Yersinosis-related reactive arthritis: diagnostic and treatment constraints (individual experience)
Bolʹ, Sustavy, Pozvonočnik, 2020 Reactive arthritis (ReA) remains an important problem in the practice of rheumatology, and is one of the most common types of acute arthritis in young people. The relevance of ReA is due to its high frequency, difficulties of diagnosis, a chronicity with
O.I. Ivashkivskyi +3 more
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Septic Arthritis Caused by Legionella dumoffii in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease [PDF]
, 2011 We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease on immunosuppressive treatment who developed septic arthritis of the knee involving Legionella dumoffii. Cultures initially remained negative. A broad-range 16S PCR using synovial
Flendrie, M. +5 more
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Reactive arthritis – an interdisciplinary issue
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2019 Reactive arthritis is an aseptic inflammation of synovium, tendons and fasciae triggered by an immunological reaction to a distant-site infection. It is usually asymmetric.
Ewelina Biało-Wójcicka +2 more
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Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of systemic scleroderma: An overview [PDF]
, 2018 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disorder of the connective tissue characterized by fibrosis of the skin, skeletal muscles and visceral organs. Additional manifestations include activation of the immune system and vascular injury. SSc causes disability
Gambardella, Lucrezia +5 more
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Data quality predicts care quality: findings from a national clinical audit [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Missing clinical outcome data are a common occurrence in longitudinal studies. Data quality in clinical audit is a particular cause for concern. The relationship between departmental levels of missing clinical outcome data and care quality is
Bechman, Katie +6 more
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Effect of interleukin-6 receptor blockade on surrogates of vascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: MEASURE, a randomised, placebo-controlled study [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives The interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) blocker tocilizumab (TCZ) reduces inflammatory disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but elevates lipid concentrations in some patients.
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Biologics May Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Coronary Plaque Formation and Stabilizing High-Risk Lesions. [PDF]
, 2020 ObjectiveTo evaluate whether biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) decrease cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether biologic DMARDs might have a beneficial effect on coronary plaque formation or ...
Budoff, Matthew J +3 more
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The Relationship Between Inflammation and Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune demyelination disease that is seen especially in the young population and has a progressive course, causing motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. In the literature, the pathogenesis of MS disease and the interconnection between the immune and central nervous system in the disease have not been fully ...
Gamze Ansen +5 more
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Shigella flexneri associated reactive arthritis - GI transmitted or sexually transmitted?
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019 The pathogenic association of reactive arthritis with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) needs more attention. In this case report we described a case of 22 year old male patient suffering from severe HIV infection.
Nidhi Kaeley +3 more
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Effect of Etanercept on anti-carbamylated protein antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 2015 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic, chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of synovial joints and production of autoantibodies such as Rheumatoid Factor and antibodies directed against modified proteins - i.e.
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