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Increased Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in Prolonged Arthralgia in Ross River Virus Infection

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Ross River virus, a mosquitoborne alphavirus, causes epidemic polyarthritis in Australia and the Pacific region. We analyzed serum cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor levels in travelers returning to Germany from Australia.
Dennis Tappe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete Lupus

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria can be designated as incomplete lupus erythematosus (ILE). This condition includes individuals with a high risk of progression to SLE. Treatment of ILE may reduce symptoms, severity, and incidence of SLE.
Nancy J. Olsen   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasonographic abnormalities of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints in a cohort of Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and autoantibodies, affecting different organs.
Noha H Shedid   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sjögren Disease—B Cells at the Brink: From Autoimmunity to Lymphomagenesis and the Rise of Novel B Cell–Targeted Therapies

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Sjögren disease (SjD) is a common systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of the exocrine glands, resulting in dryness. Patients frequently exhibit extraglandular manifestations affecting various organ systems. To date, there are no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐approved disease‐modifying therapies for SjD. In this review, we
Rachael A. Gordon, Sara S. McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

Tropheryma whipplei Endocarditis

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis differs from classic Whipple disease, which primarily affects the gastrointestinal system. We diagnosed 28 cases of T.
Florence Fenollar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic Implications and Correlates of Plasma Adenosine Deaminase 2 Activity and ADA2 Variants

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disease manifested as polyarteritis nodosa, stroke, and bone marrow failure. Leveraging an international cohort of 200 DADA2 cases, we aimed to characterize the diagnostic utility of a plasma ADA2 enzyme activity assay and understand the implications of residual ADA2 ...
Jian Yue   +55 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumed by Abdominal Distention

open access: yes
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunologic Profiling Suggests an Association Between Treg Cell Dysfunction and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Pain is the hallmark symptom of osteoarthritis (OA), and its biologic drivers remain poorly understood. Although the role of innate immunity in OA has been extensively studied, the involvement of adaptive immunity, in particular Treg cells, is not well understood.
Marie Binvignat   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for relapse in ANCA‐associated vasculitis among patients with relapse after induction of remission with rituximab

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective To determine risk factors for relapse of ANCA‐associated vasculitis (AAV) after re‐induction of remission with rituximab and discontinuation of maintenance therapy. Methods This is a post‐hoc analysis of the RITAZAREM clinical trial. Patients 15 years or older with AAV and a positive test for anti‐proteinase‐3 (PR3‐) or anti‐myeloperoxidase ...
Ellen Romich   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Relapse and Glucocorticoid Dependence in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Findings from a Large European Cohort

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Background Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel vasculitis characterized by eosinophilia, asthma, and ear, nose, throat (ENT) involvement. Although glucocorticoids (GCs) are effective in controlling symptoms, relapses and GC dependence are common.
Matthias Papo   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

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