Laboratory and imaging studies used by French rheumatologists to evaluate patients with early arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 897-902

  Saraux, Alain ^a,h   Fautrel, Bruno ^c   Maillefert, Jean Francis ^b   Flipo, René Marc ^d   Kaye, Olivier ^e   Lafforgue, Pierre ^f   Gourves, Katell ^a   Guillemin, Francis ^g  

^a Rheumatology Unit   (France)

^b Rheumatology Unit   (France)

^c Rheumatology Unit   (France)

^d Rheumatology Unit   (France)

^e Liège Teaching Hospital   (France)

^f Rheumatology Unit   (France)

^g School of Public Health   (France)

^h SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnostic investigations; French rheumatologists; Polyarthritis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; IRON; KERATIN ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRITIS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FRANCE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPATITIS; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROTEINURIA; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 33646460099     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (22)

1. Saraux A, Combe B, de Bandt M. Orientation diagnostique devant un rhumatisme inflammatoire débutant. Rev Rhum 2002;69:124-5.
2. Schellekens GA, Visser H, De Jong BAW, et al. The diagnostic properties of rheumatoid arthritis antibodies recognizing a cyclic citrullinated peptide. Arthritis Rheum 2000;43:155-63.
3. Visser H, le Cessie S, Vos K, Breedveld FC, Hazes JM. How to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis early: a prediction model for persistent (erosive) arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2002;46:357-65.
4. Goldbach-Mansky R, Lee J, McCoy A, et al. Rheumatoid arthritis associated autoantibodies in patients with synovitis of recent onset. Arthritis Res 2000;2:236-43.
5. Saraux A, Berthelot JM, Chales G, et al. Value of laboratory tests in early prediction of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2002;47:155-65.
6. Zeidler H, Mau R, Mau W, Freyschmidt J, Majewski A, Deicher H. Evaluation of early diagnostic criteria including HLA-B27 for ankylosing spondylitis in a follow-up study. Z Rheumatol 1985;44:249-53.
7. El-Gabalawy HS, Goldbach-Mansky R, Smith D, et al. Association of HLA alleles and clinical features in patients with synovitis of recent onset. Arthritis Rheum 1999;42:1696-705.
8. Grote R, Rapp U, Rosenthal H, et al. Arthritic changes in small and large joints in digital and conventional x-ray images. Rofo 1992;156:277-81.
9. Okubo S, Lehtinen K, Isomaki H. Sensitivity of radiographic changes of hand and foot joints as a diagnostic criterion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 1992;21:145-7.
10. Mottonen T, Hannonen P, Jokinen I, Arvilommi M, Oka M. Relation between bone erosions and rheumatoid factor IgA and IgM isotypes in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol Suppl 1988;75:244-9.
11. Moreland LW, Daniel WW, Alarcon GS. The value of the Norgaard view in the evaluation of erosive arthritis. J Rheumatol 1990;17:614-7.
12. van der Heijde DM, van Leeuwen MA, van Riel PL, et al. Biannual radiographic assessments of hands and feet in a three-year prospective followup of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1992;35:26-34.
13. Fex E, Jonsson K, Johnson U, Eberhardt K. Development of radiographic damage during the first 5-6 yr of rheumatoid arthritis. A prospective follow-up study of a Swedish cohort. Br J Rheumatol 1996;35:1106-15.
14. Limido G, Sessa V, Superchi A, et al. Radiographic diagnosis in the early recognition and evaluation of incapacity sequelae of advanced rheumatoid arthritis. Minerva Med 1985;76:119-24.
15. Paimela L, Laasonen L, Helve T, Leirisalo-Repo M. Comparison of the original and the modified Larsen methods and the Sharp method in scoring radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1998;25:1063-6.
16. Kuper HH, van Leeuwen MA, van Riel PL, et al. Radiographic damage in large joints in early rheumatoid arthritis: relationship with radiographic damage in hands and feet, disease activity, and physical disability. Br J Rheumatol 1997;36:855-60.
17. van der Jagt EJ, Hofman S, Kraft BM, van Leeuwen MA. Can we see enough? A comparative study of film-screen vs digital radiographs in small lesions in rheumatoid arthritis. Eur Radiol 2000;10:304-7.
18. Devauchelle V, Saraux A, Berthelot JM, et al. Ability of the hand radiographs for predicting a further diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with early arthritis. J Rheumatol 2002;28:2603-7.
19. Devauchelle-Pensec V, Saraux A, Berthelot JM, et al. Ability of foot radiographs to predict rheumatoid arthritis in patients with early arthritis. J Rheumatol 2004;31:66-70.
20. Saraux A, Maillefert JF, Fautrel B, et al. Laboratory and imaging studies used by French rheumatologists to determine the cause of recent-onset polyarthritis without extra-articular manifestation. Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61:626-9.
21. Manoussakis MN, Gharavi AE, Drosos AA, Kitridou RC, Moutsopoulos HM. Anticardiolipin antibodies in unselected autoimmune rheumatic disease patients. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1987;44:297-307.
22. Lee M, Rutka JA, Slomovic AR, McComb J, Bailey DJ, Bookman AA. Establishing guidelines for the role of minor salivary gland biopsy in clinical practice for Sjogren's syndrome. J Rheumatol 1998;25:247-53.