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Predictive Value of Laboratory Assays Toward Autoimmune Diseases
With an increasing number of unmet medical needs for autoimmune diseases (AD) in the United States, it is important to assess the value of laboratory assays in diagnosis. Healthcare providers must understand general and specific laboratory results that can lead to an efficient diagnosis.
Kellen J. Begeman +3 more
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Abstract Gastrointestinal dysmotility is commonly reported among patients with Mowat‐Wilson syndrome (MWS) and poses a significant symptomatic burden. Unfortunately, there remains a knowledge gap regarding effective treatment strategies. A 2‐year‐old male with MWS presented with chronic paradoxical abdominal pain, constipation, and progressively ...
Grace J. Lin +5 more
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ABSTRACT Spasmodic dysphonia is a laryngeal dystonia that can present as adductor, abductor, or mixed types, with or without tremor. The etiology is not understood fully. Comprehensive evaluation is required to establish the diagnosis. Treatments include voice therapy, medications, botulinum toxin injection, laryngeal surgery, deep brain stimulation ...
Aaron J. Jaworek, Robert T. Sataloff
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A matter arising: When should inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases be considered ‘early’?
Timely recognition of inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases (IARDs) is important to optimize the early diagnosis with tailored interventions and possible prevention of irreversible organ damage. This narrative review provides an update by summarizing the advances in identifying the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis and ...
Elvis Hysa +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), including vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), spondyloarthritis (SpA), Sjogrens disease (SjD) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), are rare but associated with substantial ...
L. Roper +6 more
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Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated With Thymic Tumors, a Nationwide Retrospective Study
ABSTRACT Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is the most frequent autoimmune cytopenia associated with thymic tumors (TTs). In a nationwide retrospective study, we included 41 patients (22 women, median age 62 years). At PRCA diagnosis, the mean hemoglobin level was 6.6 ± 2.1 g/dL, and the reticulocyte count was 6 ± 5 × 109/L. PRCA was diagnosed before TT (8%,
Mylène Hemmer +9 more
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics of Hereditary Polymyositis in the Dutch Kooiker Dog
Background: Hereditary immune-mediated polymyositis has been reported in the Kooiker dog breed, associated with a 39 kb deletion and low penetrance.
Yvet Opmeer +3 more
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Hyperkeratosis of (a) the footpads and (b) the nasal planum. ABSTRACT Background Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum remains common, and veterinarians do not always follow scientifically sound approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Objectives To provide consensus guidelines for diagnosis and evidence‐based guidelines for
Manolis N. Saridomichelakis +9 more
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Pathogenesis of muscle weakness in inflammatory myositis
Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) is a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases. These are characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue along with other systemic manifestations, ranging from pulmonary alveolitis to vasculopathic ulcers.
Sai Kumar Dunga +2 more
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P096 A challenging case of calcinosis and weakness: polymyositis/scleroderma overlap syndrome [PDF]
Adam Taylor +2 more
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