OBJECTIVE To evaluate lung involvement in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. METHODS Sixty one consecutive, non-smoking patients, 58 women and three men, were evaluated clinically, ...

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...

Introduction Vaccination represents a cornerstone in mastering the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on immunogenicity and safety of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in patients with autoimmune inflammatory ...

Bathing in thermal water has an impressive history and continuing popularity. In this paper a brief overview of the use of water in medicine over the centuries is given.

Introduction Recent controlled trials have assessed the efficacy of phospodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors in secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (RP). However, the conclusions are conflicting, and whether ...

Objective To assess the incidence and risk factors of cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods A cohort analysis was conducted involving patients recruited and ...

OP0302 IANALUMAB (VAY736), A DUAL MODE OF ACTION BIOLOGIC COMBINING BAFF RECEPTOR INHIBITION WITH B CELL DEPLETION, REACHES PRIMARY ENDPOINT FOR TREATMENT OF PRIMARY SJOGREN’S SYNDROME ...

Background Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are efficacious in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but some patients do not respond or do not tolerate their first TNFi, and are switched ...

Objective To develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods The multidisciplinary guideline development group, representing 12 European countries, ...

Background: Glucocorticoids (GC) are the cornerstone of the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), but they are associated with several adverse events (AEs).

Objectives Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are useful tools for identifying clinically homogeneous subsets and predicting prognosis of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) ...

Background EULAR recommendations for treatment for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) were last updated in 2017, based on literature up to the end of 2014. The treatment recommendations are among the most cited ...