BMJ1d
2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis
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 ...
BMJ11d
Settings and artefacts relevant in colour/power Doppler ultrasound in rheumatology
The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, The Capital Region of Denmark, DK-2000 Copenhagen F, Denmark Søren Torp-Pedersen, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg ...
BMJ11d
Shared epitope defines distinct associations of cigarette smoking with levels of anticitrullinated protein antibody and rheumatoid factor
Objects Although the association of cigarette smoking (CS) with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been established, the impact of CS on anticitrullinated cyclic peptide/protein antibody ...
BMJ10d
Efficacy and safety of risankizumab for active psoriatic arthritis: 24-week results from the randomised, double-blind, phase 3 KEEPsAKE 1 trial
7 CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP), Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune-Mediated Disease (CIMD), Goethe University, Frankfurt, ...
BMJ3d
Development of a prediction model for inpatient gout flares in people with comorbid gout
Objectives Hospitalisation is a risk factor for flares in people with gout. However, the predictors of inpatient gout flare are not well understood. The aim of this study was to develop a prediction ...
BMJ11d
Immune cell multiomics analysis reveals contribution of oxidative phosphorylation to B-cell functions and organ damage of lupus
Correspondence to Dr Keishi Fujio, Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; fujiok-int{at}h.u-tokyo.ac.jp; Dr Yukiko Iwasaki, Department of Palliative ...
BMJ5d
Sjögren's syndrome: an unusual cause of Bell's palsy
The most common form of facial paralysis is idiopathic—that is, Bell's palsy. Sjögren's syndrome (SS), a chronic inflammatory disorder characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands ...
BMJ7d
Baseline predictors of different types of treatment success in rheumatoid arthritis
Objective To perform a comprehensive analysis on predictors of achieving disease activity outcomes by change, response and state measures. Methods We used data from three rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
BMJ10d
Successful remission with tofacitinib in a patient with refractory Takayasu arteritis complicated by ulcerative colitis
Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a form of large vessel vasculitis resulting in thickening and stenosis of the large-sized arteries, particularly the aorta and its main branches. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is ...
BMJ5d
AB1149 SEX DISTRIBUTION IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Background The prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is considered equal in male and female patients but recent studies in cohorts of PsA it has been observed that women are more dominant in sex ...
BMJ6d
Comorbidity clusters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis identify a patient phenotype with a favourable prognosis
Objectives We aimed to cluster patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on comorbidities and then examine the association between these clusters and RA disease activity and mortality. Methods In ...