1-9
Review Article
Pregnancy and rheumatic disease: “by the book” or “by the doc”
Stephanie O. Keeling and Anna E. Oswald
11-16
Original Article
Reactive and undifferentiated arthritis in North Africa: use of PCR for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis
J. G. Kuipers, J. Sibilia, S. Bas, H. Gaston and K. Granfors, et al.
17-21
Original Article
The changes in serum chemokines following leflunomide therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Piotr Adrian Klimiuk, Jacek Kita, Justyna Chwiecko and Stanislaw Sierakowski
23-28
Original Article
Left ventricular diastolic function evaluated with tissue Doppler imaging in children with familial Mediterranean fever
Tamer Baysal, Harun Peru, Bulent Oran, Tahir Kemal Sahin and Yavuz Koksal, et al.
29-34
Original Article
Open AccessInfrared sauna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
A pilot study showing good tolerance, short-term improvement of pain and stiffness, and a trend towards long-term beneficial effects
Fredrikus G. J. Oosterveld, Johannes J. Rasker, Mark Floors, Robert Landkroon and Bob van Rennes, et al.
35-40
Original Article
The Bath metrology index as assessed by a trained and an untrained rater in patients with spondylarthropathy: a study of intra- and inter-rater agreements
O. R. Madsen, L. B. Hansen, A. Rytter, C. Suetta and C. Egsmose
41-46
Original Article
The frequency of sacroiliitis in familial Mediterranean fever and the role of HLA-B27 and MEFV mutations in the development of sacroiliitis
Timuçin Kaşifoğlu, Cüneyt Çalışır, Döndü Ü. Cansu and Cengiz Korkmaz
47-51
Original Article
The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Rheumatoid and Arthritis Outcome Score (RAOS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Altınay Göksel Karatepe, Rezzan Günaydin, Gül Türkmen, Taciser Kaya and Gülriz Özbek
53-57
Original Article
Positiveness of purified protein derivatives in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are not receiving immunosuppressive therapy
Ilhan Sezer, Hilal Kocabas, Meltem Alkan Melikoglu and Mehmet Arman
59-64
Original Article
Effect of cervical spondylosis on vertebral arterial flow and its association with vertigo
Ilkay Koray Bayrak, Dilek Durmus, Ayse Oytun Bayrak, Barıs Diren and Feryal Canturk
65-70
Original Article
Risks factors for low bone mineral density in pre-menopausal Mexican women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Claudia Mendoza-Pinto, Mario García-Carrasco, Hilda Sandoval-Cruz, Ricardo O. Escárcega and Mario Jiménez-Hernández, et al.
71-77
Original Article
Serum from children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) inhibits differentiation, mineralization and may increase apoptosis of human osteoblasts “in vitro”
Valéria F. Caparbo, Flávia Prada, Clóvis A. A. Silva, Paula L. Regio and Rosa M. R. Pereira
79-84
Original Article
Leprosy-related joint involvement
H. L. A. Pereira, S. L. E. Ribeiro, S. N. Pennini and E. I. Sato
85-87
Brief Report
The effect of intra-articular injection of betamethasone acetate/betamethasone sodium phosphate on blood glucose levels in controlled diabetic patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee
George Habib and Ahmed Safia
89-92
Brief Report
Fast recovery with etanercept in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes: a case-series study
Salvatore Corrao, Giovanni Pistone, Rosario Scaglione, Daniela Colomba and Luigi Calvo, et al.
93-94
Case Report
Miller–Fisher syndrome in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab
Patric Thierry Kurmann, Daniel Van Linthoudt and Alexander Kai-Lik So
95-97
Case Report
Proliferative lupus nephritis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and longstanding secondary amyloid nephropathy
Jose A. Gómez-Puerta, Ricard Cervera, Concepción Moll, Manel Solé and Antonio Collado, et al.
99-101
Case Report
Association of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and Crohn’s disease
N. Szabo, Sz. Lukacs, I. Kulcsar, W. Gunasekera and A. Nagy-Toldi, et al.
103-104
Letter to the Editor
Preventive influenza vaccination for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A need for an international campaign
L. Koutsogeorgopoulou, C. Antoniadis, D. Vassilopoulos and D. Kassimos
105
Letter to the Editor
Co-present rheumatoid arthritis and gout successfully treated with abatacept
Mariusz J. Puszczewicz and Marta Ociepa-Zawal
107
Erratum
Effect of cervical spondylosis on vertebral arterial flow and its association with vertigo
Ilkay Koray Bayrak, Dilek Durmus, Ayse Oytun Bayrak, Baris Diren and Ferhan Canturk