Pain amplification syndrome in the elderly: case report and literature review [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are very few publications on pain amplification syndrome in the elderly (PAS), in spite of its importance for them, because it may have multiple consequences during aging.
Castro, Luiz Antonio Homem De Mello+3 more
core +2 more sources
Gait characteristics associated with the foot and ankle in inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Gait analysis is increasingly being used to characterise dysfunction of the lower limb and foot in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). The aim of the systematic review was to evaluate the spatiotemporal, foot and ankle kinematic, kinetic,
Boocock, M+4 more
core +4 more sources
History of autoimmune disease is associated with impaired survival in multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a population-based study [PDF]
To access publisher's full text version of this article, please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field or click on the hyperlink at the top of the page marked FilesMultiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell disorder preceded by monoclonal ...
Björkholm, Magnus+8 more
core +2 more sources
Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection
Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory vasculopathy that preferentially affects medium-sized and large arteries. A viral cause has been suspected but not confirmed in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis.
A. Giardina+5 more
doaj +1 more source
Increased expression of interleukin-22 in patients with giant cell arteritis [PDF]
GCA is characterized by arterial remodelling driven by inflammation. IL-22 is an attractive cytokine which acts at the crosstalk between immune and stromal cells.
Alessandro, Riccardo+13 more
core +2 more sources
Selective depletion and activation of CD8+ lymphocytes from peripheral blood of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. [PDF]
Bhaskar DasGupta+4 more
openalex +3 more sources
Clinical observation: polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica - a rare disease diagnosis is difficult in the absence of specific laboratory indicators, as well as from the similarity of the clinical picture of such diseases as bilateral humeroscapular nodosa, polymyositis, periarteritis ...
L V Bychkova+4 more
doaj
The INCLUDE study: INtegrating and improving Care for patients with infLammatory rheUmatological DisordErs in the community; identifying multimorbidity: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Background: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and ankylosing spondylitis are at increased risk of common comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and anxiety and ...
Bucknall, M+14 more
core +2 more sources
Prognosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is commonly found in Northern Europe and in persons of Scandinavian extraction in the US, with an annual incidence of around 50 per 100,000 population over 50 years of age, in whom it should be considered in the ...
Diana Samara
doaj +1 more source