Long COVID in patients with rheumatologic disease: A single center observational study by Horacio Quinones-Moya, Armando Ocampo-Del Valle, Adolfo Camargo-Coronel, Francisco Javier Jimenez-Balderas, Miriam Berenice Bernal-Enriquez, Pedro Madinabeitia-Rodríguez, Kenia Nahomi Morales-Medino, Cynthia Roque-Ibanez, Mario Raúl Hernandez-Zavala

“…Results: We included 64 patients: 19 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 21 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and 24 with other rheumatological diseases. …”
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An Atraumatic Symphysiolysis with a Unilateral Injured Sacroiliac Joint in a Patient with Cushing’s Disease: A Loss of Pelvic Stability Related to Ligamentous Insufficiency? by Andreas Höch, Philipp Pieroh, Faramarz Dehghani, Christoph Josten, Jörg Böhme

“…Prior to the injury, she received high-dose glucocorticoids for a tentative diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis over two months. This diagnosis was not confirmed. …”
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Semantic Modeling for SNPs Associated with Ethnic Disparities in HapMap Samples by HyoYoung Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Junhyung Park, Heebal Kim, Byeong-Chul Kang

“…Our semantic modeling for ethnicity-specific SNPs showed interesting results in the three categories, including three diseases ("AIDS-associated nephropathy," "Hypertension," and "Pelvic infection"), one drug ("Methylphenidate"), and five pathways ("Hemostasis," "Systemic lupus erythematosus," "Prostate cancer," "Hepatitis C virus," and "Rheumatoid arthritis"). We found ethnicity-specific genes using the semantic modeling, and the majority of our findings was consistent with the previous studies - that an understanding of genetic variability explained ethnicity-specific disparities.…”
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Inflammatory Markers in Rheumatoid Patients and Cardiac Function: Insights from an Iranian University Hospital by Fatemeh Omidi, Parisa Delkash

“…Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. …”
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Necrotising Myositis, the Deadly Impersonator by A. Rahman, A. K. Abou-Foul, A. Yusaf, J. Holton, L. Cogswell

“…Patient 2, a 61-year-old female with a background of rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension, presented to accident and emergency feeling generally unwell and was treated for presumed respiratory sepsis. …”
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Beyond Fat Mass: Exploring the Role of Adipokines in Rheumatic Diseases by Morena Scotece, Javier Conde, Rodolfo Gómez, Veronica López, Francisca Lago, Juan Jesus Gómez-Reino, Oreste Gualillo

“…The goal of this paper is to elucidate the recent findings concerning the involvement of adipokines in rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).…”
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Therapeutic Response of Alopecia Areata-Associated Nail Changes to Baricitinib by Ashley Wittmer, Katherine De Jong, Lauren Bolish, Lindsey Finklea

“…Baricitinib is an immunomodulatory drug that acts as a selective and reversible inhibitor of JAK proteins and is indicated for adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not responded to other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. …”
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Environmental noise exposure and autoimmune diseases: Evidence from a national cohort study by Seunghyun Lee, Yongho Lee, Wanhyung Lee, Xiaoxue Ma

“…High noise exposure was significantly associated with an increased risk of autoimmune diseases (HR 1.03; 95 % CI: 1.01–1.05), including higher SIRs for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Hashimoto’s disease, and Graves’ disease. …”
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Rheumatoid-like hand deformities and aortic valve disease in a 13-year-old girl with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report by Anjuman Ara Rahman, Abhijit Datta, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Anindita Das Barshan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…In addition, she experienced joint deformity in both hands, mimicking rheumatoid arthritis, which is uncommon. The patient was diagnosed and underwent treatment through both lifestyle changes and medication. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Stroke in Puerperal Woman with High Titer of Anti-Phospholipid IgM Antibody by Hiroto Hirashima, Masahiro Iwamoto, Tadashi Ozawa, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Shigeki Matsubara, Akihide Ohkuchi

