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Immunosuppressive Drugs in Early Systemic Sclerosis and Prevention of Damage Accrual. [PDF]
Objective Organ damage in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in individual organs such as the lungs may be prevented by receiving immunosuppressive drugs (ISs). A new measure of global organ damage, the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC‐DI), has allowed us to investigate whether receiving ISs may reduce global organ damage ...
Baron M+6 more
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We investigated 85 patients on the relationship between the axon reflex sweat volume or the reaction time and Raynaud's phenomenon, skin symptoms and patient background. Most patients did not show a decrease in sweating, but one in three patients showed less sweating in summer than in winter.
Miwa Ashida+5 more
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Classically described in the group of non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension, obliterative portal venopathy (OPV) causes are still unknown. Our aim is to describe the characteristics of 43 OPV patients and potential risk factors. Clinically significant portal hypertension was found in 28% of cases. The most frequent indication for liver biopsy was elevation
Vinícius Nunes+7 more
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Abstract Introduction This study aimed to gain insight into the real‐world complexity of the challenges experienced by patients, their significant others, care professionals and the work and education environment concerning rheumatic diseases as well as the interrelation between these challenges; it also aimed to prioritise the identified challenges ...
Simone Harmsen+5 more
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Abstract Background There are several options for the surgical management of GERD in adults. Previous guidelines and systematic reviews have compared the effects of total fundoplication versus pooled effects of different techniques of partial fundoplication.
Sheraz Markar+16 more
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Veterinary nanomedicine: Pros and cons
Abstract In recent years, nanotechnology has improved life with continuous growth in different fields. Nanoparticles can be employed in industry, imaging, engineering, and various biomedical filed because of their special physicochemical properties like rapid, effective, highly specific solutions, higher stability, biodegradability, biocompatibility ...
Fariba Jafary+2 more
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A total of 445 myasthenia gravis (MG) patients in which thymectomy was performed were included in this cohort. Nineteen patients (4.3%) developed a new autoimmune disease (AD) after thymectomy. The most common types of new onset ADs after thymectomy were Hashimoto's thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which were different from those before ...
Wenxin Tian+9 more
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Screening and characterization of myositis‐related autoantibodies in COVID‐19 patients
Abstract An efficient host immune response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2, COVID‐19) appears to be crucial for controlling and resolving this viral infection. However, many studies have reported autoimmune characteristics in severe COVID‐19 patients.
Kai‐Fa Teo+7 more
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In this study we define long‐term characteristics of various neurological autoimmune disorders encountered after SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccinations. Long‐term outcome was favorable in most cases. Re‐vaccinations were well‐tolerated and should be considered on an individual risk/benefit analysis.
Sofia Doubrovinskaia+11 more
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Synchrotron-based near-field photothermal microspectroscopy: Development of a quantitative nanohistology set-up with expansion of the infrared capability 2 [PDF]
The purpose was two-fold: To explore the capability of the Diamond Synchrotron infra-red so as to include near-field photothermal microspectroscopy (PTMS); and Toward a quantitative nanohistology - investigation of scleroderma using synchrotron radiation (mu- FTIR). With recent advances in AFM, the integration of an IR temperature-based system on an IR
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