Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) share many clinical manifestations and serological features. The aim of this study was to ...

Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several relevant randomised clinical ...

15 Department of Radiology. Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands 16 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ...

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of secukinumab in patients with a mucosal and articular Behçet’s phenotype resistant to conventional and biologic treatment. Methods A multicentre ...

Correspondence to Professor Daozhang Cai and Dr Xiaochun Bai, Department of Orthopedics, Academy of Orthopedics - Guangdong Province, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated ...

Background Since the publication of the EULAR recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in 2016, several randomised clinical trials ...

A clinical guideline is a document with the aim of guiding decisions based on evidence regarding diagnosis, management and treatment in specific areas of healthcare. Specific to rheumatic and ...

4 Pandion Therapeutics, Translational Sciences, Watertown, United States of America 5 Pandion Therapeutics, R&D, Watertown, United States of America Background: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a ...

Background: Early therapeutic interventions in inflammatory rheumatic diseases have proven successful in inducing drug-free remission. However, such studies are difficult to conduct in axial ...

3 The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, NanNing, China 4 The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, NanNing, China 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of ...

Background B cells play a pivotal role in autoimmune diseases. In SLE, IFN signature is displayed and aberrant function of Toll-like receptors (TLR) for recognizing nucleic acids contributes to its ...

1 Wonkwang University Medical School, Internal Medicine, Iksan, Korea, Rep. of (South Korea) 2 Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Internal Medicine, Jeonju, Korea, Rep. of (South Korea) ...