Artrite idiopática juvenil com envolvimento da articulação temporomandibular: o papel dos exames por imagens entre os recursos de diagnóstico [PDF]
PURPOSE: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has unknown etiology, and the involvement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare in the early phase of the disease.
DUTRA, Marcelo Eduardo Pereira +5 more
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Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern. The fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity [PDF]
On 7 January 2020, researchers isolated and sequenced in China from patients with severe pneumonitis a novel coronavirus, then called SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide, becoming a global health emergency.
Diamanti, A. P. +4 more
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Objective Regeneration and expansion of regulatory T cells (Treg) by low‐dose interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) therapy is considered a potential treatment strategy for a wide range of autoimmune diseases. To provide a pathophysiologically‐based rationale for low‐dose IL‐2 therapy, we investigated whether reversible defects in the Treg‐IL‐2 axis emerge in ...
Justus Ohmes +10 more
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Scanning for therapeutic targets within the cytokine network of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) constitute a heterogeneous group of chronic disorders that include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM).
De Paepe, Boel, Zschüntzsch, Jana
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The ultrasound detection rate of the palatine tonsils in children was good. There are characteristic ultrasonic image manifestations. Tonsil ultrasound image quality is affected by individual and local factors. ABSTRACT Objective To explore the ultrasonic image characteristics of palatine tonsils in healthy children and the factors affecting image ...
Ying Cao +5 more
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Background This systematic review is the first step in a study investigating the resilience methods and processes in families of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In particular, this review will focus on chronic or persistent pain, as a common
Sophia Saetes +3 more
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Using the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein level: results from the Portuguese register [PDF]
Our aims were to evaluate the correlation between Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 27-joint reduced count (JADAS27) with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and JADAS27 with C-reactive protein (CRP) scores and to test the agreement of both ...
Branco, J +18 more
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Approach to Nail Pitting in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Dermatology Perspective
ABSTRACT This narrative review aims to discuss the etiologies of nail pitting in pediatric and adolescent patients, while providing a framework for further evaluation of possible underlying systemic conditions and their clinical findings from a dermatologic standpoint.
Elizabeth Botto +3 more
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Disease course, frequency of relapses and survival of 73 patients with juvenile or adult dermatomyositis [PDF]
Objective Our aim is to present the disease course, frequency of relapses and survival of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis (JDM/DM) patients. Methods Analysis was performed using data on 73 patients. The median follow-up for 38 JDM patients was
Balogh, Zsolt +9 more
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