Concomitant eosinophilia, fasciitis, and mycosis fungoides-like reaction with antinuclear autoantibodies in chronic myeloid leukaemia: role of a T-cell clone induced by imatinib.
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Sophie Pouplin
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Foot orthotics decrease pain but do not improve gait in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
OBJECTIVES: Prescribing foot orthotics in rheumatoid arthritis patients with symptomatic forefoot involvement is a standard practice. However, limited research has been reported regarding gait and pain improvement with the use of foot orthotics. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixteen patients (13 F, 3 M; mean age: 52 +/- 12 years) with metatarsalgia due to rheumatoid arthritis were included in this prospective, randomized with crossover study, and received foot orthotics. At 1 month follow-up, space and time gait variables with and without foot orthotics were assessed by Bessou's locometer; pain was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). RESULTS: Pain levels significantly decreased (P = 0.008) by wearing foot orthotics. Despite a significant step length increase (P = 0.05) with orthotics, there was no significant improvement of stride length, cadence, or walking speed which was the main assessment criterion. CONCLUSIONS: Wearing foot orthotics improves pain, but not sufficiently to improve gait in rheumatoid arthritis patients with metatarsalgia. Foot orthotics improved comfort levels because of a decrease in pain, but was not sufficient to correct gait.
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Potential benefits of intermittent bisphosphonate therapy in osteoporosis.
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[Synovial diseases of the hip].
Synovial diseases of the hip are often overlooked because they are far less frequent that osteoarthritis and because this joint is deep and so difficult to examine. The more important cause is septic arthritis; it requires an hospitalization in emergency. Synovial tissue may also be at the beginning of the spondylarthropathy or, more rarely, of rheumatoid arthritis. In acute forms, diagnosis must be done before any radiological destructive changes. Aspiration of the hip and synovial biopsy are necessary for the diagnosis. In subacute or chronic forms, computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging are useful tools to suspect the diagnosis and to guide a biopsy.
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Septic arthritis of the hip caused by Yersinia enterocolitica: a case report.
We report a case of bacteriologically documented hip infection caused by Yersinia enterocolitica. A 67-year-old male with a history of valvular disease was admitted for pain and motion range limitation in the left hip with a fever. No organisms were recovered by needle aspiration, but Yersinia enterocolitica grew in joint fluid obtained by surgical arthrotomy. Investigations of the gastrointestinal tract were normal, and there was no evidence of endocarditis. After 6 weeks of appropriate antibiotic therapy and immobilization with transtibial traction, the clinical and laboratory test abnormalities improved. However, the patient died from an intercurrent condition. Y. enterocolitica, a well-known cause of reactive arthritis, can cause septic arthritis.
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