The object of this paper is to record a few cases which have seemed interesting in view of the recent literature, mainly from foreign observers, on the subject of abdominal manifestations of acute rheumatism; at the same time attempting to review briefly the literature on the subject. In recent treatises on inedicine, no matter how exhaustive, there is little note of any digestive or peritoneal...

Objectives: Structure-modifying osteoarthritis (OA) drugs (SMOADs) may be defined as agents that reverse, retard, or stabilize the underlying pathology of OA, thereby providing symptomatic relief in the long-term. The objective of this review was to evaluate the literature on sodium pentosan polysulfate (NaPPS) and calcium pentosan polysulfate (CaPPS), with respect to the pathobiology of OA to ...

Objective: The disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis evaluates the physical and psychosocial extra-articular diverse disease manifestations. Methods: MEDLINE searches identified papers published that evaluated systemic complications and psychosocia given to studies with randomized cohorts and large (410 initial search, 118 were selected for inclusion. Results: RA is associated with multiple co...

In the present investigation an attempt has been made to explore traditional medicinal knowledge of plant species used against rheumatism by the Bhoxa tribe of district Dehradun. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among the tribal people in all seasons to collect the relevant information about the medicinal uses of wild plants. Frequent field trips were made for the collection of plant sp...

Possibly no subject has received more attention in medical literature during the past few years than chronic rheumatism, without, it must be admitted, bringing much addition to our knowledge of the aetiology and pathology of the diseases which are grouped under this title. Many observations have been published and conclusions drawn therefrom only to be riddled with destructive criticism by othe...

Thirty-eight patients with palindromic rheumatism were reviewed. A questionnaire was compiled to elucidate prognostic factors in the pattern of disease. Over the period of follow-up 6 patients had developed rheumatoid arthritis, 25 remained palindromic, 3 were in remission of symptoms for over a year, 1 developed ankylosing spondylitis, 1 systemic lupus erythematosus and 2 a non-specific polyar...

Objectives: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), a chronic autoimmune disorder, particularly compromises the function of exocrine glands. Its association with lymphoma is well documented. Our aim was to systematically review the molecular, clinical, histopathologic, and therapeutic aspects of these SS-related malignant lymphoproliferations. Methods: The literature was searched for original articles publish...