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The effect of a strict, low-salt, uncooked vegan diet rich in lactobacteria on symptoms in 18 fibromyalgia patients during and after a 3-month intervention period in an open, non-randomized controlled study was evaluated. As control 15 patients continued their omnivorous diet. The groups did not differ significantly from each other in the beginning of the study in any other parameters except in pain and urine sodium. The results revealed significant improvements in Visual analogue scale of pain (VAS) (p=0.005), joint stiffness (p=0.001), quality of sleep (p=0.0001), Health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) (p=0.031), General health questionnaire (GHQ) (p=0.021), and a rheumatologist's own questionnaire (p=0.038). The majority of patients were overweight to some extent at the beginning of the study and shifting to a vegan food caused a significant reduction in body mass index (BMI) (p=0.0001). Total serum cholesterol showed a statistically significant lowering (p=0.003). Urine sodium dropped to 1/3 of the beginning values (p=0.0001) indicating good diet compliance. It can be concluded that vegan diet had beneficial effects on fibromyalgia symptoms at least in the short run.
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Dieta Vegetariana , Dieta , Fibromialgia/dietoterapia , Verduras , Adulto , Índice de Masa Corporal , Colesterol/sangre , Evaluación de la Discapacidad , Fatiga/dietoterapia , Femenino , Fibromialgia/metabolismo , Fibromialgia/fisiopatología , Fuerza de la Mano , Humanos , Articulaciones/fisiopatología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Dolor/dietoterapia , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/dietoterapia , Sodio/orina , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Pustulosis palmoplantaris (PPP) has been reported to be associated with characteristic inflammatory bone and joint lesions predominantly in the sterno-costoclavicular region and the spine. We have observed 2 patients with findings in accordance with previous reports.
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Artritis/complicaciones , Osteítis/complicaciones , Enfermedades de la Piel/complicaciones , Artritis/diagnóstico , Artritis/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Osteítis/diagnóstico , Osteítis/diagnóstico por imagen , Radiografía , Articulación Esternoclavicular/diagnóstico por imagen , SupuraciónRESUMEN
Erbium--169 was compared with triamcinolone hexacetonide in the topical treatment of 32 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Erbium--169 was injected into 83 and triamcinolone hexacetonide into 54 proximal interphalangeal or metacarpophalangeal joints. Both treatments produced alleviation of joint pain and swelling and improvement of grip strength. At every check-up (1--18 months) the percentage of remissions was higher after triamcinolone hexacetonide injection than after erbium--169. The difference was significant at 1, 3, and 6 months.