Filková, M; Lisková, M; Hulejová, H; Haluzík, M; Gatterová, J; Pavelková, A; Pavelka, K; Gay, S; Müller-Ladner, U; Senolt, L Filková, M; Lisková, M; Hulejová, H; Haluzík, M; Gatterová, J; Pavelková, A; Pavelka, K; Gay, S; Müller-Ladner, U; Senolt, L (2009). Increased serum adiponectin levels in female patients with erosive compared with non-erosive osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseas...

BACKGROUND/AIMS In Asian countries including Korea, the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is on the rise and its clinical impact has been emphasized. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of esophagitis patients with or without symptoms, and their association with psychological factors. METHODS Subjects diagnosed as erosive esophagitis of...

Chronic ulcerative dermatitis (CUS) is characterized by painful exacerbating and remitting oral erosions and ulcerations. A very characteristic direct immunofluorescence (DIF) pattern differentiates CUS from other immune-mediated oral vesiculo-erosive conditions. The clinical and histopathological features of CUS are very similar to erosive oral lichen planus. A middle-aged woman had CUS confir...

OBJECTIVES To assess the erosive potential of a number of readily available flavoured waters in the laboratory. METHODS The erosive potential was assessed by measuring the pH, neutralisable acidity and ability to erode enamel. These were compared to an orange juice positive control. RESULTS The pH of the flavoured waters ranged from 2.64-3.24 with their neutralisable acidity ranging from 4....

BACKGROUND Erosive tooth wear (ETW) is clinically characterized by a loss of tooth surface, and different enamel depths may have different susceptibility to demineralization. Therefore, the aim of this in vitro pilot study was to assess if the progression of erosive demineralization is faster on teeth already presenting signs of ETW when compared to originally sound teeth. METHODS We selected...

OBJECTIVES Despite early recognition and disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment, a sizable proportion of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients show radiological progression. This study was performed to determine the frequency of erosive arthritis and the pace of radiological progression in an inception cohort of patients with very early RA (<or=3 months after onset of sympto...