Showing papers in "Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism in 1981"

TL;DR: It is shown that primary fibromyalgia is a poorly recognized condition and should be suspected by the presence of its own characteristic features, and not diagnosed just by the absence of other recognizable conditions.

TL;DR: The presence of pulmonary hypertension in the course of active SLE may be more common than previously recognized and attributed to underlying lung disease in three patients followed at out institution.

TL;DR: Evidence has been presented supporting a causal relationship between malignancies and musculoskeletal syndromes, and increasing evidence suggests that this development of malignancy may be further enhanced by immunosuppressive therapy.

TL;DR: Findings require revision in beliefs that high-dose intravenous penicillin is needed for effective initial therapy of GCA, and recommended treatment protocols for localized gonorrhea and DGI are reviewed.

TL;DR: The present study assesses these milder psychiatric findings in patients with SLE and attempts to place them in perspective.

TL;DR: A concept of the pathogenesis of Kiimmell disease is formulated and up to date osteologic and biomechanical data are presented in explanation and support of this hypothesis.

TL;DR: A variety of neurological complications may occur in the various connective tissue and "collagen-vascular" diseases, most of which are due to vasculitis affecting various sites in the central or peripheral nervous system.

TL;DR: The patient with clinical symptoms of a CTD and a speckled ANA pattern or, in limited cases other ANA patterns or a negative ANA, should be evaluated for antibodies to ENA by the HA and ID.

TL;DR: It is suggested that traumatic injuries with persisting thoracic or upper lumbar back pain should be followed up radiographically in order to demonstrate the occurrence of subsequent compression fractures.

TL;DR: Comparison of the mean times for almost every task reveals differences of such magnitude that the populations sampled are totally different by the criteria of manual ability.

TL;DR: The presence of these 3 different types of calcium phosphate crystals, and the associated increase in matrix vesicles and alkaline phosphatase activity of arthritic articular cartilage, may imply a calcification abnormality and may have aetiological implications in certain Forms of osteoarthritis.

TL;DR: This report will endeavor to trace the development of scanning techniques and critically analyze its present and potential usefulness in RA, and identify the scanning agents most often used in studying RA.

TL;DR: A new syndrome involving the shoulder joints was described, associating HA crystals in microspheroids, active collagenase, neutral protease with destruction of the fibrous rotator cuff and glenohumeral osteoarthritis as mentioned in this paper.