Updates in the management of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease by Chengappa Kavadichanda, G S R S N K Naidu

“…The occurrence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a setting of a well-defined autoimmune disease or in the presence of autoantibodies is being increasingly recognized. …”
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Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection by Owen Huang, Tina Shah, Divya Sundarapandiyan, Matthew J. Akiyama

“…He was found to have an HCV infection for unknown duration upon further investigation. All other workup (autoimmune, rheumatic, and infectious) was unrevealing. …”
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Pregnancy counseling in rheumatic diseases: Where science meets the steps by Anu Balakrishnan, Pankti Mehta, Latika Gupta

“…The knowledge, as well as practices of contraception in autoimmune diseases, are low and varied in various populations. …”
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The Positive Effect of Psychotherapy in the Treatment of an Erosive Oral and Dermal Lichen Planus Case by Zana Fuad Noori, Mohammed Khalid Mahmood, Pinar Yaseen Raof, Handren Ameer Kurda, Balen Hamid Qadir, Didar Anwar Abdulrahman, Mohammed Aso Abdulghafor, Mohammed Taib Fatih, Basoz Khalid Hama Noori

“…ABSTRACT Lichen planus (LP) is an autoimmune disease that may affect the oral cavity and the skin, and it has the potential to change to malignancy. …”
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A rare case of congenital vitiligo in a neonate with a review of literature by Debasmita Behera, Farheen Begum, Chinmoy Raj, Garima Manocha

“…Our case in point contributes to the limited pool of studies on congenital vitiligo (nine cases reported till date) and lends credibility to the theory that, in genetically vulnerable individuals, the autoimmune process may begin in utero.…”
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An Adult Case of Adenovirus-Associated Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis by Dewayne Campbell, Gordon S. Wong, Hyun Park, Gavin McLeod

“…Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune neurological disease that predominately affects pediatric population. …”
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Cytokines in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy by Pengbo Zhang, Huang Zhu

“…Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), also known as thyroid eye disease (TED) or Graves’ orbitopathy (GO), is a complex autoimmune condition causing visual impairment, disfigurement, and harm to patients’ physical and mental health. …”
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A unique coexistence of a plurihormonal pituitary adenoma with granulomatous hypophysitis by Sanjiban Patra, Priti Trivedi

“…Among the primary hypophysitis, primary granulomatous subtype has been proposed to be idiopathic and autoimmune in nature. Plurihormonal pituitary adenomas produce hormones of more than one different pituitary cell lineage. …”
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Severe Corticosteroid-Induced Ocular Hypertension Requiring Bilateral Trabeculectomies in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis by Anna Maria Gruener, Pranev Sharma, Sally Ameen, Faisal Ahmed

“…It further emphasizes the need to raise awareness of the potential ocular side effects of steroids amongst physicians, in particular those looking after patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.…”
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Successful Treatment of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated with Lupus Nephritis by Using Mycophenolate Mofetil by Takashi Nawata, Makoto Kubo, Kosaku Shiragami, Yukinori Nakamura, Masafumi Yano

“…HLH associated with autoimmune diseases is often refractory to corticosteroid treatment; thus, additional immunosuppressive drugs, such as cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide, or tacrolimus, are required. …”
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The Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily of Cytokines in the Inflammatory Myopathies: Potential Targets for Therapy by Boel De Paepe, Kim K. Creus, Jan L. De Bleecker

“…The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IM) represent a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases, of which dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), and sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) are the most common. …”
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Successful treatment of stiff-person syndrome with plasmapheresis: case report and literature review by M. Nasvytis, R. Kaladytė Lokominienė

“… Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurologic disease, most often caused by autoimmune process during which antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD65) are synthesised. …”
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Keeping an Eye on Crohn’s Disease: Orbital Myositis as the Presenting Symptom by Carol A Durno, Robert Ehrlich, Robert Taylor, J Raymond Buncic, Peter Hughes, Anne Marie Griffiths

“…Episodic periorbital swelling due to presumed orbital inflammation and myositis caused intermittent apparent proptosis and was the presenting symptom of ileocecal Crohn's disease (CD) in a teenage female with a family history of autoimmune disorders and CD. Orbital myositis, a very rare extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), likely represents a process of impaired immunoregulation related to the underlying intestinal inflammation. …”
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A Case of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease with Extensive Multiorgan Involvements by Kazuhiko Higashioka, Kenji Yoshida, Kensuke Oryoji, Kazuo Kamada, Shinichi Mizuki, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Eisuke Yokota, Koichi Akashi

“…This case showed many clinical findings, such as bilateral swelling of salivary and lacrimal glands, autoimmune pancreatitis, interstitial nephritis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, periaortitis, systemic swelling of lymph nodes, pulmonary lesions, splenomegaly, and jejunal lesions. …”
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Inflammation in Retinal Vein Occlusion by Avnish Deobhakta, Louis K. Chang

“…It has long been recognized that systemic inflammatory disorders, such as autoimmune disease, are a significant risk factor for this condition. …”
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Pathological Features of New Animal Models for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Koichi Tsuneyama, Yuki Moritoki, Kentaro Kikuchi, Yasuni Nakanuma

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease characterized by immune mediated biliary damage and frequent appearance of autoantibodies against mitochondrial enzymes. …”
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A Rare Case of Splenic Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Relapsing Polychondritis of the Ear by Gary J. Huang, Bryan Mendes, Kianoush Sheykholeslami

“…However, RPC has also been linked to more insidious conditions such as malignancies, autoimmune disorders, vasculitis, or underlying infections. …”
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The Effects of MicroRNAs on Key Signalling Pathways and Epigenetic Modification in Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Wenming Hong, Pengying Zhang, Xinming Wang, Jiajie Tu, Wei Wei

“…This review focuses on the role played by miRNAs in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), which is a key cellular component within synovia, during the establishment and maintenance of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease. It also provides an overview and classification of known functional miRNAs in RA FLS and summarizes the potential uses of these small molecules in RA diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Atypical Manifestation of DRESS Syndrome by Christopher Hakim, Constantine Melitas, Eric Nguyen, Kha Ngo

“…The differential for liver transaminases over 1000 units/liter typically includes liver ischemia, acute viral hepatitis, acetaminophen toxicity, and autoimmune hepatitis. Prompt evaluation is imperative as these etiologies can lead to fulminant liver failure. …”
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Cytokines and Other Mediators in Alopecia Areata by Stamatis Gregoriou, Dafni Papafragkaki, George Kontochristopoulos, Eustathios Rallis, Dimitrios Kalogeromitros, Dimitris Rigopoulos

“…Alopecia areata, a disease of the hair follicles with multifactorial etiology and a strong component of autoimmune origin, has been extensively studied as far as the role of several cytokines is concerned. …”
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