Objectives Acute anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a feared ischaemic complication of giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Objectives Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic autoimmune disease where infections ...

How this study might affect research, practice or policy These findings highlight the need for routine CT imaging in RP patients, as subclinical airway damage was common (66% in asymptomatic patients) ...

Objectives To define the elementary ultrasound (US) lesions in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to evaluate the reliability of the assessment of US lesions according to these definitions in a web-based ...

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Introduction Patients with rheumatoid (RA) or psoriatic (PsA) arthritis can experience debilitating pain. Methods Post hoc analyses of phase 3, double-blind studies in patients with active disease ...

Objective To develop and conduct an initial validation of the Damage Index for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD DI). Methods A draft of index items for assessing organ damages in patients with IgG4-RD ...

Objectives We aimed to develop a new complex intervention, the ‘COuld it Be RA’ (COBRA) tool, to support the implementation of a clinical prediction model to identify people likely to be anti-cyclic ...

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of etanercept and methotrexate as monotherapies and as combination therapy in subjects with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods The Study of Etanercept and ...

Background Myositis-associated interstitial lung disease (MAILD) is one of the most severe complications of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, characterised by rapidly progressive pulmonary fibrosis ...

Physical and mental illnesses are driven by ethnicity, social, environmental and economic determinants. Novel theoretical frameworks in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) focus on links and adverse ...