EKB Journal Management System
1.

DRUGS AND MONEY Prices, Affordability and Cost Containment

Pages 1-2
Mohamed SalahEldin Abdel Baky Salama
2.

Does Spondyloarthritis Represent a Panel of Distinct Related Conditions or is it a single disorder with a Heterogeneous Phenotype?

Pages 3-3
Adel Mahmoud
3.

Rheumatology Around The World … What is New?

Pages 4-8
4.

Treatment of Recurrent & Resistant Dermatomyositis / Polymyositis

Pages 9-11
Abdelazeim Alhefny Alhefny
5.

The Effect of Increased Body Mass Index on Disease Parameters, Quality of Life and Damage Index in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Pages 13-18
Abdelazeim Alhefny Alhefny; Samah El-Bakry; Noha Shedid
6.

The Diagnostic Utility of Anti-Mutated Citrullinated Vimentin Antibodies, Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pages 19-25
Amina Badr Eldin; Sameh Mobasher; Gehan Hegazy
7.

Paraoxonase1 Activity and Paraoxonase1 Q192R Gene Polymorphism in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients as a Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis

Pages 27-35
Mona I. Nabih; Amal R. El-Shehaby; Hussein Heshmat
8.

Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Correlation with Disease Activity

Pages 37-43
Mohamed SalahEldin Salama; Dalia Abdel Mohsen; Dalia Mohammed; Hyiada Mansour; Noran O. El-Azizi; W. Mohammed; M. Sabry
9.

Acupuncture versus Homeopathy as A Complementary Therapy in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Pages 45-51
Sameh Mobasher; Amina Badr Eldin; Abeer El-Zohiery; Soha Ibrahim; Mouchira Mohamed; Aziza Abdalla
10.

Predictive Value of Serum and Urinary Adiponectin in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity and Lupus Nephritis

Pages 53-62
Tamer Elbedewy; Medhat Ghazy; Enaam Rabee; Eiman Hasby
11.

Pathogenic Role of Interlukin-23(IL-23) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients; its Relation to Disease Activity

Pages 63-69
Doaa Zaky; Zakia Mohamed; Sabah Abd-Elraheem; Eslam El-Nahrery
12.

Extra Articular Manifestations in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Pages 71-79
Walaa El-Baz; Sabila Mousa; Naglaa Tawfeek; Abeer Shawky; Maha Ahmed; Rehab Mohamed
13.

Melatonin Level in Primary and Secondary Fibromyalgia

Pages 81-88
Camelia Abedel-Malak; Ali Yousef; Sherry Abd El-Rahman; Hatem Mezayen; Eman Amer; Shimaa Sabry
14.

Role of Ghrelin Hormone in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Relation to Interferon alpha and Disease Activity Biomarkers

Pages 89-96
Amira Barakat; Ehab Eltoraby; Dina Shahin; Adel Abdelsalam; Moustafa Abdelsalam; Noha Shaat; Ayman Alsamanoudy
15.

Fibromyalgia in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and patients with Depression

Pages 97-103
walaa El-Bazz; Hanan El-Tokhy; Fatma Attia; Sabila Mousa; Hend Kotb; Husain Attia
16.

Old Trembling Voice in A Young Female

Pages 105-108
Howaida Mansour; Hassan Bassiuoni
17.

Vasculitis: Many Faces and One Disease

Pages 109-113
Rasha Abdel Noor