1–7 In particular, an association between some of the connective-tissue diseases and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (lymphadenoid goiter) has recently seemed likely. 6,8,9 Many reports of this ...

Type I interferon (IFN) score may effectively predict disease progression in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc), with patients having a high IFN activity presenting worse clinical outcomes.

Objectives To investigate short-term prognosis and prognostic factors for connective tissue disease-associated ... M329 (adult-onset Still’s disease), M352 (Behçet’s disease), M341 (CREST syndrome), ...

A variety of neurologic insults can cause CNS vasculitis (Table 2), and it can also be a primary disease (i.e. primary ... concomitant cutaneous vasculitis and a recent history of retinal vasculitis.

Objectives Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (ACTDs) commonly involve the shoulder joint; however, clinical epidemiological studies investigating their association with tendons are scant. Rotator ...

Subject characteristics, illness-related medical history, and disease scores (Vasculitis Damage Index [VDI], Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Scale [BVAS], visual analogue scale on pain [VAS-P] and ...

Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD ... The effects of immunostimulatory herbal supplements on autoimmune skin diseases. J Am Acad ...

In its early stages, kidney disease may not cause any symptoms or signs. However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in ...

Other connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, thrombophlebitis, hypersensitivity vasculitis, livedo vasculopathy, and allergic granulomatosis are ...

Osimertinib-induced cutaneous vasculitis is a rare skin adverse reaction ... or other symptoms indicative of connective tissue disease. Figure 1. Palpable purpura, non-blanching over bilateral lower ...

A new study published by JAMA Dermatology illustrates the significant impact of cutaneous chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) on patient health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL), along with finding ...

Immune axonal neuropathies are a particular group of immune-mediated neuropathies that occasionally accompany systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases such as connective tissue dissorders ... localized ...