Publications by authors named "M Azukizawa"
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- * A study of 4,016 RA patients analyzed the impact of joint tenderness and swelling on these assessment tools, revealing that specific joints contribute differently to various scores.
- * Findings indicate that while the wrist and knee have broad influence across multiple assessment tools, other joints like the shoulder and ankle play unique roles, suggesting that joint symptom changes affect assessments in distinct ways.
Arthralgia is a well-known complication of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPN). However, few cases of destructive arthritis with CPN resulting in chronic pain and disability have been documented. Here we report a case of CPN associated with destructive arthritis of the right foot, accompanied by seronegative arthritis in the right ankle, for which orthopaedic surgery was necessary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is no longer considered a fixed phenotype but rather a disease continuum. This review outlines the current and potential value of applying ultrasound (US) along this continuum: from the prediction of progression to RA in at-risk individuals, to confirmation of the early diagnosis of RA, as well as the consideration of differential diagnoses, and the use in disease monitoring and defining remission.
Recent Findings: In individuals at-risk of RA (i.
To identify the risk factors for destruction of large joints in the lower extremities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during a 4-year follow-up period in a prospective study.We enrolled consecutive patients who participated in both 2012 and 2016. Clinical data, disease activity, and types of medication were collected in 2012.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUltrasonography (US) is a useful tool for evaluating the activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. As the systemic evaluation of many joints is time-consuming, a method to evaluate this activity with a smaller number of joints is needed. The aim of this study was to clarify whether the number of joints assessed may be reduced using patient-oriented joint selection.
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