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Acta Derm Venereol. 1999 Jan;79(1):62-4.
Fibromyalgia in lupus erythematosus.
Grafe A, Wollina U, Tebbe B, Sprott H, Uhlemann C, Hein G.
Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany.
Fibromyalgia has been reported to occur with high prevalence in systemic lupus erythematosus. Data on fibromyalgia in other subsets of lupus erythematosus are not available. Risk factors for fibromyalgia have not been defined. We investigated 60 patients with different subsets of lupus erythematosus for the presence of fibromyalgia, association with clinical and laboratory parameters and disease activity. Our data were compared with the multicentre lupus erythematosus registry at the Free University of Berlin. Ten out of 60 patients with more than 11 tender points and widespread pain for more than 3 months were classified as positive for fibromyalgia. All of them were female. Fibromyalgia-positive patients suffered significantly more often from headache, morning stiffness, diffuse alopecia, muscle pain, arthralgia, renal involvement, and disclosed peripheral blood cell cytopenia, rheumatoid factor, hypergammaglobulinaemia and intake of corticosteroids and azathioprine. Fibromyalgia was more frequent in systemic lupus than in other lupus subsets. Evaluation of fibromyalgia symptoms and lupus disease activity was performed in 30 patients in a 1-year (range 9-13 months) follow-up. These 30 patients consisted of 9 fibromyalgia-positive and 21 fibromyalgia-negative patients. Both groups were characterized by stable clinical features such as number of tender points and ECLAM index. Fibromyalgia did not show a correlation with lupus activity. We suggest that fibromyalgia and lupus erythematosus are distinct complaints. Patients with lupus are at risk of developing secondary fibromyalgia. The clinical features of fibromyalgia-positive patients may contribute to misinterpretation of lupus activity.
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J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1999 Mar 1;214(5):666-9.
Progesterone secreting adrenal mass in a cat with clinical signs of hyperadrenocorticism.
Boord M, Griffin C.
Animal Dermatology Clinic of San Diego, CA 92111, USA.
A 7-year-old 7-kg (16-lb) neutered male Himalayan cat had nonpruritic progressive alopecia of 9 months' duration. The cat had hyperglycemia and glucosuria. Physical examination revealed complete alopecia along the abdomen, inguinal area, medial and caudal areas of the thighs, ventral area of the thorax, and axilla. Clinical signs were consistent with endocrine-induced alopecia and hyperadrenocorticism, however, results of diagnostic tests (ACTH stimulation and low-dose dexamethasone suppression) were not supportive of hyperadrenocorticism. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a mass cranial to the left kidney. Blood samples were obtained before and after ACTH stimulation to measure sex hormone concentrations. Analysis revealed markedly high blood progesterone concentrations before and after ACTH stimulation. An adrenalectomy was performed and histologic examination of the mass revealed a well-differentiated adrenocortical carcinoma. The right adrenal gland could not be viewed during surgery and was assumed to be atrophic. Following surgery, the hyperglycemia and glucosuria resolved. Within 4 months of surgery, the hyperprogesteronemia had resolved, and at 12 months the cat's coat quality appeared normal. Findings suggest that cats with signs of hyperadrenocorticism should be evaluated not only for abnormal cortisol concentrations, but also for sex hormone abnormalities.
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Hum Hered. 1999 Mar;49(2):85-9.
Contribution of interleukin 1beta and KM loci to alopecia areata.
Galbraith GM, Palesch Y, Gore EA, Pandey JP.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425-2230, USA.galbragusc.edu
Alopecia areata is a common skin disease in which proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1beta may play a pathogenic role. In this study, we examined the distribution of genotypes of an IL-1beta single base change polymorphism at position +3953 in patients with alopecia areata. The distribution of immunoglobulin kappa light chain (KM) genotypes was similarly examined. The data obtained showed that the IL-1beta and KM loci act cooperatively to significantly increase susceptibility to alopecia areata.
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