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Assessment of calcinosis in Portuguese patients with systemic sclerosis — a multicenter study
The study aims to define the clinical and subclinical calcinosis prevalence, the sensitivity of radiographed site and clinical method for its diagnosis, and the phenotype of Portuguese systemic sclerosis (SSc)...
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Telehealth in hematopoietic cell transplantation: perspective from patients at a public hospital in Brazil
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Gender differences in clinical features and outcomes of a Portuguese systemic sclerosis cohort
Evidence for the role of sex in the clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients is emerging. Some multicenter cohorts have shown that male SSc patients have more severe disease and worse survi...
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Open AccessReuma.pt/vasculitis – the Portuguese vasculitis registry
The vasculitides are a group of rare diseases with different manifestations and outcomes. New therapeutic options have led to the need for long-term registries. The Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register, Reum...
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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: a probably underdiagnosed cause of pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis
Pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of systemic sclerosis and remains one of the leading causes of mortality. Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD), recently reclassified as pulmonary arterial h...
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Rituximab in connective tissue disease–associated interstitial lung disease
To evaluate rituximab (RTX) effectiveness and safety in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) related to connective tissue diseases (CTD).
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Rituximab revisited: successful management of severe childhood atopic dermatitis
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sQUIZ your knowledge: Hypopigmented whorl-like and zig-zag lesions in a boy with severe developmental delay
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Anti-fibrotic nintedanib—a new opportunity for systemic sclerosis patients?
Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease characterized by progressive skin thickening and a wide spectrum of internal organ involvement. Pathogenesis includes vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis....
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Open AccessProceedings of the 23rd Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress: part two
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Metals in the Aquatic Environment—Interactions and Implications for the Speciation and Bioavailability: A Critical Overview
In most case scenarios, individual metals exist as components in mixtures with organic and inorganic substances and/or particulate matter. While the concepts encompassing mixture toxicity and modeling have bee...
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Dual-color control of nucleotide polymerization sensed by a fluorescence actuator
Spatial and temporal control of molecular mechanisms can be achieved using photolabile bonds that connect biomolecules to protective caging groups, which can be cleaved upon irradiation of a specific wavelengt...
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Development of amyloidosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under TNF-blocking agents
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Open AccessThe usefulness of contrast during exercise echocardiography for the assessment of systolic pulmonary pressure
The systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAPs) can be accurately estimated, non-invasively, using continuous-wave Doppler (CWD) ultrasound measurement of the peak velocity of a tricuspid regurgitant (TR) jet.