Listar por autor "Alexiou, I."
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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide-2 (CCP2) autoantibodies and extra-articular manifestations in Greek patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Alexiou, I.; Germenis, A.; Koutroumpas, A.; Kontogianni, A.; Theodoridou, K.; Sakkas, L. I. (2008)The objective of our study was to establish whether there is an association between rheumatoid arthritis with extra-articular manifestations (exRA) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide 2 (anti-CCP2) antibodies in Greeks. ... -
Association of anti-CCP positivity and carriage of TNFRII susceptibility variant with anti-TNF-alpha response in rheumatoid arthritis
Vasilopoulos, Y.; Bagiatis, V.; Stamatopoulou, D.; Zisopoulos, D.; Alexiou, I.; Sarafidou, T.; Settas, L.; Sakkas, L.; Mamuris, Z. (2011)Objective. To investigate the possible influence of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), TNF receptor I (TNFRI) and TNF receptor II (TNFRII) gene polymorphisms on anti-TNF treatment responsiveness, stratified by autoantibody ... -
Association of anti-CCP positivity and carriage of TNFRII susceptibility variant with anti-TNF-α response in rheumatoid arthritis
Vasilopoulos, Y.; Bagiatis, V.; Stamatopoulou, D.; Zisopoulos, D.; Alexiou, I.; Sarafidou, T.; Settas, L.; Sakkas, L.; Mamuris, Z. (2011)Objective: To investigate the possible influence of tumour necrosis factoralpha (TNF), TNF receptor I (TNFRI) and TNF receptor II (TNFRII) gene polymorphisms on anti-TNF treatment responsiveness, stratified by autoantibody ... -
Diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in Greek patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Alexiou, I.; Germenis, A.; Ziogas, A.; Theodoridou, K.; Sakkas, L. I. (2007)Background: Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies have been of diagnostic value in Northern European Caucasian patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA). In these populations, anti-CCP antibodies are ... -
Diagnostic value of anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in Greek patients with rheumatoid arthritis: association with extra-articular manifestations
Alexiou, I.; Germenis, A.; Ziogas, A.; Koutroumbas, A.; Theodoridou, K.; Kontogianni, A.; Sakkas, L. I. (2007) -
Enthesitis in psoriatic arthritis
Sakkas, L. I.; Alexiou, I.; Simopoulou, T.; Vlychou, M. (2013)Objectives: It is increasingly recognized that enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is of clinical importance. We review data on the detection, assessment, and treatment of enthesitis and its related ... -
Hematogenous spinal infection in Central Greece
Sakkas, L. I.; Davas, E. M.; Kapsalaki, E.; Boulbou, M.; Makaritsis, K.; Alexiou, I.; Tsikrikas, T.; Stathakis, N. (2009)STUDY DESIGN.: We retrospectively analyzed spinal infection (SpI), in a teaching Hospital, in Central Greece. OBJECTIVE.: To study presentation, etiology, and outcome of SpI in Central Greece. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: ... -
High-resolution ultrasonography and 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging in erosive and nodal hand osteoarthritis: high frequency of erosions in nodal osteoarthritis
Vlychou, M.; Koutroumpas, A.; Alexiou, I.; Fezoulidis, I.; Sakkas, L. I. (2013)Erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) is defined as hand osteoarthritis (OA) with interphalangeal joint erosions on plain radiographs. We sought to find ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features that could ... -
Mycophenolate mofetil in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
Koutroumpas, A.; Ziogas, A.; Alexiou, I.; Barouta, G.; Sakkas, L. I. (2010)This study aimed to assess the effect of mofetil mycophenolate (MMF), an inhibitor of lymphocyte proliferation, on lung function and skin in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease ... -
Oral Tuberculosis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis After Long Treatment With Methotrexate and Adalimumab
Barouta, G.; Karapetsa, M.; Kostopoulou, E.; Alexiou, I.; Koukoulis, G.; Sakkas, L. I. (2010)The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors has been associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). Most patients have extrapulmonary disease. We describe a ... -
THE PREVALENCE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN CENTRAL GREECE
Anagnostopoulos, I.; Zintzaras, E.; Alexiou, I.; Koutroumpas, A.; Papathanasiou, A.; Barouta, G.; Sakkas, L. (2009) -
The prevalence of rheumatic diseases in central Greece: a population survey
Anagnostopoulos, I.; Zinzaras, E.; Alexiou, I.; Papathanasiou, A. A.; Davas, E.; Koutroumpas, A.; Barouta, G.; Sakkas, L. I. (2010)Background: Rheumatic diseases are a major health and financial burden for societies. The prevalence of rheumatic diseases may change over time, and therefore, we sought to estimate the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in ... -
Tuberculous pyomyositis: a re-emerging entity of many faces
Simopoulou, T.; Varna, A.; Dailiana, Z.; Katsiari, C.; Alexiou, I.; Basdekis, G.; Malizos, K. N.; Sakkas, L. I. (2014)Tuberculosis (TB) has become a global concern due to its increasing incidence, particularly in immunocompromised patients, closely following the migratory patterns of populations. TB pyomyositis is a rare extrapulmonary ...