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The association of systemic lupus erythematosus and myasthenia gravis: a series of 17 cases, with a special focus on hydroxychloroquine use and a review of the literature
The coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and myasthenia gravis (MG) is rarely reported, and most of the published studies are case reports. Hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial agent, is an essenti...
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Genetic heterogeneity of the hypervariable region I of Hepatitis C virus and lymphoproliferative disorders
B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (BCLD) have been associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The HCV glycoprotein E2 (gpE2) hypervariable region I (HVR-I) may be a potential antigenic candi...
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Prevalence and Clinical Correlations of Antibodies Against Six β2-Glycoprotein-I-Related Peptides in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Two-hundred ninety five patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were studied for the presence of antibodies against six anti-β2GPI-related peptides Abs. The prevalence of a wide spectrum of clinical ...
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Paraneoplastic antineuronal antibodies in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases
Sera from 71 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) and from 102 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were tested by immuno-dot blotting against HuD, Ri, Yo and amphiphysin recombinant prot...
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Hyperhomocysteinemia and Arterial Aneurysm
Hyperhomocysteinemia (HCY) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Arterial aneurysm has rarely been described in association with heterozygous HCY. Here we report two cases of this association. Cas...
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Neurological complications of primary Sjögren's syndrome
Objective: To better delineate the spectrum of neurological complications of primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS). Methods: A detailed neurological investigation was prospectively performed in a group of 25 consecut...
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Neovascular glaucoma after bypass surgery in Takayasu's disease
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Virtual tracheo-bronchial endoscopy: educational and diagnostic value
The use of Helical CT significantly improves image quality of examinations in a number of clinical settings. It is particularly suited to the study of the tracheo-bronchial tree as a result of new ways of imag...
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Pulmonary hypertension and dexfenfluramine
Appetite suppressants, including aminorex and fenfluramine, have been associated with pulmonary hypertension ever since the well-known outbreak of primary pulmonary hypertension in Europe after treatment with ...