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Psoriatic arthritis: epidemiology, clinical features, course, and outcome

1 University of Toronto, Toronto Western Research Institute, Psoriatic Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, ...
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Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial

Objectives Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue are common features in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is a physiological mechanism diminishing inflammation, ...
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Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology

aDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, bDepartment of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, ...
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A link between irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia may be related to findings on lactulose breath testing

GI Motility Program, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Los Angeles, California 90048, School ...
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Withdrawal of low-dose prednisone in SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease for more than 1 year: a randomised clinical trial

1 Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupement Hospitalier Pitié–Salpêtrière, French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Antibody ...
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Power Doppler ultrasonography and synovitis: correlating ultrasound imaging with histopathological findings and evaluating the performance of ultrasound equipments

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Mikkeli, Finland 2 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Mikkeli, Finland 3 Department of Pathology, Mikkeli Central ...
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Patient and provider barriers to effective management of gout in general practice: a qualitative study

Correspondence to Michael Doherty, University of Nottingham, Department of Academic Rheumatology, Academic Rheumatology Clinical Sciences Building City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; ...
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ASDAS, a highly discriminatory ASAS-endorsed disease activity score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

7 Maastricht University Medical Center and CAPHRI Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands Correspondence to Professor D van der Heijde, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical ...
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Paracetamol and cyclooxygenase inhibition: is there a cause for concern?

1 Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany 2 Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich Alexander University ...
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Gout: why is this curable disease so seldom cured?

3 Department of Rheumatology, University of Edinburgh, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 4 Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Section, Alicante ...
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Early mortality in systemic vasculitis: relative contribution of adverse events and active vasculitis

1 Renal Institute of Birmingham, School of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medicine and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Objective To contrast the effect of ...
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OP0229 THE GROUP FOR RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS (GRAPPA) TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 2021

Background: Since the 2015 GRAPPA treatment recommendations were published, therapeutic options and management strategies for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have advanced considerably. Objectives: The goal ...