Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: A biomarker for predicting systemic involvement in iga vasculitis by Rintu Merin George, Arun C Inamadar, Ajit B Janagond

“…Context:“IgA vasculitis, is an immune complex mediated, self limited cutaneous small vessel vasculitis, characterized by palpable purpurae, arthralgia or arthritis, gastrointestinal and/or renal involvement.” …”
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Group A Streptococci-Associated Necrotizing Fasciitis following Cat Bite in an Immunocompromised Patient by Sudheer Nambiar, Asha Karippot, Joe Devasahayam, Tony Oliver

“…We present a 57-year-old female with history of rheumatoid arthritis on oral corticosteroid and methotrexate therapy with painful swelling of the left hand following a cat bite that was diagnosed as having group A streptococcus pyogenes-associated necrotizing fasciitis. …”
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Outcome of Allogeneic Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Dogs Suffering from Osteoarthritis and Other Joint Defects by Kiran Shah, Tara Drury, Ivelise Roic, Peter Hansen, Mark Malin, Richard Boyd, Huseyin Sumer, Ray Ferguson

“…In this report, we describe the outcome of the treatment of two hundred and three dogs diagnosed with degenerative arthritis with severe chronic pain in joints causing lameness at walk, reduced mobility, and functional disability. …”
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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Amit B. Sohagia, Srinivas Guptha Gunturu, Tommy R. Tong, Hilary I. Hertan

“…HSP is the most common childhood vasculitis, and is characterized by the classic tetrad of nonthrombocytopenic palpable purpura, arthritis or arthralgias, gastrointestinal and renal involvement. …”
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Primary Candida guilliermondii Infection of the Knee in a Patient without Predisposing Factors by Gun Woo Lee, Tae-Hun Kim, Jung-Hwan Son

“…Our case is the second case of primary C. guilliermondii arthritis of knee to be reported in the English-language literature and the first to be successfully treated with total knee arthroplasty following IV amphotericin B and oral fluconazole. …”
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The Pivotal Role of TBK1 in Inflammatory Responses Mediated by Macrophages by Tao Yu, Young-Su Yi, Yanyan Yang, Jueun Oh, Deok Jeong, Jae Youl Cho

“…Inflammation is considered to be a major cause of most chronic diseases, especially in more than 100 types of inflammatory diseases which include Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, Crohn's disease, colitis, dermatitis, hepatitis, and Parkinson's disease. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus Myocarditis with Associated Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus by Michael McGee, Emily Shiel, Stephen Brienesse, Stuart Murch, Robert Pickles, James Leitch

“…Here, we report a case of a 44-year-old man on methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis who presented in septic shock and was diagnosed with staphylococcus aureus myocarditis. …”
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Osteomyelitis Infection of Mycobacterium marinum: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hao H. Nguyen, Nada Fadul, Muhammad S. Ashraf, Dawd S. Siraj

“…This infection can also cause deeper infections including tenosynovitis, bursitis, arthritis, and osteomyelitis. Disseminated infections and visceral involvements have been reported in immunocompromised patients. …”
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A Very Rare Complication of Hepatitis A Infection: Acute Myocarditis—A Case Report with Literature Review by Olivia Allen, Ahmed Edhi, Adam Hafeez, Alexandra Halalau

“…In addition, extrahepatic manifestations have been reported, including urticarial and maculopapular rash, acute kidney injury, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia, acute pancreatitis, mononeuritis, reactive arthritis, glomerulonephritis, cryoglobulinemia, Guillain–Barre syndrome, and pleural or pericardial effusion. …”
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Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes: A Potential Alternative Therapeutic Agent in Orthopaedics by John Burke, Ravindra Kolhe, Monte Hunter, Carlos Isales, Mark Hamrick, Sadanand Fulzele

“…If exosomes could be extracted from stem cells in an efficient manner and packaged with particular regenerative products, then diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bone fractures, and other maladies could be treated with cell-free regenerative medicine via exosomes. …”
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Perceptions of Biosimilars Among Healthcare Providers in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Alqahtani, Ahmed Al-jedai, Albert Wertheimer

