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Open AccessStroke frequency, associated factors, and clinical features in primary systemic vasculitis: a multicentric observational study
The cerebral vessels may be affected in primary systemic vasculitis (PSV), but little is known about cerebrovascular events (CVEs) in this population. This study aimed to determine the frequency of CVEs at the...
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Open AccessRheumatoid arthritis study of the Egyptian College of Rheumatology (ECR): nationwide presentation and worldwide stance
To depict the spectrum of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Egypt in relation to other universal studies to provide broad-based characteristics to this particular population. This work included 10,364 adult RA pati...
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Open AccessDevelopment of machine learning models for detection of vision threatening Behçet’s disease (BD) using Egyptian College of Rheumatology (ECR)–BD cohort
Eye lesions, occur in nearly half of patients with Behçet’s Disease (BD), can lead to irreversible damage and vision loss; however, limited studies are available on identifying risk factors for the development...
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Open AccessImprovement in disease activity among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who switched from intravenous infliximab to intravenous golimumab in the ACR RISE registry
Infliximab and golimumab are intravenously (IV) administered tumor necrosis factor inhibitors approved to treat moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with concomitant methotrexate. Owing to differences ...
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Rheumatologists’ knowledge and perception of COVID-19 and related vaccines: the vaXurvey2 online survey
The study aimed to explore the experience of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection and vaccine adverse events (AEs) among rheumatologists. A validated questionnaire was distributed as a Google form to ...
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Development of an Arabic version of the Behçet’s Disease Current Activity Form (Ar-BDCAF): cross-cultural adaptation and validation initiative in Egypt
Behçet’s disease (BD), commonly seen in the Silk road countries, is a variable vessel vasculitis with no specific investigation that reflects disease activity. The Behçet’s Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) i...
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Rheumatology university faculty opinion on coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccines: the vaXurvey study from Egypt
The aim of the present work was to explore the perspectives of Egyptian Rheumatology staff members as regards the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccine.
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Open AccessEpidemiology and treatment of Behçet’s disease in the USA: insights from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry with a comparison with other published cohorts from endemic regions
Behçet’s disease (BD), a chronic systemic vasculitis, has distinct geographical and ethnic variation. Data regarding the epidemiology of patients with BD in the U.S. are limited; therefore, we sought to descri...
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatoid arthritis from a Multi-Centre patient-reported questionnaire survey: influence of gender, rural–urban gap and north–south gradient
During the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic there were several barriers to treatment access and medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. There is no information regarding the RA ...
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Serum 14-3-3η protein is associated with clinical and serologic features of Sjögren’s syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional analysis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) may coexist and carry a higher risk for future comorbidities. Although 14-3-3η protein is recently a known diagnostic marker in rheumatoid arthrit...
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Correction to: Behçet’s disease in Egypt: a multicenter nationwide study on 1526 adult patients and review of the literature
The author wishes to correct the record and clarify that in the original version of this article in the Discussion section under “Prevalence over the country governorates” inadvertently presented incorrect dat...
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Behçet’s disease in Egypt: a multicenter nationwide study on 1526 adult patients and review of the literature
The present work was conducted to estimate the prevalence of adult Behçet’s disease (BD) in adult Egyptian and to study the clinical pattern and influence of age at-onset and sex on disease phenotype. Also, we...
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Telomere dysfunction-related serological markers and oxidative stress markers in rheumatoid arthritis patients: correlation with diseases activity
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune polyarthritis with progressive destruction of the synovial joints associated with systemic manifestations. RA is characterized by infiltration of the syn...
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Open AccessSympathetic skin response in patients with systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis
Sympathetic skin response (SSR) is a technique to assess the sympathetic cholinergic pathways. Sympathetic dysfunction may participate in the development of pain, which is the major complaint in patients with ...
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Open AccessAssociation of hand grip strength with disease activity, disability and quality of life in children and adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) affects wrist and hand joints leading to decrease hand function and patients’ daily living activities. The assessment of hand grip strength (HGS) in children and adolescents...
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Toll-like receptor 9 in systemic sclerosis patients: relation to modified Rodnan skin score, disease severity, and functional status
The objective of this study is to assess toll-like receptor-9 (TLR9) expression in CD3-positive T lymphocytes and CD19-positive B lymphocytes in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and to study their relation to...
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Impact of secondhand smoking on disease activity in women with rheumatoid arthritis
Smoking is an established risk factor for the development and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with prominent production of cytokines. The aim of the work was to study the possible effect of secondhand ex...
