期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundThe inability to assess structural changes in facet joints is a limitation of established radiographic scoring systems for ankylosing spondy......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundBiologic therapies are often prescribed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have inadequate responses to or are intolerant of me......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
ObjectivesRheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) require a tailored follow-up that can be enhanced by the implementation of innovative tools. T......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundBehcet disease (BD) as a variable vessel vasculitis is mainly characterized by ocular involvement, genital and oral aphthosis, and erythema ......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundThe effects and their magnitudes of sex on disease activity indices for rheumatoid arthritis are not clear. We aimed to comprehensively eval......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundThe nature of the deposits in immune-mediated glomerulonephritis with a membranous pattern and masked IgG-Kappa deposits (MGMID) remains sti......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundCardiac tumours are rare, and clinical manifestations depend on the anatomical location. Symptoms can be the result of cardiac outflow anoma......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundDrug-related problems can negatively influence treatment outcome and well-being for patients with rheumatic diseases. Thus, it is important ......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundAotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ) has no agreed models for rheumatology service provision in government-funded health care. We aimed to describe w......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundThe novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has represented an evolving global threat with high morbidity and mortality. Patients with......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundThe study aimed to investigate novel biomarkers from the C1q TNF superfamily and evaluate their role in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic di......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
AimSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by vascular and fibrosing involvement of the skin and internal organs. In this......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
BackgroundSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifaceted autoimmune disease characterized by clinical and pathological diversity. Mitochondrial ......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
ObjectivesTo evaluate whether addition of low-moderate dose prednisone to methotrexate (MTX) treatment can alleviate common MTX side-effects in rheuma......
期刊: BMC RHEUMATOLOGY, 2023; 7 (1)
IntroductionWe assessed the risk factors and outcome of COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases(AIRD) who contracted infection while o......