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Examining the clinical and radiological landscape of rhupus: navigating the challenges in disease classification
Rhupus, in the broad sense, refers to an overlap between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus. However, there is a paucity of data on the appropriate diagnostic/classification criteria that should be used to de...
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Efficacy and safety of curcumin in maintaining remission during disease-modifying antirheumatic drug withdrawal in rheumatoid arthritis at 52 weeks: a phase III double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial
Curcumin has anti-inflammatory properties but current evidence is limited to advocate its use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We explored whether curcumin could maintain remission in patients with RA while taper...
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Long-standing and poorly controlled disease in juvenile dermatomyositis is associated with calcinosis: a real-world experience from a low-middle income country
To study the prevalence and predictors of calcinosis in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Medical records over 20 years at a tertiary care rheumatology center in Northern India were reviewed to identify patients...
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Correlates of breakthrough Omicron (B.1.1.529) infections in a prospective cohort of vaccinated patients with rheumatic diseases
Data on the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the durability of protection against the prevalent Omicron variant are scarce, especially in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs). Hence, we ...
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Effects of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases with hybrid immunity
Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases with a previous infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus have exaggerated responses to a single dose of COVID-19 vaccination as compared to fully vaccinated infection naive...
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Diagnostic accuracy of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in predicting relapses of ANCA-associated vasculitis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Relapse in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Utility of ANCA for prediction of relapses is still controversial. Pu...
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Interplay of diabetes mellitus and rheumatic diseases amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: influence on the risk of infection, outcomes, and immune responses
Outcomes of COrona VIrus Disease-19 (COVID-19) in patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) reported in various studies are heterogenous owing to the influence of age and comorbidities which have a significant be...
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Effectiveness of delayed second dose of AZD1222 vaccine in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease
There is paucity of data on extended dosing interval between two doses of AZD1222 (AstraZeneca) in patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (AIRD). We aimed to study the humoral response and rate of breakth...
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Effectiveness and adverse effects of the use of mirtazapine as compared to duloxetine for fibromyalgia: real-life data from a retrospective cohort
On the background of a restricted armamentarium of drugs available for the management of fibromyalgia (FM), we aimed to compare the real-world effectiveness of two serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors ...
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Systemic lupus erythematosus in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic: infection, vaccination, and impact on disease management
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) form a vulnerable group in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disease management. We conducted this overview by searches through Medline/PubMed, Sc...
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Juvenile dermatomyositis with gingival vasculopathy
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Understanding and managing anti-MDA 5 dermatomyositis, including potential COVID-19 mimicry
Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5 (MDA-5) Dermatomyositis (MDA5, DM) is a recently identified subtype of myositis characteristically associated with Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease ...
