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Is there a relationship between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis?

open access: yesJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2012
Background: Growth of scientific evidence suggests an exquisite association between oral infection and systemic diseases. Though etiologies of periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are separate, their underlying pathological processes are ...
Sarika Bhalgat Ranade, Satish Doiphode
doaj   +1 more source

New insights into the impact of neuro-inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered to be, in many respects, an archetypal autoimmune disease that causes activation of pro-inflammatory pathways resulting in joint and systemic inflammation.
Franklyn A. Howe   +11 more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Case Cohort Analysis From ELSA‐Brasil

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Sacroiliitis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Unraveling the Rope: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis(SpA) are chronic inflammatory disorders with unique symptoms and pathologies. Misclassification of these two entities is prevalent due to overlapping clinical features and the presence of typical symptoms ...
Liyana Arachchige Dona Thulini Madubashini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient

open access: yesIDCases, 2019
A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids.
Anuoluwapo Shobayo   +2 more
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Rheumatoid arthritis, gold therapy, contact allergy and blood cytokines. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and biochemical effects of a low starting dose for gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with a contact allergy to gold.
Svensson, Ake   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The sonographic identification of cortical bone interruptions in rheumatoid arthritis: a morphological approach

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, 2021
Bone erosions are the hallmark of structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among imaging techniques, ultrasonography (US) has emerged as an accurate, reliable, repeatable, low-cost and non-invasive imaging modality to detect erosive changes in RA.
Edoardo Cipolletta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forefoot pathology in rheumatoid arthritis identified with ultrasound may not localise to areas of highest pressure: cohort observations at baseline and twelve months [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BackgroundPlantar pressures are commonly used as clinical measures, especially to determine optimum foot orthotic design. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) high plantar foot pressures have been linked to metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint radiological erosion ...
Lindsey Hooper   +36 more
core   +2 more sources

Real‐World Safety and Effectiveness of JAK Inhibitors in Systemic Sclerosis: A Propensity‐Matched Study From the EUSTAR Cohort

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective JAK inhibitors (JAKi) have shown promising effects in early‐phase studies of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to assess the safety and explore the effectiveness of JAKi compared to conventional immunosuppressants in SSc. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study of the European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group (EUSTAR) cohort was ...
Stefano Di Donato   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

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