Publications by authors named "P Clemente-Coelho"
Background: Microvascular abnormalities involved in the pathogenic mechanism of several connective tissue disorders can be detected by nailfold capillaroscopy.
Objectives: Evaluation of the interest of nailfold capillaroscopy results in patients with Raynaud s phenomenon or undifferentiated connective tissue disease and their correlation with diagnostic and therapeutical evolution.
Methods: Selection of capillaroscopic and laboratory results of patients with the diagnosis of Raynaud s phenomenon (without defined connective tissue disease) or undifferentiated connective tissue disease.
Introduction: Rheumatic patients with chronic pain describe in a vivid way the influence of climate on pain and disease activity. Several studies seem to confirm this association.
Objectives: To evaluate and compare in a population of rheumatic patients the perceived influence of weather changes on pain and disease activity
Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Study Objective: to investigate the time-course of clinical, laboratory test, and bone mineral density abnormalities in patients with mild phosphate diabetes treated for at least one year with calcitriol, 0.5 to 1.5 micrograms, and oral phosphate, 788 to 2300 mg per day, in three divided doses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: to investigate clinical, laboratory test, and bone mineral density abnormalities in 19 adults with phosphate diabetes of unknown etiology diagnosed in a rheumatology department on the basis of a maximal rate for tubular reabsorption of phosphate (TmPO4/GFR) of 0.77 or less.
Results: there were 14 males and five females with a mean age of 36.