Methods Anti-Ku-positive patients were retrieved through four immunology departments. Clusters were derived from unsupervised multiple correspondence analysis, not including the disease’s diagnosis, ...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition characterised by calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses. The condition usually affects the axial skeleton, in ...

Objectives Real-world data regarding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its association with interstitial lung disease (ILD) is still scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of RA and ILD in ...

Objectives Owing to the underrepresentation of early-stage disease in randomised trials and inconsistent clinical evidence, using oral bisphosphonates to prevent incident osteoarthritis in adults with ...

Objectives To evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), biomarker response and efficacy of E6742 in a phase I/II study in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Two ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an elderly onset syndrome characterised by aching and stiffness in the shoulders and the pelvic girdle associated to increased levels of acute phase reactants and rapid ...

Objectives We aimed to investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and whether OA and dyslipidemia are associated. Methods We performed a systematic literature ...

Aim To describe salivary gland involvement in patients suspected of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) using the OMERACT Ultrasound Scoring System for SS. Next, using different ultrasound cut-offs, to assess the ...

Objective To determine the cumulative incidence of difficult-to-manage axial spondyloarthritis (D2M-axSpA) and treatment-refractory axSpA (TR-axSpA) in a recent-onset axSpA inception cohort, identify ...

Objective To test the reliability of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Giant cell arteritis (GCA) Ultrasonography Score (OGUS) and other composite scores in a patient-based exercise involving ...

Objective To investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and evaluate the association of these mental health issues with self-management ...

Objective To perform a systematic literature review (SLR) about the effect of non-pharmacological interventions delivered by non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage osteoporotic ...