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The role of ultrasound in rheumatic skin and nail lesions: A multi-specialist approach
(2011)
The skin and nails are commonly involved in rheumatic conditions, both by the primary disease and/or long-term immunosuppressive treatments. These superficial affections may also imply a worsening of the quality of life ...
COVID-19 and Its Potential Effect on Patients With Rheumatic Diseases in Latin America
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has dramatically affected the entire world. Because of significant disparity levels in Latin American countries with deficient health care access and significant poverty, ...
ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES IN ACUTE RHEUMATIC-FEVER
(J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO, 1992)
Recent reports describe the association of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) with chorea or severe heart valve lesions in systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus-like disease, or the primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. ...
Good clinical response to methotrexate treatment in a patient with fibroblastic rheumatism
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERGHEIDELBERG, 2013-08-02)
Fibroblastic rheumatism (FR) is a rare disease first described by Chaouat (in Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic 47: 345-351, 1980) and is characterized by a combination of rheumatologic and dermatological manifestations. Rheumatologic ...
Rheumatic fever presentation and outcome: A case-series report
(2012-03-01)
Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics and outcome of a rheumatic fever case-series from a referral hospital over the last 20 years. Patients and methods: Patients under the age of 18 years, diagnosed with ...
Bacterial triggers and autoimmune rheumatic diseases
(CLINICAL & EXPER RHEUMATOLOGY, 2008)
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases are generally considered as a multifactorial aetiology, mainly genetic susceptibility combined with environmental triggers of which bacteria are considered one of the most prominent. Among the ...
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) polymorphism possibly associated to severity of rheumatic carditis in a Brazilian cohort
(ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010)
Aims: To evaluate the IL1RN polymorphism as a possible marker for Rheumatic Fever (RF) susceptibility or disease severity. Methods: The genotypes of 84 RF patients (Jones criteria) and 84 normal race-matched controls were ...
Prevalence of disability in patients with musculoskeletal pain and rheumatic diseases in a population from Cuenca, Ecuador
(2017)
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of disability in patients with musculoskeletal pain and rheumatic diseases in Cuenca, Ecuador. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analytical study with ...