AA amyloidosis secondary to RA that is refractory to TNF-α inhibitors (TNF-i) therapy. In these case series, we assessed the efficacy and safety of rituximab therapy for patients with RA and secondary amyloidosis. Hacettepe University Biologic Registry was developed at 2005. The data of the RA patients who were prescribed a biological drug were recorded regularly. Patients with biopsy proven AA amyloidosis patients were screened. Of 1022 RA patients under biologic therapy, 0.7% patients had clinically apparent histologically confirmed amyloidosis. Four of seven patients who were prescribed rituximab at least one infusion enrolled to those case series. Two of four patients showed significant clinical improvement and one of them also had decrease in proteinuria and the other one had stable renal function and proteinuria. The main goal for the treatment of AA amyloidosis is to control the activity of the underlying disorder. In this study, we showed that rituximab may be an effective treatment in RA patients with amyloidosis who were unresponsive to conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and/or TNFi.

scholarly journals A young woman with rheumatoid arthritis who rapidly developed secondary amyloidosis.

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
Kazuki Tanimoto ◽  
Minoru Nakamura ◽  
Kaoru Okada ◽  
Kohei Nagasawa ◽  
Yoshiyuki Niho
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Young Woman ◽  
Secondary Amyloidosis

scholarly journals Tocilizumab-induced remission of nephrotic syndrome accompanied by secondary amyloidosis and glomerulonephritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Yamada ◽  
Akihiro Tsuchimoto ◽  
Yoshiki Kaizu ◽  
Masatomo Taniguchi ◽  
Kosuke Masutani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Secondary Amyloidosis

Fluorescence Spectroscopy: A Diagnostic Tool for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Ramanujam ◽  
M.F. Mitchell ◽  
A. Mahadevan ◽  
S. Thomsen ◽  
E. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Spectroscopy ◽  
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Salivary Gland Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for Secondary Sjögren Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1119-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Das ◽  
DoQuyen Huynh ◽  
Hong Yang ◽  
Arnoldas Ceponis ◽  
Arthur Kavanaugh
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Salivary Gland ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Sjögren Syndrome ◽  
Sjogren Syndrome ◽  
Sicca Symptoms

Objective.To assess salivary gland ultrasonography (US) as a diagnostic tool for secondary Sjögren syndrome (sSS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods.Salivary gland US images from 30 patients with RA were graded using a validated semiquantitative scoring system. Sicca symptoms, oral health, and RA disease activity were assessed.Results.US changes consistent with SS were found in 40% of patients. Patients with higher US scores had more sicca symptoms as well as higher RA activity and poorer oral health.Conclusion.Salivary gland US may aid the diagnosis of sSS in patients with RA.

scholarly journals SECONDARY AMYLOIDOSIS WITH LUNG INVOLVEMENT INA FEMALE PATIENT WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

2009 ◽  
Vol 0 (3) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Irina Mikhailovna Marusenko ◽  
Ya A Avdeyeva ◽  
I I Polskaya
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Female Patient ◽  
Secondary Amyloidosis ◽  
Lung Involvement
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