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Therapy for giant cell arteritis: can we do better?

Spiera RF, Spiera H.

Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Oct;54(10):3071-4. No abstract available. PMID: 17009224 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Autoimmune disease is a risk factor for the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Cuttner J, Spiera H, Troy K, Wallenstein S.

J Rheumatol. 2005 Oct;32(10):1884-7.PMID: 16206341 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inflammatory disease in older adults. Cranial arteritis.

Spiera R, Spiera H.

Geriatrics. 2004 Dec;59(12):25-9; quiz 30. Review.PMID: 15667019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inflammatory diseases in older adults: polymyalgia rheumatica.

Spiera R, Spiera H.

Geriatrics. 2004 Nov;59(11):39-43; quiz 44.PMID: 15615159 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vision loss in giant cell arteritis patients treated with alternate-day corticosteroids: comment on the article by Hoffman et al.

Spiera RF, Kupersmith M, Paget S, Spiera H.

Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Apr;48(4):1159-60; author reply 1160-1. No abstract available. PMID: 12687562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of halofuginone on the development of tight skin (TSK) syndrome.

McGaha T, Kodera T, Phelps R, Spiera H, Pines M, Bona C.

Autoimmunity. 2002 Jul;35(4):277-82.PMID: 12482197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ticlopidine-induced lupus: a report of 4 cases.

Spiera RF, Berman RS, Werner AJ, Spiera H.

Arch Intern Med. 2002 Oct 28;162(19):2240-3.PMID: 12390069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Halofuginone inhibition of COL1A2 promoter activity via a c-Jun-dependent mechanism.

McGaha TL, Kodera T, Spiera H, Stan AC, Pines M, Bona CA.

Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Oct;46(10):2748-61.PMID: 12384935 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Long-term outcome in lupus nephritis.

Spiera RF, Homel P, Spiera H.

Ann Intern Med. 2002 Sep 17;137(6):545-6; author reply 545-6. No abstract available. PMID: 12230360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Halofuginone, an inhibitor of type-I collagen synthesis and skin sclerosis, blocks transforming-growth-factor-beta-mediated Smad3 activation in fibroblasts.

McGaha TL, Phelps RG, Spiera H, Bona C.

J Invest Dermatol. 2002 Mar;118(3):461-70.PMID: 11874485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Methotrexate in giant-cell arteritis.

Spiera RF, Paget S, Spiera H.

Ann Intern Med. 2001 Dec 4;135(11):1006-7. No abstract available. PMID: 11730407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial of methotrexate in the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Spiera RF, Mitnick HJ, Kupersmith M, Richmond M, Spiera H, Peterson MG, Paget SA.

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2001 Sep-Oct;19(5):495-501.PMID: 11579707 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Occult active giant cell aortitis necessitating surgical repair.

Kerr LD, Chang YJ, Spiera H, Fallon JT.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Oct;120(4):813-5. No abstract available. PMID: 11003770 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Renal transplantation in scleroderma.

Chang YJ, Spiera H.

Medicine (Baltimore). 1999 Nov;78(6):382-5.PMID: 10575420 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Autoantibodies to the extracellular matrix microfibrillar protein, fibrillin-1, in patients with scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases.

Tan FK, Arnett FC, Antohi S, Saito S, Mirarchi A, Spiera H, Sasaki T, Shoichi O, Takeuchi K, Pandey JP, Silver RM, LeRoy C, Postlethwaite AE, Bona CA.

J Immunol. 1999 Jul 15;163(2):1066-72.PMID: 10395706 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Visual performance in giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) after 1 year of therapy.

Kupersmith MJ, Langer R, Mitnick H, Spiera R, Spiera H, Richmond M, Paget S.

Br J Ophthalmol. 1999 Jul;83(7):796-801.PMID: 10381666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Recurrence of scleroderma in a renal allograft from an identical twin sister.

Caplin NJ, Dikman S, Winston J, Spiera H, Uribarri J.

Am J Kidney Dis. 1999 Apr;33(4):e7. Review.PMID: 10196038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Parkinsonism associated with Sjögren's syndrome: three cases and a review of the literature.

Walker RH, Spiera H, Brin MF, Olanow CW.

Mov Disord. 1999 Mar;14(2):262-8. Review.PMID: 10091620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of aortic aneurysm in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a series of case reports and a review of the literature.

Khan AS, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1998 Oct;25(10):2019-21. Review.PMID: 9779861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus or lupus-like syndromes and antiphospholipid antibodies.

Naarendorp M, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1998 Mar;25(3):589-92. Review.PMID: 9517786 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fecal incontinence in scleroderma. Clinical features, anorectal manometric findings, and their therapeutic implications.

Jaffin BW, Chang P, Spiera H.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 1997 Oct;25(3):513-7.PMID: 9412967 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Silicone breast implants and connective tissue disease: an overview.

Spiera H, Spiera RF.

Mt Sinai J Med. 1997 Nov;64(6):363-71. Review.PMID: 9364829 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Botulinum toxin increases tearing in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: a preliminary report.

Spiera H, Asbell PA, Simpson DM.

J Rheumatol. 1997 Sep;24(9):1842-3.PMID: 9292815 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acute rheumatic fever in adults: a resurgence in the Hasidic Jewish community.

Feuer J, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1997 Feb;24(2):337-40.PMID: 9034994 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative value of urinalysis, urine cytology and urine sIL2R in the assessment of renal disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Roberti I, Dikman S, Spiera H, Reisman L, Eichenfield AH, Lieberman KV.

