Background Disappointing outcomes in Sjögren’s disease (SjD) trials underscore the need for reliable, sensitive endpoints.

Objectives Patients with primary Sjögren’s disease (SjD) have an increased risk of B cell lymphoma. The aim of this study was ...

Background Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has long been debated as an early nonspecific phase/symptom of ...

Background Data on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are scarce. This study aimed to determine the ...

Music therapy is recognised as a complementary or alternative therapy for osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, but playing music can have health repercussions for musicians in the field of ...

Objective To describe systemic sclerosis (SSc) with myopathy in patients without classic SSc-specific and SSc-overlap autoantibodies (aAbs), referred to as seronegative scleromyositis. Methods Twenty ...

Objectives A few studies on antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) treatments have shown the therapeutic efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). However, the ...

Objective Glucocorticoids (GC) are a cornerstone in treating antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated vasculitides (AAV), however, they add to morbidity and mortality. To date, GC toxicity in ...

Introduction The role of MRI of the spine/sacroiliac joints to aid the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is well established. Limited data, however, exist on the use of MRI to assess ...

Effect of mAb-3C on LCWE-induced vasculitis. Mice were injected intraperitoneally with PBS (n=7) or LCWE (n=14). After 2 weeks, LCWE-treated mice were further divided into two groups: no treatment ...

Objectives Patients with connective tissue diseases can develop interstitial lung disease (ILD), leading to a progressive fibrosing ILD (PF-ILD) phenotype in some cases. We aimed to investigate the ...