A case of slowly progressive sc ...
A rapidly progressive renal deterioration accompanied by acute-onset/uncontrolled hypertension characterizes scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), a life- ...
Successful treatment of progres ...
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and bilateral uveitis (TINU) syndrome is a rare disease usually occurring in young women. We report the exception ...
Roles of organic anion/cation t ...
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) and blood– cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) play key roles in the influx and efflux transport of endogenous substra ...
A case of primary biliary cirrh ...
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is frequently complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but complication with combined hepatocellular and cho ...
Hemobilia: another complication ...
It is generally accepted that anti-thrombotic therapy increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, and concurrent therapy with a proton-pump inh ...
Interferon therapy following tr ...
A sustained virological response and improvement of liver function were achieved by low-dose interferon (IFN) therapy following curative treatment o ...
Transorbital Impalement Injury ...
An extraordinary case of transorbital penetration injury is presented. A 24-year-old male patient was involved in a fight and was pushed against a s ...
All-trans Retinoic Acid Induced ...
Glioblastoma is a highly invasive and proliferative brain tumor in humans[ 1]. It is highly resistant to current therapies, causing signifi cant mor ...
Five-year prospective clinical ...
This prospective clinical trial aimed at evaluating the clinical performance of three-unit posterior zirconia fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) after 5 ...
The psychological impact of pro ...
Investigating the psychological impact of dental treatment is of high relevance to clinical decision makers and a promising approach for furthering ...
Oral cGVHD screening tests in t ...
To determine the diagnostic properties of oral manifestations and histological features of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) screening tests in the d ...
Nafamostat mesilate, a potent t ...
Previous reports have demonstrated increased tryptase-like proteolytic activity in the crevicular fluid of patients with periodontal disease. In the ...
Alveolar bone level is not asso ...
The objective of this study was to determine, using digital panoramic radiographs, whether the bone level at the alveolar crest is related to the ma ...
Antibacterial effect of tauroli ...
Preliminary data have suggested that taurolidine may bear promising disinfectant properties for the therapy of bacterial infections. However, at pre ...
First experience with transcath ...
Objectives We investigated our experience with combined transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...
Rituximab Therapy in Lupus Neph ...
The complexity of the therapeutic approach in lupus nephritis (LN) is increased by the large number of patients who do not respond to first-line the ...
A Meta-analysis of the Associat ...
Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of exhaled CO (eCO) on the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) by means ...
Cutting-Edge Issues in Primary ...
Several crucial issues remain open in our understanding of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), an autoimmune liver disease targeting the small- and med ...
Cutting Edge Issues in the Chur ...
Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic small-vessel vasculitis that develops in the background of bronchial asthma, which is characterized ...
The role of ultrasound in rheum ...
The skin and nails are commonly involved in rheumatic conditions, both by the primary disease and/or long-term immunosuppressive treatments. These s ...
Introduction to economic modeli ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating inflammatory, progressive musculoskeletal disease that affects 0.5–1.0% of the adult population ...
MRI findings of neuro-Behcet’s ...
Neurological manifestations present in 5% to 30% of patients with Behçet’s disease. We studied consecutive patients with relapsing–remitting or prog ...
Radiographic study on the patte ...
When planning therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the wrist joint, knowing the pattern of joint destruction is important. There were a few stud ...
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 ...
Tennis leg—a new variant of an ...
This syndrome, while common, is not well recognised in the rheumatology literature. We describe two cases, one classical and one unusual with ultras ...