Clin Nephrol. 1996 Sep;46(3):176-82.PMID: 8879852 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized controlled trial of salmon calcitonin to prevent bone loss in corticosteroid-treated temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.

Healey JH, Paget SA, Williams-Russo P, Szatrowski TP, Schneider R, Spiera H, Mitnick H, Ales K, Schwartzberg P.

Calcif Tissue Int. 1996 Feb;58(2):73-80.PMID: 8998681 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regression of the nephrotic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis and amyloidosis treated with azathioprine. A case report.

Shapiro DL, Spiera H.

Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Dec;38(12):1851-4. Review.PMID: 8849359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Panniculitis of pancreatic disease masquerading as systemic lupus erythematosus panniculitis.

Feuer J, Spiera H, Phelps RG, Shim H.

J Rheumatol. 1995 Nov;22(11):2170-2.PMID: 8596165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A reexamination of the relationship between active rheumatoid arthritis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Ornstein MH, Kerr LD, Spiera H.

Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Nov;38(11):1701-6.PMID: 7488293 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Position 26 of the first domain of the HLA-DQB1 allele in post-silicone implant scleroderma.

Morse JH, Fotino M, Zhang Y, Flaster ER, Peebles CL, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1995 Oct;22(10):1872-5.PMID: 8991984 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Scleroderma in women with silicone breast implants: comment on the article by Sánchez-Guerrero et al.

Spiera RF, Gibofsky A, Spiera H.

Arthritis Rheum. 1995 May;38(5):719, 721. No abstract available. PMID: 7748229 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antifibrillarin autoantibodies present in systemic sclerosis and other connective tissue diseases interact with similar epitopes.

Kasturi KN, Hatakeyama A, Spiera H, Bona CA.

J Exp Med. 1995 Mar 1;181(3):1027-36.PMID: 7532674 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Eosinophilic temporal and systemic arteritis.

Grishman E, Wolfe D, Spiera H.

Hum Pathol. 1995 Feb;26(2):241-4.PMID: 7860056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Breast implants and connective-tissue diseases.

Spiera RF, Gibofsky A, Spiera H.

N Engl J Med. 1994 Nov 3;331(18):1232; author reply 1233-4. No abstract available. PMID: 7935669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Correlation of liver and skin histopathology with serology in a patient with cutaneous vasculitis and hepatitis C infection.

Ornstein MH, Phelps R, Kerr LD, Spiera H.

South Med J. 1994 Nov;87(11):1174-7.PMID: 7973911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACTH revisited: effective treatment for acute crystal induced synovitis in patients with multiple medical problems.

Ritter J, Kerr LD, Valeriano-Marcet J, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1994 Apr;21(4):696-9.PMID: 8035395 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Silicone gel filled breast implants and connective tissue disease: an overview.

Spiera RF, Gibofsky A, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1994 Feb;21(2):239-45. Review.PMID: 8182631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Myocarditis as a complication in scleroderma patients with myositis.

Kerr LD, Spiera H.

Clin Cardiol. 1993 Dec;16(12):895-9.PMID: 8168276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic inflammatory disorder related to fibrous breast capsules after silicone implant removal.

Copeland M, Kressel A, Spiera H, Hermann G, Bleiweiss IJ.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1993 Nov;92(6):1179-81.PMID: 8234516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Scleroderma following silicone implantation: a cumulative experience of 11 cases.

Spiera H, Kerr LD.

J Rheumatol. 1993 Jun;20(6):958-61.PMID: 7726871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Autoantibodies directed against different classes of Fc gamma R are found in sera of autoimmune patients.

Boros P, Muryoi T, Spiera H, Bona C, Unkeless JC.

J Immunol. 1993 Mar 1;150(5):2018-24.PMID: 8436832 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Autoantibodies to the protein core of vascular basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Fillit H, Shibata S, Sasaki T, Spiera H, Kerr LD, Blake M.

Autoimmunity. 1993;14(3):243-9.PMID: 8329561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic lupus erythematosus patients with central nervous system involvement show autoantibodies to a 50-kD neuronal membrane protein.

Hanson VG, Horowitz M, Rosenbluth D, Spiera H, Puszkin S.

J Exp Med. 1992 Aug 1;176(2):565-73.PMID: 1500860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The absence of factor B activation products in scleroderma.

Valeriano-Marcet J, Kerr LD, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1992 May;19(5):729-31.PMID: 1613702 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Scleroderma in association with the use of bleomycin: a report of 3 cases.

Kerr LD, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1992 Feb;19(2):294-6.PMID: 1378497 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recovery of renal function in undifferentiated connective tissue disease after treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.

London RD, Dikman SH, Spiera H.

Am J Kidney Dis. 1991 Dec;18(6):716-9.PMID: 1962660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical analysis of isolated angiitis of the central nervous system. A report of 11 cases.

Crane R, Kerr LD, Spiera H.

Arch Intern Med. 1991 Nov;151(11):2290-4.PMID: 1953235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The coexistence of active classic rheumatoid arthritis and AIDS.

Kerr LD, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1991 Nov;18(11):1739-40.PMID: 1787498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A reexamination of the relationship between myositis and malignancy.

Schulman P, Kerr LD, Spiera H.

J Rheumatol. 1991 Nov;18(11):1689-92.PMID: 1787490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis with sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim.

Valeriano-Marcet J, Spiera H.

Arch Intern Med. 1991 Aug;151(8):1649-52.PMID: 1872670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles