2023
Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients.
Amaral J, Bingham C, Taylor P, Vilá L, Weinblatt M, Schoen R. Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 109: 542-547. PMID: 37549898, PMCID: PMC10484246, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya arthritisWeeks of treatmentSwollen joint countTender joint countJoint countDAS28-erythrocyte sedimentation rateAge of patientsTreated with methotrexateDisease Activity ScoreGroup of patientsMedical record reviewAcute chikungunyaPain scoresClinical improvementBrazilian patientsAssess painClinical criteriaBaseline visitActivity scoreMaintained 5 monthsPainPatientsRecord reviewSelf-limitingRheumatology practice
2022
Pathogenesis of chronic chikungunya arthritis: Resemblances and links with rheumatoid arthritis
Amaral J, Bingham C, Taylor P, Vilá L, Weinblatt M, Schoen R. Pathogenesis of chronic chikungunya arthritis: Resemblances and links with rheumatoid arthritis. Travel Medicine And Infectious Disease 2022, 52: 102534. PMID: 36549417, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic chikungunya arthritisMesenchymal stem cellsJoint painChikungunya virusReactivation of dormant virusesMorphologically similar to fibroblastsChikungunya feverEpigenetic changesChronic joint painAcute febrile illnessChikungunya virus infectionSimilar to fibroblastsMaculopapular rashChikungunya arthritisDormant virusesFebrile illnessLatent infectionMultipotent cellsStem cellsHeterogeneous groupRheumatoid arthritisPathogenic hypothesisGroup of multipotent cellsPainPatients
1987
The clinical evolution of Lyme arthritis.
Steere A, Schoen R, Taylor E. The clinical evolution of Lyme arthritis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1987, 107: 725-31. PMID: 3662285, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-107-5-725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme arthritisClinical evolutionDisease onsetIntermittent attacksSubjective joint painErythema chronicum migransFrank arthritisChronic synovitisErosive diseaseJoint painAntibiotic therapyMusculoskeletal painJoint disabilityMean durationJoint abnormalitiesLarge jointsArthritisPatientsLyme diseaseSubsequent manifestationBrief episodesPainDiseaseEpisodesOnset