Objective To investigate the prevalence of fatigue in AS and its relationship with other clinical and functional parameters used for the evaluation of disease activity. Methods The fatigue was assessed in 73 patients with active AS using a single-item fatigue question of BASDAI. The correlation between fatigue and the clinical parameters of disease including the Bath AS disease activity index(BASDAI), Bath AS functional index (BASFI), Bath AS metrology index(BASMI), night pain, spinal inflammation, patient's global assessment(PGA) and enthesis index(EI) were determined. Results A total of 73 patients with ankylosing spondylitis were recruited. The prevalence of fatigue was 90.4% and the fatigue score of 68.5% patients was higher than 5. After controlled for the possible confounding factors such as age, gender, age and disease duration, it was found that fatigue was highly correlated with disease activity, pain and functional disability, BASMI,physical health and mental health. Conclusion Fatigue is an important symptom in AS. Fatigue can be measured with a single-item fatigue question of BASDAI.

ObjectiveTo compare the clinical disease activity index (CDAI) and simplified disease activity index(SDAI) as well as disease activity score 28(DAS28) by assessing the activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to explore which one is better.MethodsTwo hundred RA patients were enrolled.Swelling joint counts (SJC),tenderness joint counts(TJC ),patient's and doctor's global assessment of disease activity based on visual analogue scale(PGA,PhGA),health assessment questionnaire(HAQ) were recorded and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),C reaction protein (CRP) of each patient were tested.DAS28,CDAI,SDAI of all patients were calculated for all patients.Statistical analysiswas carried out by Pearson correlation for the association between DAS28 and the above parameters,as well as CDAI,and SDAI.We created 4 patient groups based on DAS28,CDAI and SDAI ranks and used kappa statistics to assess the level of overall agreement of different disease activity categories between any of the two indices above for individual patients.We assessed the discriminating validity using receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve analysis to compare the ability of the CDAI and SDAI to discriminate betwecn patients with remission, low and moderate,high disease activity.ResultsOf all the patients,CDAI(17.2±11.1) and SDA[(19.1±11.6) were correlated with DAS28 (4.3±1.5),the correlation coefficients were 0.876,0.861 (P＜0.05) respectively.CDAI and SDAI were correlated with HAQ (0.6±0.7),as well as DAS28.The correlation coefficients were 0.522,0.523,and 0.482(P＜0.05).The Kappa of CDAI and SDAI was 0.777.The Kappa of CDAI and DAS28,SDAI and DAS28 were 0.482,0.394.The areas under ROC of CDAI and SDAI were 0.906,0.888 if DAS28 was used as the gold standard.ConclusionCDAI and SDAI as well as DAS28 can be used to assess the activity of RA and both are better correlated with HAQ than DAS28.Though there is no CRP in CDAI when compared with SDAI,CDAI has very goodoverall agreement with SDAI and the overall agreement of CDAI and DAS28 is better than SDAI and DAS28.In addition, CDAI is better in discriminating between patients with remission/low and moderate/high disease activity.So,CDAI is a simple,convenient,accurate,quick assessment tool and is suitable for daily application.

Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NP-SLE) is more common in young woman but not yet in people over 75 years old.We report a case of NP-SLE in an old woman,who complained of tremor,hypermyotonia and gatism.The lab examinations showed strong positive (1∶3200) ANA,decreased levels of CH50,C3,C4,WBC,RBC,PLT,anti-ds-DNA(+),anti-Sm(+),SSA(+),PO(+),RO-52(+),urine blood (+) and protein (+).The proteins,MBPand IgGin CSF were increased.Head MRI scan showed many demyelination in bilateral intra ventricular and multiple patchy irregular long T1 and T2 signal under right parietal subcortical.The patient was immediately given methylprednisolone hormone therapy,combined with gamma globulin and hydroxychloroquine.After 4 days of treatment,most symptoms such as tremor and hypermyotonia disappeared.Laboratory tests showed that all immune markers changed better in three weeks.The patient was discharged in 4 weeks.it must be identified with cerebrovascular disease,Parkinson's disease and other common diseases in elderly people.It can be improved if the diagnosis and treatment of NP-SLE is immediately and the illness is well controlled.

The sub-health status is closely related to the functions and activities of heart in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The sub-health is commonly presented with a series of heart system symptoms such as palpitation, chest distress, shortness of breath, fatigue, fidgets and insomnia. It may also be accompanied with arrhythmia or blood pressure value between normal and high level. This heart system sub-health status can be transformed into re-lated heart system diseases with high possibility. This article made a review from aspects of theoretical literature, an-imal experiment, curative effect observation and clinical evaluation on the research progress of heart system sub-health status.

300mg%). Conclusion: Acetylshikonin's content was high, radix arnebiae oil colour was very red, It was up to the mustard.

Antitumor activity of 40% -alcoholic extract from Trachyrhamphus serratus (Temminck et SchlegeDwas assayed by using Heps and EAS tumor models of mice. The results showed the antitumor rate of water -eluted from macroporous absorbing resigns column was 50. 75% on cultured Heps of mice.

Rheumatoid diseases (RD) are a group of diseases affecting bones,joints,and the surrounding soft tissues,such as muscle,synovial membrane,tendons,fascia,nervus.The etiology and pathogenesis are complicated.Since most RD are systemic diseases,traditional imaging techniques have limited value for the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of RD.18F-FDG PET/CT can display morphologic and metabolic information simultaneously,and is considered as a potential tool for the diagnosis of RD.This review summarizes the application of 18F-FDG PET/CT in RD,such as systemic vasculitis,relapsing polychondritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations of coexistent rheumatoid arthritis(RA)and systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)(Rhupus syndrome).Methods Clinical data from a patient with Rhupus syndrome were analyzed combined with literature review.Results The patient was a middle-aged female,who presented with features of RA and developed features of SLE 7 years later.Renal involvement in common cases is rare but presented in our patient with severe renal dysfunction.The patient showed part remission with glucocorticosteroids and cyclophosphamide therapy.Conclusion Rhupus syndrome is a rare condition sharing features of RA and SLE.These patients present with features of one disease but later on develop features of another.Glucocorticosteroids and immune suppressors are effective.Appreciation of these patients with rhupus is important since their therapy and outcome differ from those having RA or SLE alone.

Radiofrequency ablation(RFA) is a local and minimally-invasive therapy.In recent years,RFA has been increasingly practiced in the clinical treatment of bone tumors.RFA is very safe and effective in relieving pain caused by inoperable metastatic bone lesions and in reinforcing the ablated vertebra when combined with bone cement injection,which is helpful in preventing pathologic fracture.RFA offers an ideal and effective alternative for patients with inoperable metastatic bone tumors.

Photosensitive skin diseases belong to physical skin diseases, which are caused by sunlight. Its clinical features are exposed parts of skin erythema, blisters or pleomorphic lesions, skin burning and itching consciously, and vary in different seasons. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of the disease lies in accountability phototoxic invasion, in vivo accumulation of heat, and natural tolerance to poor light. Traditional Chinese medicine therapy is often used in typing, syndrome differentiation, combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, Chinese medicine for external use and other means, and has achieved remarkable curative effects. However, there are still many problems about photosensitive skin diseases in the aspect of clinical and basic researches, and should be solved and improved.