Ashley Leong, Warren Fong
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14444
Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) are vulnerable to opportunistic infections, including cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. This narrative review aims to identify factors associated with CMV infection in patients with AAV. The literature review was conducted on Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.
Xin Li, Qian Zhou, Pengchao Wu, Qian Chen, Zhenyu Ren, Xue Yang, Xiaokui Tang
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14428
To analyze prognostic factors of antisynthetase syndrome (ASS)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Oya Koker, Ayten Aliyeva, Sezgin Sahin, Amra Adrovic, Mehmet Yildiz, Fatih Haslak, Aybuke Gunalp, Kenan Barut, Ozgur Kasapcopur
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14431
The current study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of breastfeeding on the development and outcome measures of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The second aim was to determine the consequences of particular sociodemographic and sociocultural characteristics and nutritional behavior of early childhood on JIA.
Sree Deepika Padala, Chunhuan Lao, Kamal Solanki, Douglas White
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14433
To study the economic impact of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in the patients attending Rheumatology clinics in Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand (NZ). There is currently no bottom-up data on this in NZ.
Na Yin, Xiaosi Li, Weichao Liu, Yan Qi, Runfang Wu, Zhaofu Li, Sai Ying, Haihao Yang, Qianlan Gu, Zhao Wu, Nanting Zou, Weigang Duan, Jiangyun Peng, Chunping Wan
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14434
Jian Pi Shen Shi Formula (JPSSF) is a beneficial treatment for hyperuricemia and related tissue damage in the clinical setting. This study was designed to investigate its therapeutic potential and underlying mechanisms in uricase-deficient rats (Uox−/− rats).
Cinthuja Pathmanathan, Leticia A. Deveza, Sarah R. Robbins, Vicky Duong, Venkatesha Venkatesha, David J. Hunter
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14435
The objectives of this study are to ascertain the determinants of quality of life (QoL) and hand function among persons with hand osteoarthritis (OA) and to assess the influence of hand function on QoL among persons with OA.
Liang Cai, Zhanwang Gao, Zhiping Gu
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14436
To investigate the role of Lin28A in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism.
Bo-Chueh Hsu, Yi-Hsing Chen, Ching-Heng Lin, Kuo-Tung Tang
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14437
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), commonly used to treat patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), has been shown to delay the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study aimed to explore the association between HCQ use and future development of SLE in pSS patients based on a nationwide nested case–control study.
Sanghamitra Machhua, Shefali Khanna Sharma, Yashwant Kumar, Surjit Singh, Shashi Anand, Sanjeev Handa, Ranjana Walker Minz
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14440
This study aimed to evaluate an association between Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Hong Xiong, QianRen Tan, Feng Luo, XueMei Yuan, Wukai Ma, XueMing Yao
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14430
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a poorly prognostic autoimmune disease the pathogenesis of which is multifactorial and not clearly defined. DM may be influenced by genes, environment, and immunity. The typical manifestations of DM are Gottron rash, heliotrope rash, rash on the shoulders and buttocks, erythema around fingernails, excessive keratosis of the epidermis, mechanic's hands, and interstitial lung disease (ILD), among others. Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated 5 gene (MDA5) antibody has been strongly associated with DM.
Iván Pérez Haded, Juan Sebastián Bayona D'vera, Andrea SofÃa Blanco Espinoza, Bruny Carolina Llamas Castellanos, Mariam Carolina Rolón Cadena
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14452
Erythema nodosum (EN) is the most common clinical presentation of panniculitis, an inflammatory process that affects subcutaneous cellular tissue, characterized by the acute appearance of painful erythematous nodules predominantly in the lower extremities. An unusual case of EN is presented below, secondary to the administration of zoledronic acid (ZA) and denosumab, in which incidental histopathological findings of calciphylaxis were also found.
Carolina Mazeda, Renata Aguiar, Bárbara Fernandes, Anabela Barcelos
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14432
San-Yuan Kuo, Chen-Chih Chu, Chun-Chi Lu
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14439
Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, Chien-Te Liu, Wei-Chiao Kao, Yung-Heng Lee
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14420
Bugra Ince, Esra Kultur, Safiye Sayilir, Okan Kucukakkas
doi : 10.1111/1756-185X.14453
This article presents a 47-year-old female patient who was concurrently diagnosed with sarcoidosis and axial spondyloarthritis. The coexistence of spondyloarthritis and sarcoidosis, the involvement of bone and sacroiliac synovium in sarcoidosis, and treatment options were discussed.
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