“…A 36-year-old nulliparous woman with both rheumatoid arthritis and recurrent pregnancy loss, probably due to a high titer of anti-phospholipid IgM antibody, was referred at 10 weeks of gestation. …”
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Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…AS cases were identified using at least two ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) codes and rare intractable disease registration codes, excluding diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. The annual prevalence of AS was calculated and standardized to the 2017 population. …”
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Quality Assessment of Hydroxychloroquine Tablet: A Comparative Evaluation of Drug Produced by Different Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh by Md. Raihanur Islam, Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Md. Sanower Hossain, Mohammad Touhidul Islam, Sharifa Sultana, Nisarat Nijhum, Kutub Uddin Ahamed, Chee-Yan Choo, Ching Siang Tan, Khang Wen Goh

“… Hydroxychloroquine is the most commonly prescribed antimalarial extensively used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It is extensively utilized as a repurposing drug, as well, in many countries worldwide to treat COVID-19. …”
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The Effect of Periodontitis on Expression of Interleukin-21: A Systematic Review by Archana Mootha, Sankari Malaiappan, N. D. Jayakumar, Sheeja S. Varghese, Julie Toby Thomas

“…Interleukin-21 (IL-21) has been associated with systemic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease that follow a chronic inflammatory cascade. …”
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Association of Glycemic Indices (Hyperglycemia, Glucose Variability, and Hypoglycemia) with Oxidative Stress and Diabetic Complications by Eleftheria Papachristoforou, Vaia Lambadiari, Eirini Maratou, Konstantinos Makrilakis

“…Oxidative stress has been associated with a variety of pathologic conditions, including diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia/reperfusion injury, obstructive sleep apnea, and accelerated aging. …”
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Drug-Induced Liver Injury Caused by Adalimumab: A Case Report and Review of the Bibliography by Bernardo Frider, Andres Bruno, Marcelo Ponte, Marcelo Amante

“…We describe a case of a 35-year-old man, with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hepatitis C virus genotype 1a with a liver biopsy in 2001 with a METAVIR score pattern A1 F0; he received interferon alpha 2b for six months, but treatment was suspended because of reactivation of RA. …”
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Peptide-Based Vaccination Therapy for Rheumatic Diseases by Bin Wang, Shiju Chen, Qing Zheng, Yuan Liu, Guixiu Shi

“…Tremendous efforts have been made to develop effective peptide-based vaccinations against rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), while studies in other rheumatic diseases are still limited. …”
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Therapeutic Benefit in Rheumatoid Cachexia Illustrated Using a Novel Primary Human Triple Cell Coculture Model by Tracey Ollewagen, Gareth S. Tarr, Kathryn H. Myburgh, Helmuth Reuter, Carine Smith

“…The loss of muscle mass in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), termed rheumatoid cachexia, is predicted to result from the complex interactions between different cell types involved in the maintenance of skeletal muscle mass, namely, myoblasts, fibroblasts, and macrophages. …”
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Perception of the Importance of Inherited Genetics and Lifestyle on the Development of Chronic Diseases: A UK Cross‐Sectional Survey by Aamir Hussain, Lourdes Santos‐Merx, Mariasole Da Boit

“…Moreover, the majority of the respondents chose lifestyle over inherited genes as most important factor for cancer, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes development (50.8% vs. 29.6%, 79% vs. 11.9%, 85.7% vs. 9.6%; respectively), while 60.6% of respondents selected inherited genes for rheumatoid arthritis (p < 0.05). Knowledge about genes or a healthy lifestyle did not influence the selection of lifestyle as the most important factor (p > 0.05). …”
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Medical cannabis in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of clinical trials by Przemysław Płatek, Laura Piejko

“…Recent scientific findings suggest that cannabinoids may be therapeutically beneficial for conditions such as neurodegenerative disorders, seizures, nausea and vomiting, insomnia, neuropathic pain, excessive muscle tension, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and chronic wounds. Aims: The aim of this study was to summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis in the management of musculoskeletal pain. …”
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METTL3 Attenuates LPS-Induced Inflammatory Response in Macrophages via NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Jinghua Wang, Shushan Yan, Hongying Lu, Shufeng Wang, Donghua Xu

“…However, little is known of the role and underlying mechanism of METTL3 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of the present study is to elucidate the function and potential mechanism of METTL3 in RA pathogenesis. …”
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