A long-term prospective randomi ...
The association of cyclophosphamide (CYC) and prednisone (PRED) for the treatment of lung fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) was only evaluated in ...
Prevalence of paraneoplastic rh ...
The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed solid tumour ...
The determination of matrix met ...
The information concerning aneurysmal progress in Behcet’s disease is still insufficient, while researches in the role of matrix metalloproteinases ...
Amino-terminal pro-brain natriu ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality, of which amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic pe ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus, h ...
The purpose of this study was to review and evaluate systematically the scientific evidence on the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus ...
Needs and preferences regarding ...
This study aims to examine the needs and preferences regarding the delivery of health care services and information provision and their determinants ...
Prevalence of IgA class antibod ...
Determine the prevalence of anti-CCP isotype IgA and its relation to peripheral arthritis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In a po ...
Development of sarcoidosis 6-mo ...
There have been numerous reports of granulomatous diseases developing in patients receiving antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. Herein, we rep ...
Serum chemokine and cytokine le ...
To determine the clinical utility of serum levels of chemokines and cytokines for the evaluation of disease activity in patients with systemic scler ...
Health-related quality of life ...
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) produces physical and neurocognitive disability that significantly affects health-related quality of life (HRQL). Mul ...
The association between single- ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex immune disease. The genetic variation in the NCF2 gene was found to associate with SLE in US and Eur ...
Health-related quality of life ...
The main objective of this study was to assess the aspects of health-related quality of life (QOL) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and ...
Diet, disease activity, and gas ...
The aims of this study were to investigate, firstly, the relationship between diet and disease activity and, secondly, the presence of gastrointesti ...
Serum IL-33 levels are raised i ...
To determine serum interleukin-33 (IL-33) levels and their associations with clinical parameters in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Serum IL ...
Serum heat shock protein 60 can ...
Heat shock protein (Hsp) 60 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to investigate ...
Outcome of systemic sclerosis a ...
Our objective was to audit the respiratory outcome, toxicity and long-term survival of systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc- ...
Spinal mobility and its impact ...
The main objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess spinal mobility and its relationship with disease-related parameters of activity, sev ...
The presence of anti-citrullina ...
The introduction of antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents has improved the outcome for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To date, the o ...
Methylprednisolone pulse plus m ...
We evaluated whether methylprednisolone and urokinase pulse therapy combined with mizoribine (MUPM) was effective in children with severe Henoch– S ...
Delivery of paediatric rheumato ...
Adult rheumatologists in the UK have historically provided a significant contribution to clinical care for children with rheumatic disease. However, ...
Effectiveness of radiation syno ...
The aim of the present study was to investigate the long-term effectiveness of and tolerance to Yttrium-90 and Samarium-153-particulate hydroxyapati ...
Assessment of cervical pain and ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation of the synovial membrane, which can lead to deformities and functional disability. Unlike ...
Anti-C1q antibodies are associa ...
This study aimed to investigate the associations of anti-C1q antibodies with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity and lupus nephritis ...
Fracture risk assessment and os ...
The aims of this study are to determine the proportion of patients at high risk for major osteoporotic and hip fractures in a Japanese cohort with r ...
The SAPHO syndrome: a clinical ...
The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and radiological manifestations of patients with the synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis ...