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  • Cardiac tamponade and pericardial disorders in connective tissue diseases: case report and literature review. 

    Langley, Ricky L.; Treadwell, Edward L. (East Carolina University, 1994-02)
    Pericardial disorders occurring in connective tissue diseases are not uncommon and may present as acute or chronic pericarditis with or without an effusion. In many instances, a diagnosis of pericardial involvement is not ...

  • Genome scan of human systemic lupus erythematosus: Evidence for linkage on chromosome 1q in African-American pedigrees 

    Moser, Kathy L.; Neas, Barbara R.; Salmon, Jane E.; Yu, Hua; Gray-McGuire, Courtney; Asundi, Neeraj; Bruner, Gail R.; Fox, Jerome; Kelly, Jennifer; Henshall, Stephanie; Bacino, Debra; Dietz, Myron; Hogue, Robert; Koelsch, Gerald; Nightingale, Lydia; Shaver, Tim; Abdou, Nabih I.; Albert, Daniel A.; Carson, Craig; Petri, Michelle; Treadwell, Edward L.; James, Judith A.; Harley, John B. (East Carolina University, 1998-12)
    Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by production of autoantibodies against intracellular antigens including DNA, ribosomal P, Ro (SS-A), La (SS-B), and the spliceosome. Etiology is ...

  • Thoracolumbar compression fractures presenting with an acute ileus. 

    Treadwell, Edward L.; Cunningham, Paul R. G.; Kowalski, Henry M.; Weaver, Michael D. (East Carolina University, 1990-09)
    Corticosteroids are commonly used in the treatment of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Although they are usually efficacious, osteoporosis leading to spine compression fractures is not ...