Spondyloarthropathy patients who receive anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy experience significant changes in body composition, according to a report in the May issue of The Journal of Rheumatology. Reuters Health Information
A variety of systemic diseases not generally considered as rheumatic diseases can involve joints and can create differential diagnostic dilemmas. These diseases are reviewed in this article. Current Opinion in Rheumatology
Update on treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis, as illustrated by data from the American College of Rheumatology 2007 scientific meeting. Medscape Rheumatology
Rapidly progressive joint flexures are presented in a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome associated with pancreatic carcinoma. Test your diagnostic acumen. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
In this review, the authors outline the potential use of strategies based on mesenchymal stem cells, which can differentiate into cells of the chondrogenic lineage, in the regeneration and maintenance of damaged articular cartilage. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
