Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman by José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti Sarinho, Marília Soares e Silva Arcadipane, Graziela Tavares Miola Menezes, Danilo Fernando Costa Duarte, Waldenise Cossermelli, Ivan Aprahamian

“…Normally, joint involvement comes secondary to meningitis or severe sepsis caused by this agent. When primary arthritis is seen, monoarthritis is the most common presentation. …”
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Gender Differences in Behçet’s Disease Associated Uveitis by Didar Ucar-Comlekoglu, Austin Fox, H. Nida Sen

“…Ocular manifestations, vascular involvement, and neurologic symptoms are more frequently reported in male patients whereas oral and genital ulcers, skin lesions, and arthritis occur more frequently in female patients. …”
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Role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in health and diseases by Brijesh Yadav, Narayan Prasad

“…In this review, we have discussed the different property of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, its function and factors influencing HDLc property in light of anti-inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis and the role of cholesterol-lowering statin drug in enhancing the beneficial effect of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in different cell types.…”
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Complete Remission of Methotrexate-Related Epstein-Barr-Virus-Associated Hodgkin-Like Lymphoma following Withdrawal of MTX Coupled with Clarithromycin Administration by Nobuo Takemori, Hiroyuki Kaneko, Masaya Nakamura, Masaru Kojima

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to develop lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) during the course of illness, particularly in cases treated with methotrexate (MTX) for long periods. …”
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Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Autoimmune Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment by Yan Cao, Wensong Zhang, Jie Wu, Hong Zhang, Hongyan Zhou

“…PUK may have a connection to systemic conditions, such as long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Wegener granulomatosis (WG), relapsing polychondritis, classic polyarteritis nodosa and its variants, microscopic polyangiitis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome. …”
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Bone and Joint Infections due to Haemophilus parainfluenzae: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Conar R. O’Neil, Evan Wilson, Bayan Missaghi

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old female with a history of asplenia who developed H. parainfluenzae septic arthritis of the hip following an intra-articular steroid injection. …”
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Long Term Safety of Infliximab by Thomas F Schaible

“…Infliximab is a chimeric anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha monoclonal antibody that has been studied for the treatment of Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In several placebo controlled, randomized clinical trials and open trials, 771 patients have been given infliximab (a further 192 received placebo). …”
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Rheumatoid Meningoencephalitis: A Feared Condition in the Era of TNF Blockers by Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez, Kwon Minkyung, Sruthi Jinna, Sohail Farshad, Francisco Davila

“…Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncommon, and most of the times, it is secondary to vasculitic processes or extra-articular rheumatoid nodules. …”
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The effects of local and systemic inflammatory status on iron metabolism and lipid profile in calves by Uğur Aydoğdu, İbrahim Yurdakul

“…The sick calves were divided into two groups as local (8 omphalitis and 11 arthritis) and systemic (10 enteritis and 10 pneumonia) inflammations. …”
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A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease by Chrysoula I. Liakou, Joan Koh, Antonios Tsimpidakis, Katrina Rios, Charalabos Paskalis, Athanasios Pipilis, Dimitrios Kantianis, Thomas Georgiadis, Evangelia Razis

“…We report the case of a patient with amyloidosis who presented with a tongue lesion, weakness, nonspecific arthritis, and dyspnea on exertion that resulted in multiorgan system failure.…”
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Recurrent Multifocal Mycoplasma orale Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report and Review by Jeffrey Ketchersid, Jake Scott, Thomas Lew, Niaz Banaei, Shanthi Kappagoda

“…A young woman with mixed connective tissue disease complicated by erosive arthritis, secondary hypogammaglobulinemia due to rituximab, and a history of many infectious complications developed multiple nonhealing wounds, polyarticular joint pain, and leukocytosis. …”
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A Rapidly Fatal Case of Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity by Nasreen Shaikh, Muhammad Sardar, Rishi Raj, Punit Jariwala

“…She had history of rheumatoid arthritis for which she was taking 7.5 mg methotrexate weekly and stage 4 chronic kidney disease from diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography to Monitor Disease Progression in Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis by Aakriti Garg, Joaquin De Rojas, Priya Mathews, Albert Hazan, James Lin, Danielle Trief, Leejee H. Suh

“…The first patient had prolonged nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, while the second had inflammatory arthritis by laboratory findings without any systemic findings as well as possible concurrent tuberculosis. …”
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Comprehensive management application of sulodexide on proteinuria: 2 case reports by Li Zhou, Wenge Li

“…Case 2 is a 52 years-old female with chronic nephritis and rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by persistent proteinuria and edema in both legs. …”
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Motion – Cyclo-oxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are as Safe as Placebo for the Stomach: Arguments Against the Motion by Andreas Maetzel

“…A traditional NSAID, combined with either misoprostol or a proton pump inhibitor, is still a suitable alternative to selective COX-2 inhibitors for the treatment of arthritis.…”
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Use of biologic response modifiers for the management of ocular inflammatory conditions by Erick Rivera-Grana, Jay Siak, James T Rosenbaum

“…We review and discuss, (1) a 60-year-old male with granulomatosis with polyangiitis and bilateral anterior scleritis who required rituximab; (2) a 25-year-old male with refractory, idiopathic, bilateral chronic panuveitis and retinal vasculitis, which was controlled with adalimumab after treatment failure with oral and topical corticosteroids, cyclosporine, and methotrexate; and (3) a 44-year-old female with unilateral blindness and juvenile psoriatic arthritis-related intermediate uveitis, who required adalimumab to control her complication of persistent macular edema. …”
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Controversy About Management of Osteoarthritis with Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs by CUI Hanshu, LIU Bin

“…Some scholars believe that synovial inflammation is the main factor of pain and progression of OA, so disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for inflammatory arthritis could be used to treat OA. However, others hold opposing views, arguing that inflammation is not the core driving factor of OA, and the available research results are not sufficient to support the application of DMARDs in OA. …”
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Quercetin nanoparticles as a therapeutic approach: pharmacological actions and potential applications in therapy by Reham Farouk El-Sayed Baiomy

“…They are recognized for their anticancer, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic properties, making them valuable in addressing allergic reactions, metabolic disorders, inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and arthritis. From a pharmacological perspective, quercetin nanoparticles have demonstrated beneficial effects against Alzheimer’s disease, primarily through their inhibitory impact on acetylcholinesterase. …”
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Meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Two Patients with Occupational Exposure from Northeastern Brazil by Francisco Breno Ponte de Matos, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Camila Negreiro Dias, Lorena Pinho Mendes, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros Bessa

“…This infection usually manifests in humans as meningitis, endocarditis, septicemia, and/or arthritis. The primary groups at risk for S. suis infection are individuals occupationally exposed to pigs and/or pork, for example, farmers, butchers, and hunters. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Shoulder Tuberculosis by Majid Darraj

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) concluded right shoulder septic arthritis, for which he underwent operative drainage and debridement was undertaken. …”
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