Objectives Smoking is recognised as one of the strongest environmental risk factors for the development of rheumatoid ...

Objective Methylprednisolone pulses (MP) help achieve prolonged remission in patients with moderate–severe systemic lupus ...

Over the last decade, the outlook for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved, but there is growing interest in ...

Objective While sustained remission is the treatment goal for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), its long-term remission remains ...

Introduction Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) are systemic diseases, including dermatomyositis (DM), inclusion body myositis (IBM), immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM), antisynthetase ...

Background This study aimed to explore the association of the sarcopenia questionnaire Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, Falls (SARC-F) with muscle strength, physical ...

Objectives Real-world data regarding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its association with interstitial lung disease (ILD) is still scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of RA and ILD in ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an elderly onset syndrome characterised by aching and stiffness in the shoulders and the pelvic girdle associated to increased levels of acute phase reactants and rapid ...

Objective This analysis evaluated efficacy and safety of filgotinib, a Janus-associated kinase 1-preferential inhibitor, in methotrexate (MTX)-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with ...

Original research: Effect of secukinumab dose escalation on MRI-detected inflammation and structural damage in axial spondyloarthritis: a clinical, investigator-initiated, treat-to-target study (TRACE ...