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Some clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
In our department we have been placing a special emphasis on the treatment and study of rheumatoid arthritis, and during the last four years we have handled about 1,600 cases visiting our outpatient clinic and approximately 100 hospitalized cases.
Kodama, Toshio
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Cytokine pathways driving diverse tissue pathologies in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex systemic disorder characterised primarily by articular inflammation and destruction with associated functional loss and reduced quality of life. RA is also associated with extra‐articular disease e.g. of the lung with potentially devastating clinical consequences.
Aurelie Najm +2 more
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Takayasu's Arteritis in a Patient with Sydenham's Chorea: Is There an Association?
Background: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) has been associated with many conditions. Herein described is a case of TA in a patient with rheumatic fever complicated with Sydenham's chorea.Case Report: A 17-year-old female presented at age 6 with ...
Thiago C. Vale +4 more
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Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation accompanying mitral stenosis: the concept for a trial. [PDF]
Patients at thromboembolic risk with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) can now be managed either with a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) or with a fixed dose of a non-VKA oral anticoagulant (NOAC), while patients with valvular AF have been restricted to ...
De Caterina, R, John Camm, A
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A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine in incomplete lupus
Objectives Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria can be designated as incomplete lupus (ILE). This condition includes individuals with a high risk of progression to SLE. Treatment of ILE may reduce symptoms, severity and incidence of SLE. Methods Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was chosen as an
Nancy J. Olsen +14 more
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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN THE XXI CENTURY: PROBLEMS AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) remains a healthcare challenge. The global burden of ARF in children aged 5–14 years totals 336 thousand of new cases annually.
B. S. BELOV +2 more
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Rheumatic Fever: Natural History and Treatment [PDF]
Major advances in clinical and laboratory research methods have significantly clarified the identification and natural course of rheumatic fever in the past two ...
Feinstein, Alvan R.
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Diagnostic implications and correlates of plasma ADA2 activity and ADA2 variants
Objectives Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disease manifested as polyarteritis nodosa, stroke, and bone marrow failure. Leveraging an international cohort of 200 DADA2 cases, we aimed to characterize the diagnostic utility of a plasma ADA2 enzyme activity assay and understand the implications of residual ADA2
Jian Yue +55 more
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Rheumatic fever remains endemic in many countries and frequently causes heart failure due to severe chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease, which requires surgical treatment.
Guilherme S. Spina +5 more
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Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease a Historical Perspective
In March 1942, a 33-year-old woman in the USA was hospitalized for a month with a life-threatening streptococcal infection at a New Haven, Connecticut, hospital. She had streptococcal septicemia from childbirth.
R. Hajar
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