Background Pediatric Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a rare disorder that is often diagnosed late due to the lack of validated diagnostic criteria and validated biomarkers. The pathogenesis is largely ...

Background: The current “treat-to-target (T2T)” strategic concept has been applied to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), stating “lupus maintenance treatment should aim for the lowest glucocorticoid ...

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an ...

Objectives Recent studies indicate that glucose metabolism is altered in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Hexokinases (HKs) catalyse the first step in glucose metabolism, ...

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to detect inflammation in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Objectives: To detect differentially the presence ...

Objective To investigate the association between baseline disease activity and the occurrence of flares after adalimumab tapering or withdrawal in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in sustained ...

Correspondence to Dr Emilio Filippucci, Rheumatology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy; ...

1 Paris University, Necker Pasteur Center for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, IHU Imagine, Necker Enfants malades University Hospital, APHP, Paris, France 2 Institut Pasteur, National ...

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the wrist in detecting early joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS MRI was performed on 42 patients ...

Correspondence to Lisa Ehlers, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin 10117, Germany; lisa.ehlers{at}charite.de Giant cell arteritis (GCA) ...

A young adult patient with gout was incidentally found to have a large mass on the right lumbar spine and sacrum during an ...