It’s a great time to be a rheumatologist.In this era, with decades of productive research and novel insights, the outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have steadily improved by nearly all measures – functional (HAQ), death rates (declining), arthroplasties (down), etc. We have many in trenches fighting to improve the lives of RA patients.RA can be a devastating diagnosis. I have to encourage my…
Objective Our objective was to evaluate the development of a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) in undifferentiated and asymptomatic individuals with antinuclear antibodies (ANAs). We…
Objective The main aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of 2 proposed criteria for difficult-to-treat (D2T) psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in a group…
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifaceted autoimmune disorder characterized by significant autoantibodies, particularly targeting nuclear antigens. SLE pathogenesis involves genetic, environmental, and hormonal…
Dermatology and Therapy – Psoriasis, a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease, affects 2‒3% of the population. Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) mediates cytokine signaling involved in…
A prospective Scleroderma Cohort Study found that gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement was common and negatively impacted quality of life, physical function, and employment, but had…
This review begins with a complete description of the composition and function of innate and acquired immunity. On this basis we summarize how the two…
JAMA has published a population-based retrospective cohort study showing a possible association between the long-term use of antibiotics and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
A prospective Scleroderma Cohort Study found that gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement was common and negatively impacted quality of life, physical function, and employment, but had…
This cohort study examines the genetic association of hidradenitis suppurativa with coronary artery disease and diabetes in individuals of European ancestry from the UK Biobank.
Objective We assess the prevalence and patterns of herbal supplement treatment among patients with autoimmune skin diseases, particularly dermatomyositis (DM) and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE)…
