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Erosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook
Osteoarthritis (OA) most commonly affects knee joints, and the next most commonly affected sites are the hands and hips. Three distinct hand OA phenotypes have been described: erosive hand OA (EHOA), nodal han...
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Open AccessLong-term effectiveness and drug survival of golimumab in patients affected by psoriatic arthritis with cutaneous involvement
To determine the effectiveness of golimumab (GLM) in improving joint, periarticular structures and cutaneous manifestations in patients with moderate to severe psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with cutaneous psoriasi...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Mediterranean diet in axial spondyloarthritis: an observational study in an Italian monocentric cohort
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Open AccessPredictive factors for switching in patients with psoriatic arthritis undergoing anti-TNFα, anti-IL12/23, or anti-IL17 drugs: a 15-year monocentric real-life study
We aimed to evaluate the (a) potential predictors of first biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARD) failure and (b) factors associated with failure of multiple therapies in psoriatic arthritis...
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Open AccessMediterranean diet in axial spondyloarthritis: an observational study in an Italian monocentric cohort
Little evidence is available about the impact of diet on disease activity of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). This study evaluated the impact of a 6-month nutritional advice based on the Mediterranean diet on ...
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Metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver stiffness in psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis patients
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), potentially evolving into liver fibrosis (LF), is frequent in psoriasis (PsO), but data in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are lacking. Our study aimed to investigate the p...
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Psoriatic arthritis and obesity: the role of anti-IL-12/IL-23 treatment
Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have an increased prevalence of obesity, but mechanisms underlying this association remain unknown and it is unclear if obesity is the cause or effect of PsA. For PsA pa...
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Open AccessAre gender-specific approaches needed in diagnosing early axial spondyloarthritis? Data from the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort
Although gender differences have been observed in the severity of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), gender differences in disease presentation of early axSpA have not been thoroughly investigated. In particular...
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Effectiveness and safety of ustekinumab in naïve or TNF-inhibitors failure psoriatic arthritis patients: a 24-month prospective multicentric study
The current prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the long-term (24 months), real-life effectiveness of ustekinumab in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Consecutive patients with moderate-severe PsA and a...
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Bone edema of the whole vertebral body: an unusual case of spondyloarthritis
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is usually characterized by early inflammatory involvement of the sacroiliac joints (SI), which constitutes one of the most important classification criteria according to the SpondyloAr...
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Open AccessWork productivity is associated with disease activity and functional ability in Italian patients with early axial spondyloarthritis: an observational study from the SPACE cohort
Spondyloarthritis often affects young people, typically in their working years. The aim of our study was to investigate work productivity and its relationship with disease activity and physical functioning in ...
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A recently developed MRI scoring system for hand osteoarthritis: its application in a clinical setting
This study aimed to apply the recently proposed Oslo hand osteoarthritis magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring system to evaluate MRI findings in a cohort of patients affected by long-standing erosive hand ...
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The prevalence of monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluid from wrist and finger joints
The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of monosodium urate (MSU) and calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals in synovial fluids (SFs) aspirated from wrist and finger joints of patients with previously ...
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Open AccessPredictors of response and drug survival in ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with infliximab
The advent of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) drugs has changed the course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). While data are available concerning the long term effectiveness of single anti-TNF agents, little ...
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Impact of 24-month treatment with etanercept, adalimumab, or methotrexate on metabolic syndrome components in a cohort of 210 psoriatic arthritis patients
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory condition, characterized by an excess of metabolic disorders. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of classic cardiovascular risk factors, due to an imbala...
