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Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving prolonged, non-high-dose steroids—clinical implication of primary prophylaxis using trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the incidence of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and its risk factors in patients with rheumatic disease receiving non-high-dose …
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Study of MRI brain findings and carotid US features in systemic sclerosis patients, relationship with disease parameters
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease associated with immune abnormalities and widespread vascular lesions, including increased intimal and …
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Impact of synthetic and biological immunomodulatory therapy on the duration of 17DD yellow fever vaccine-induced immunity in rheumatoid arthritis
The 17DD-yellow fever (YF) vaccine induces a long-lasting protective immunity, resulting from humoral and cellular immunological memory. The treatment of …
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Serum KL-6 levels reflect the severity of interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue disease
BACKGROUND: Biomarkers have been actively investigated to supplement functional and imaging modalities to predict the severity, therapeutic responsiveness, and progression …
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The multi-biomarker disease activity score tracks response to rituximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a post hoc analysis of three cohort studies
BACKGROUND: A multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score has been validated as an objective measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis …
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Association between general joint hypermobility and knee, hip, and lumbar spine osteoarthritis by race: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) prevalence differs by race. General joint hypermobility (GJH) may be associated with OA, but differences by race …
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Urinary angiostatin, CXCL4 and VCAM-1 as biomarkers of lupus nephritis
BACKGROUND: The aim was to study urinary angiostatin, CXC chemokine ligand 4 (CXCL4) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) as …
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Factors associated with the 6-minute walk distance in patients with systemic sclerosis
BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing debate regarding the relevance of the 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) assessment, …
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Similar short-term clinical response to high-dose versus low-dose methotrexate in monotherapy and combination therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
BACKGROUND: Aiming at rapid decrease of disease activity, there has been a trend to start with higher doses of methotrexate …
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Incretins in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
BACKGROUND: The precise mechanism linking systemic inflammation with insulin resistance (IR) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains elusive. In the present …
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Large country differences in work outcomes in patients with RA – an analysis in the multinational study COMORA
BACKGROUND: We aimed to explore whether country of residence or specific country characteristics are associated with work outcomes in rheumatoid …
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HDL cholesterol efflux capacity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: contributing factors and relationship with subclinical atherosclerosis
BACKGROUND: Lipid profiles appear to be altered in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients because of disease activity and inflammation. Cholesterol efflux …
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Rheumatology in Africa—challenges and opportunities
Africa faces many health challenges despite sustained growth and development over the past decade. Contributory factors are the lack of …