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Cardiovascular manifestations of monogenic periodic fever syndromes
Periodic fever syndromes (PFS) are a group of autoinflammatory diseases characterized by repeated febrile episodes and systemic inflammation. The...
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A systematic review of the incidence, management and prognosis of new-onset autoimmune connective tissue diseases after COVID-19
A literature review on new-onset autoimmune connective tissue diseases (ACTDs) following COVID-19 is lacking. We evaluated potential associations...
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Clinical manifestations, outcomes, and antibody profile of Brazilian adult patients with dermatomyositis: a single-center longitudinal study
BackgroundCurrently, only a few retrospective cohort or cross-sectional studies have described the general characteristics of Brazilian patients with...
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Prognostic factors of interstitial lung disease progression at sequential HRCT in anti-synthetase syndrome
ObjectivesInterstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common extra-muscular manifestation of anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) and the main cause of morbidity...
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Neurological autoimmunity in melanoma patients: a comparison between those exposed and non-exposed to immune checkpoint inhibitors
BackgroundThe clinical spectrum of melanoma-associated neurological autoimmunity, whether melanoma-associated paraneoplastic neurological syndromes...
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Overlap** rheumatoid arthritis and antisynthetase syndrome with secondary Sjögren’s syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundOverlap syndromes account for about 25% of autoimmune diseases. They are many possible combinations of known autoimmune diseases...
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Susceptibility of SARS-CoV2 infection in children
Coronavirus disease 2019 in children presents with distinct phenotype in comparison to adults. Overall, the pediatric infection with a generally...
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Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myositis: an update on pathophysiology and clinical care
The childhood-onset or juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIMs) are a heterogenous group of rare and serious autoimmune diseases of...
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Bempedoic Acid: for Whom and When
Purpose of ReviewThe aim of creating an orally active non-statin cholesterol-lowering drug was achieved with bempedoic acid, a small linear molecule...
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Clinical features and outcome of patients with acute respiratory failure revealing anti-synthetase or anti-MDA-5 dermato-pulmonary syndrome: a French multicenter retrospective study
BackgroundAnti-synthetase (AS) and dermato-pulmonary associated with anti-MDA-5 antibodies (aMDA-5) syndromes are near one of the other autoimmune...
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Spectrum of Large and Medium Vessel Vasculitis in Adults: Primary Vasculitides, Arthritides, Connective Tissue, and Fibroinflammatory Diseases
Purpose of ReviewTo provide a comprehensive overview of the spectrum of large and medium vessel vasculitis in adults with primary vasculitides,...
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Celiac disease prevalence in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, a cross-sectional study
Up to 30% of patients with celiac disease (CD) suffer from concurrent autoimmune disease, compared to 3% of the general population. The association...
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Anti-Ku antibody-positive systemic sclerosis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies overlap syndrome in children: a report of two cases and a review of the literature
The occurrence of anti-Ku antibody-positive idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) in pediatric patients is rare, and therefore, the clinical...
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High-resolution musculoskeletal ultrasonography and elastography for eosinophilic fasciitis diagnosis and follow-up: a case-based review
Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) remains a rare condition without precise diagnostic criteria due to common symptoms with other autoimmune diseases...
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Epidemiology of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a heterogeneous group of systemic autoimmune diseases that affect the skeletal muscles and can also...
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Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelits optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) – revised recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS). Part I: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis
The term ‘neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders’ (NMOSD) is used as an umbrella term that refers to aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G...
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Treatment of Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy
Purpose of ReviewImmune-mediated necrotizing myositis (IMNM) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by proximal muscle weakness, elevated...
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Autoimmune Neurogenic Dysphagia
Autoimmune neurogenic dysphagia refers to manifestation of dysphagia due to autoimmune diseases affecting muscle, neuromuscular junction, nerves,...
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Overlap syndrome in a 12-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus and anti-oj antibody-positive polymyositis: a case report
BackgroundThe peculiar presentation of overlap syndrome in children makes precise diagnosis difficult. Children with overlap syndrome may or may not...
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Utility of Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies for Treatment Selection in Myositis
Purpose of ReviewAutoimmune myopathies (IMs) are a group of diseases characterized by muscle weakness and inflammatory infiltrates on the muscle...
