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Takayasu's arteritis [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 1989
Takayasu's arteritis, an inflammatory and obliterative disease of medium and large arteries, is classified as a giant cell arteritis. It has a predilection for the aortic arch and its branches and the pulmonary arteries. Unlike atherosclerotic vascular diseases, Takayasu's arteritis affects young women primarily.
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A Multifaceted Interplay Among Hemophagocytosis, Interleukin‐18, and Type I Interferon Distinguishes Still Disease From Other Autoinflammatory Diseases

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The unknown pathophysiology and the lack of specific features for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult‐onset Still disease (collectively known as Still disease; SD) delay diagnosis and appropriate treatment. The goal of this study was to identify features and mechanisms that distinguish SD from other systemic autoinflammatory ...
Yvonne M. Mueller   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterisation of the vascular pathology in Sigmodon hispidus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) following experimental infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae)

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
BACKGROUND Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode that causes human abdominal angiostrongyliasis, a disease found mainly in Latin American countries and particularly in Brazil and Costa Rica. Its life cycle involves exploitation of both invertebrate
Danielle Ingrid Bezerra de Vasconcelos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor associated arteritis in a patient with castration‐resistant prostate cancer

open access: yesIJU Case Reports, 2022
Introduction Granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor‐associated arteritis is a rare adverse event of granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor, with an incidence of 0.47% among all patients who receive granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor. We herein present a
Satoshi Nitta   +9 more
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Association of Clonal Hematopoiesis With Incident, Late‐Onset, Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Clonal hematopoiesis (CH), defined by acquired driver mutations in hematopoietic stem cells, is associated with many inflammatory diseases of aging. We investigated whether CH and its subtypes, CH of indeterminate potential (CHIP) and mosaic chromosomal alteration (mCA), are associated with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether ...
Kun Zhao   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute ischaemic stroke in the context of neurosyphilis: how does antibiotic therapy help, and when should it be given?

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Introduction: Neurosyphilis (NS) refers to a central nervous system infection caused by Treponema pallidum. In recent years, there has been an increasing incidence of syphilis; however, NS is uncommon compared to the era before the discovery of ...
Pedro Gomes Santos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective Performance of the 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis in Pediatric Patients: An ARChiVe Study

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To assess the 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/EULAR classification criteria for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV) in children with chronic small‐to‐medium vessel vasculitis. Methods A cohort of 574 patients, identified by physician's diagnosis (MD‐diagnosis) in A Registry of Childhood Vasculitis, was ...
David A. Cabral   +41 more
wiley   +1 more source

Higher Complement C4 Gene Copy Number Constitutes a Shared Genetic Risk Factor for Giant Cell Arteritis and IgA Vasculitis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Low copy number (CN) of complement C4 isoforms and high CN of retroviral HERV‐K elements are known risk factors for many immune‐mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), often showing sex‐biased effects. Here, we assessed whether CN variation within the C4 gene contributes to giant cell arteritis (GCA) and IgA vasculitis (IgAV), two complex ...
Laura Martínez‐Gutiérrez   +295 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Geographic Location on Diagnosis and Initial Management of Takayasu Arteritis: A Tale of Two Cohorts from Italy and India

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2022
The present study compares disease characteristics, imaging modalities used, and patterns of treatment in two large cohorts of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) from Italy and India. Clinic files were retrospectively reviewed to retrieve information about initial
Durga Prasanna Misra   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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