Diagnostic issues in systemic lupus erythematosis.
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Biomedical subjects
C Higgens
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Fibroblastic rheumatism.
The first British case of fibroblastic rheumatism is reported. Treatment with apha-interferon in combination with a reducing course of steroids resulted in some regression of the cutaneous nodules, and initial improvement in the skin fibrosis and digital contractures.
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Small intestine ultrastructural changes and auranofin treatment in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid↗
Sepsis following operation for inflammatory intestinal disease.
The incidence and pathogenesis of sepsis following 107 elective operations in 87 patients with inflammatory bowel disease has been studied. Eighteen per cent developed wound sepsis and 13 per cent developed intra-abdominal abscess postoperatively. The prophylactic antimicrobial regimens used did not reduce the overall postoperative sepsis rates. The risk of developing postoperative sepsis was increased in patients with preoperative enterocutaneous or entero-enteric fistulas, pre-existing abscess and those with evidence of active disease (serum albumin less than 3.0 g/dl and serum seromucoids greater than 400 mg/gl). The incidence of postoperative sepsis was not affected by corticosteroid therapy at the time of surgery.
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