“…Biosimilars are safe and effective treatments for chronic diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) manages the quality and registration of biosimilars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Note sur l’Étude paléopathologique des individus inhumés dans l’ancien monastère des prêtres Lóios de Arraiolos (Portugal) by Paula Tavares

“…Cases of periodontal disease and one case of abscess in the jaw were observed. Some cases of arthritis, Schmorl´s nodules, cribra orbitalia, porotic hyperostosis, among other pathologies, are also present in this material. …”
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Human Amniotic Membrane Positioning in the Surgical Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Degenerative Disorder by Luca Guarda-Nardini, Diletta Trojan, Giulia Montagner, Elisa Cogliati, Matteo Bendini, Daniele Manfredini

“…Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis is a degenerative pathology that may cause pain and dysfunction. …”
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The Role of Th17 Cells and IL-17 in Th2 Immune Responses of Allergic Conjunctivitis by Xiang-Tian Meng, Yun-Yue Shi, Hong Zhang, Hong-Yan Zhou

“…Studies have shown that Th17 cells are involved in a variety of immune inflammation, including psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and asthma. …”
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IL-32: A Novel Pluripotent Inflammatory Interleukin, towards Gastric Inflammation, Gastric Cancer, and Chronic Rhino Sinusitis by Muhammad Babar Khawar, Muddasir Hassan Abbasi, Nadeem Sheikh

“…It was found to induce the expression of various inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β as well as macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) and has been reported previously to be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of a number of inflammatory disorders, namely, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastric inflammation and cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Resection and Resolution of Bone Marrow Lesions Associated with an Improvement of Pain after Total Knee Replacement: A Novel Case Study Using a 3-Tesla Metal Artefact Reduction MRI... by Thomas Kurien, Robert Kerslake, Brett Haywood, Richard G. Pearson, Brigitte E. Scammell

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Real-World Evidence of Clinical Outcomes of the Use of the Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 in Rheumatic and Gastrointestinal Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: 12-Month Data from the... by Bruno Fautrel, Yoram Bouhnik, Carine Salliot, Franck Carbonnel, Mathurin Fumery, Christophe Bernardeau, Yves Maugars, Mathurin Flamant, Fabienne Coury, Ben Braithwaite, Salima Hateb, Janet Addison, the PERFUSE investigators

“…Results Overall, 911 patients were included: 507 from rheumatology centres [116 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 78 psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and 313 ankylosing spondylitis (AS)] and 404 from gastroenterology centres [316 with Crohn’s disease (CD) and 88 ulcerative colitis (UC)]. …”
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Differentiation of Early Sacroiliitis Using Machine-Learning- Supported Texture Analysis by Qingqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Xi Hu, Xin Dang, Xiaojing Yu, Liye Chen, Hongjie Hu

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Based on MR imaging, the T1WI-TA and fsT2WI-TA models were highly effective for the early diagnosis of sacroiliac joint arthritis. The T1WI-TA model significantly improved the early diagnostic efficacy for sacroiliac arthritis compared to that of the qualitative scores of the readers, while the efficacy of the fsT2WI-TA model was comparable to that of the readers.…”
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Autoimmune Conditions in 235 Hemochromatosis Probands with HFE C282Y Homozygosity and Their First-Degree Relatives by James C. Barton, J. Clayborn Barton

“…Prevalences of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis were 8.1% (95% CI: [5.1, 12.5]), 1.7% [0.6, 4.6], and 0.0085 [0.0015, 0.0337], respectively. …”
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Imaging in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease by Praveen P G. Rao, Kushal Joshi, Sidath Liyanage, Daniel Dalili, Gouri Koduri

“…A systematic approach with a focus on the dominant pattern, zonal distribution, and additional specific features such as necrobiotic nodules (rheumatoid arthritis) and dilated esophagus (systemic sclerosis) should, in a majority of the cases, lead to the right diagnosis. …”
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