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High disease activity is associated with an increased risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

2 Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 3 Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of ...
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Not only synovitis but also tenosynovitis needs to be considered: why it is time to update textbook images of rheumatoid arthritis

Correspondence to Professor Annette van der Helm-van Mil, Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; A.H.M.van_der_Helm{at}lumc.nl Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is ...
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Disturbance of the menstrual pattern after local injection with triamcinolone acetonide

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands Dr J M A Mens. Local injections of ...
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POS1129 IN VITRO EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT AFIMETORAN (BMS-986256), AN EQUIPOTENT TLR7/8 DUAL ANTAGONIST, HAS STEROID-SPARING POTENTIAL IN THE CLINIC

1 Bristol Myers Squibb, Discovery Biology, Lawrence Township, United States of America 2 Bristol Myers Squibb, Medicinal Chemistry, Lawrence Township, United States of America 3 Bristol Myers Squibb, ...
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Epidemiology of primary Sjögren's syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective Epidemiological studies of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) are crucial for describing the burden to society and the public medical system and for shedding light on aetiology. Previous ...
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Allopurinol dose escalation to achieve serum urate below 6 mg/dL: an open-label extension study

Correspondence to Professor Lisa K Stamp, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, P.O. Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand; lisa.stamp{at}cdhb.health.nz Objectives To determine the ...
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The reliability of a new scoring system for knee osteoarthritis MRI and the validity of bone marrow lesion assessment: BLOKS (Boston–Leeds Osteoarthritis Knee Score)

Aim: MRI provides unparalleled visualisation of all the anatomical structures involved in the osteoarthritis (OA) process. There is a need for reliable methods of quantifying abnormalities of these ...
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Variability in the biological response to anti-CD20 B cell depletion in systemic lupus erythaematosus

Objective: To study the effects in systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE) of B cell directed therapy with rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed at CD20+ B cells, without concomitant ...
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The diagnostic accuracy of the squeeze test to identify arthritis: a cross-sectional cohort study

Correspondence to W B van den Bosch, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; W.B.van_den_Bosch{at}lumc.nl Objectives In daily ...
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AB0864-HPR INFLUENCE OF THE TYPE OF PAIN SYNDROME ON THE SEVERITY OF ANXIETY-DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

1 Saratov State Medical University name of V.I. Razumovsky Ministry of Health of Russia, Hospital Therapy, Saratov, Russian Federation 1 Saratov State Medical University name of V.I. Razumovsky ...