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DEFENSE MECHANISMS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES PATIENTS [PDF]
Purpose. The article discusses the connective tissue systemic disease from in psychological aspects, pays special attention to the mechanisms of psychological defense, as a factor determine the psychological characteristics of patients. Research methods.
Lora Igorevna Pavlova +3 more
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Prospective assessment of cardiovascular risk parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Background The study presents a prospective follow-up assessment of cardiovascular (CV) risk parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison with control subjects. Methods The study group consisted of 41 RA patients.
Bożena Targońska-Stępniak +4 more
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Neuro‐Sjögren: Uncommon or underestimated problem?
Objectives Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with an autoimmune background with possible complications from peripheral (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS).
Marta Jaskólska +7 more
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Spectrum of Large and Medium Vessel Vasculitis in Adults: Primary Vasculitides, Arthritides, Connective Tissue, and Fibroinflammatory Diseases. [PDF]
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide a comprehensive overview of the spectrum of large and medium vessel vasculitis in adults with primary vasculitides, arthritides, connective tissue, and fibroinflammatory diseases as well as vasculitis mimics, for an ...
Seitz, Pascal +3 more
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Connective tissue disease in pregnancy [PDF]
Connective tissue diseases (CTD) include a variety of chronic multisystem disorders with a high percentage of autoimmune conditions. Many of these conditions affect women of childbearing age and, therefore, pregnancy poses an important challenge for doctors looking after such women.
Ateka-Barrutia, Oier +1 more
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Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy is a useful tool to distinguish primary from secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) by examining the morphology of nailfold capillaries but its role in disease diagnosis is not clearly established.
Wu, Po-Chang;Huang, Min-Nung;Kuo, Yu-Min;Hsieh, Song-Chou;Yu, Chia-Li +1 more
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Association study between immune-related miRNAs and mixed connective tissue disease
Background Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare condition that is distinguished by the presence of specific U1-RNP antibodies. Information about its etiopathology and diagnostics is still unclear.
Barbara Stypińska +4 more
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Pleura: In connective tissue diseases
Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) (or collagen vascular diseases) represent a heterogeneous group of immunologically mediated disorders that affects many organs of the body including pleura.
Kaushik Saha
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by high heterogeneity of clinical manifestations and an uncertain prognosis. Although the mortality rate due to SLE has decreased significantly in recent decades, there is still a
Dorota Suszek +9 more
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ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu +8 more
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