Rheumatology in Egypt: back to the future

TA Gheita, NN Eesa - Rheumatology International, 2019 - Springer
Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt had a remarkable reputation since rulers of other
empires used to request the pharaoh to send them their best physician to treat their beloved …

Susceptibility to AA amyloidosis in rheumatic diseases: a critical overview.

L Obici, S Raimondi, F Lavatelli, V Bellotti… - Arthritis and …, 2009 - iris.unipv.it
Reactive systemic AA amyloidosis is one of the most severe complications of several chronic
rheumatic disorders, particularly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis …

Gastrointestinal and hepatic disease in rheumatoid arthritis

E Craig, LC Cappelli - Rheumatic Disease Clinics, 2018 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
The importance of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in development of autoimmunity has been
increasingly appreciated in human diseases. 1, 2 Many autoimmune diseases primarily …

Significance of SAA1. 3 allele genotype in Japanese patients with amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis

T Nakamura, S Higashi, K Tomoda, M Tsukano… - …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To clarify the clinical significance of the SAA1. 3 allele in the development and
outcome of AA amyloidosis in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods …

[PDF][PDF] Amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis: pathophysiology and treatments

T Nakamura - Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2011 - clinexprheumatol.org
The introduction of biological therapies targeting specific inflammatory mediators
revolutionised the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Targeting key components of the …

Cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis

D Sen, M González-Mayda… - Rheumatic Disease …, 2014 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthritis. As more effective
therapies for RA became available, it was identified that patients with RA still had higher …

Effective anti-TNF-α therapy can induce rapid resolution and sustained decrease of gastroduodenal mucosal amyloid deposits in reactive amyloidosis associated with …

T Kuroda, Y Wada, D Kobayashi, S Murakami… - The Journal of …, 2009 - jrheum.org
Objective. To examine the effect of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (anti-TNF) therapy in patients
with reactive AA amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Fourteen …

Amyloidosis is frequently undetected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

R Koivuniemi, L Paimela, R Suomalainen, T Törnroth… - Amyloid, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Prevalence of AA amyloid in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still unclear. The objective of this
retrospective study was whether dedicated re-examination of autopsy tissues from RA …

Clinical strategies for amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis

T Nakamura - Modern rheumatology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Secondary amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is an important complication of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) and has remarkable variation in frequency worldwide. It is a serious, potentially life …

Prevalence of secondary amyloidosis in Asian North Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

A Wakhlu, N Krisnani, P Hissaria, A Aggarwal… - The Journal of …, 2003 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of secondary amyloidosis in Asian North Indian
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine its clinical significance. METHODS …