Phenotypic deficiencies of monocyte-derived dendritic cells in systemic lupus erythematosus

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Intralesional steroid injection: General considerations

Local steroid injection is commonly used as an adjunctive therapy in articular disease and soft tissue rheumatism. It may also be used as a bridge for earlier symptomatic relief in inflammatory arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis. In this article, we describe some of the general considerations of this procedure. In the next issues, we will describe specific techniques of injection of specific joints and soft tissue rheumatism lesions.published_or_final_versio

Corticosteroid injections for common soft tissue rheumatism

Soft tissue injuries are probably the most commonly encountered rheumatic complaints and yet they are often overlooked. The diagnosis of most of these lesions relies on the physician's clinical acumen and a thorough understanding of the anatomy and function of the soft tissue involved is essential. A lot can be done to improve the patient's symptomatology once the diagnosis is made. Intralesional injection of corticosteroids is an effective form of treatment but care should be taken in the choice and dose of the steroid preparation used, the site of the injection and the monitoring of the patient's condition post-injection. In this article, the diagnosis and techniques of intralesional steroid injection of common soft tissue injuries are described.published_or_final_versio

Severe digital ischaemia treated with phosphodiesterase inhibitors

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Cognitive function in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with a history of neuropsychiatric manifestations: a longitudinal study

Poster PresentationBACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment is commonly reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its associations with neuropsychiatric involvement (NPSLE) and psychiatric factors have been inconsistently reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate full neurocognitive function in relation to psychiatric factors including anxiety and depression in NPSLE patients longitudinally compared to …published_or_final_versio

Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in rheumatic disease: Focus on Asians

Rheumatic diseases are associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Considerable differences exist in the frequency of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and events among people of different ethnic origins, but little is known of the ethnic variations in the relative distribution of CVD risk factors and the degree of atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatic diseases. Understanding this variation will provide insight into the underlying pathogenesis of CVD in patients with rheumatic diseases, and aid in future studies of the detection and management of this complication. In general, although Asian patients seem to have fewer background CVD risk factors and are less affected by metabolic syndrome (MetS) than their non-Asian counterparts, those with rheumatic disease are equally as susceptible to CVD. Furthermore, it seems that systemic inflammation and mechanisms that do not involve conventional CVD risk factors and MetS have an important role in the development of atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatic diseases. Here we examine the frequency of conventional CVD risk factors and the prevalence of MetS in both Asian and non-Asian patients with selected rheumatic diseases. We also discuss the burden of CVD, as evaluated using various surrogate markers in these patients, and their overall CVD mortality rate. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.postprin

Outcome measures of chronic arthritis in Hong Kong: comparison of the AIMS2 (Chinese) and WHO quality of life - brief form (WHOQOL-BREF) (HK)

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Quality of life (QoL) in southern Chinese with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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Incidence of femoracetabular impingement at-risk radiographic parameters in asymptomatic young Chinese and Whites: a computerised tomogram study

Conference Theme: Defying the Aging Spine: Our Mission ContinuesConcurrent Free Papers 5 - Sports: no. 5.16INTRODUCTION: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is uncommon in Chinese when compared with Whites. It has been postulated that this is due to a difference in hip joint osteometry. However, there is no study comparing FAI at-risk radiographic signs between the 2 populations. METHODS: A total of 201 subjects (99 Whites and 102 Chinese) scheduled for computed tomogram of pelvis for non–orthopaedic-related diagnosis were …postprin

Oral colonization of yeasts and coliforms in patients with Sjogren's syndrome

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