only 3 were maintained (presence ofHBV antigen, arteriographic abnormalities, and neuropathy). The negative criteria were considered to not be features of PAN and, if present, to be indicative of another type of vasculitis. The
Significance of rheumatoid factors in an eight-year longitudinal study on arthritis A community-based cohort comprising 150 patients with recent-onset seropositive arthritis or seronegative oligoarthritis or polyarthritis was monitored for... T Tuomi,K Aho,T Palosuo,... - 《Rheumatology International...
Seronegative polyarthritis.Discusses the findings on the serum of several patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Classification of patients with no rheumatoid factor serum; Tests to detect rheumatoid factors; Implication of the study.EBSCO_AspBritish Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition)...
In combination therapy for osteoporosis with fluoride preparations, 1alpha-hydroxylated vitamin D derivatives can increase the rate of osteogenesis and the quality of bone mineralization. It has been known for some time that alfacalcidol has a positive effect on peripheral bone density; a negative effe...
The presence or absence of rheumatoid factor (RF) distinguished two subgroups with different severity of synovitis. Nine out of 15 (group A) who remained RF negative throughout their follow-up had mild polyarthritis, lacked nodules or erosions on x-ray, and required, in addition to thyroid ...
Rheumatoid factor and dsDNA antibodies were negative. Metabolic profile, serum protein electrophore- sis, and C3/C4 complements were unremarkable. Vitamin D-25 was low at 17 ng/mL (normal 20–100 ng/mL). Antibody studies with normal results included: Gastric parietal and adrenal cell antibodies...
A case of gonococcal polyarthritis in a 19-year old woman was rheumatoid factor positive on presentation. Titres of rheumatoid factor declined to normal as her arthritis resolved with treatment. A positive rheumatoid factor test in a person with possible gonococcal polyarthritis should therefore ...
The condition is characterized by its sudden onset and by the presence of important oedema of the four limbs, symmetrical polyarthritis, marked inflammatory syndrome and negative serological test for the rheumatoid factor. Men are predominantly affected, and many of them are carrying the HLA B7 ...
We describe three affected siblings from a Moroccan consanguineous family with an early-onset chronic, symmetric and erosive arthritis previously diagnosed as rheumatoid factor (RF)-negative polyarticular JIA. Autozygosity mapping identified four homozygous regions shared by all patients, located in ...
We report a patient that presented chronic polyarthritis with positive rheumatoid factor. During investigation, increased liver enzymes, negative hepatitis serologies and signs of portal hypertension on an ultrasound examination raised suspicion of S. mansoni infection. We will discuss pathophysiology and ...