Lipoma Arborescens: Review of an Uncommon Cause for Swelling of the Knee by M. De Vleeschhouwer, E. Van Den Steen, G. Vanderstraeten, W. Huysse, J. De Neve, L. Vanden Bossche

“…Lipoma arborescens is a rare cause of chronic monoarticular arthritis, with only a few cases reported in the literature. …”
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Protein carbamylation and proteomics: from artifacts to elucidation of biological functions by Youngki You, Gina Many, Ernesto S. Nakayasu

“…Lysine carbamylation is a non-enzymatic protein post-translational modification (PTM) that plays important roles in regulating enzymatic activity and the pathogenesis of diseases such as atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and uremia. The progress of understanding the roles of carbamylation in biological systems has been delayed due to lack of systematic assays to study its functions. …”
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Modelling for the Reduction and Spread Transmission of the Dynamics and Control of Zika virus Disease: Using Ordinary Differential Equations by G. Adamu, A.S. Ndagara, M. Mamuda, I.U. Omatola

“…It is commonly identified by popular rash, mild fever and arthritis. The Zika virus (ZIKV) was first identified and isolated from the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947. …”
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Leflunomide-Induced Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Achraf Machan, Hasna Azendour, Hamza Toufik, Lahsen Achemlal, Mohammed Boui, Naoufal Hjira

“…We report on 2 women on follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis, who presented hidradenitis suppurativa after different periods of treatment with leflunomide and who improved few weeks after discontinuation of the medication.…”
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Utilization of the Safe Surgical Dislocation Approach of the Hip to Retrieve a Bullet from the Femoral Head by Ruth Delaney, Maurice Albright, Gleeson Rebello

“…Retained intra-articular missiles from low-velocity handguns can lead to mechanical arthritis, synovitis, and lead toxicity. Various surgical approaches have been described to extract such foreign bodies from the hip joint. …”
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Smart health-care systems for rheumatology by Suneeta Mohanty, Prasant Kumar Pattnaik

“…Sensors such as accelerometers, wearable sensors, and thermal infrared camera sensors are extensively used to assemble data for patients with arthritis. ML algorithms are used to observe ailments and classify patients with respect to various diseases. …”
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The Role of Decorin in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases by Yuanji Dong, Jixin Zhong, Lingli Dong

“…This review summarizes the characteristics of decorin in immune and inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), IgA nephropathy, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA), osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), and systemic sclerosis (SSc) and discusses the potential role in these disorders.…”
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Decreased levels of serum platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in patients with rheumatic diseases by P. Vergne, V. Praloran, R. Treves, Y. Denizot

“…We report that serum PAF acetylhydrolase activity (AHA) levels are decreased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis as compared to healthy controls. …”
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Relapsing Hepatitis A Infection with Immunological Sequelae by Deborah J. Cook, Robert H. Riddell, Max A. Chernesky, Bruno J. Salena, Renata Slapsys

“…A patient with persistent anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) lgM following icteric hepatitis A, vasculitis, arthritis and peripheral neuropathy is reported. The clinical, biochemical and serological features of re lapsing hepatitis A arc described.…”
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Management of a Complex Supracondylar Periprosthetic Femur Fracture with Intramedullary Strut Allograft and Bilateral Locking Plates by Rita Moukarzel, Dany Aouad, Mohammad Daher, Wendy Ghanem, Hady Ezzeddine, George El Rassi

“…In this brief communication, a case of 49-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who sustained a low distal comminuted periprosthetic femoral fracture is presented. …”
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The Risk of Immunosuppression: A Case of Salmonella Meningitis by Joshua Dower, David P. Lerner, Tamar Geva, Kenneth Wener

“…We report the case of a 75-year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis on TNF-antagonist immunosuppressive therapy who initially presented to the hospital for management of back and leg pain and was ultimately diagnosed with bacterial meningitis secondary to Salmonella species infection. …”
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Yersiniosis and acute secondary axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy: a case report by A. Daškevičiūtė, R. Mameniškienė

“… Yersiniosis is a diarrheal illness that usually causes acute gastroenteritis, pseudoappendicitis syndrome, erythema nodosum or reactive arthritis. On rare occasions, yersiniosis can be a cause of meningitis. …”
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Dendritic Cell-Based Approaches for Therapeutic Immune Regulation in Solid-Organ Transplantation by Giuseppe Vassalli

“…Two clinical trials in type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis have been carried out, and other trials, including one trial in kidney transplantation, are in progress or are imminent.…”
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Quantifying the Pain Experience in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis by Rajiv Gandhi, Dmitry Tsvetkov, Herman Dhottar, J Roderick Davey, Nizar N Mahomed

“…PURPOSE: The present study investigated whether the conceptualization of hip and knee osteoarthritis pain implicit in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) scales is complete, or whether the addition of another scale, such as the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ-SF), provides a more complete characterization. …”
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Occipital Neuralgia. A Case Report by Urbano Solis Cartas, Olga Gloria Barbón Pérez, Eduardo Lino Bascó Fuentes

“…The case of a 57-year-old patient with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and symptoms compatible with occipital neuralgia is presented. …”
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Case report: Testicular manifestation of ANCA vasculitis by Noah J. Sandel, Henry Wielzen

“…A 36-year-old male presented with painful fingers, oral and nasal ulcers, and knee arthritis. Elevated proteinase 3 (PR3) antibodies confirmed PR3 ANCA-associated vasculitis. …”
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Repigmentation of Tenacious Vitiligo on Apremilast by Sara B. Huff, Lorie D. Gottwald

“…This case highlights the ability of apremilast, an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, to achieve repigmentation in a case a vitiligo that has been extremely recalcitrant.…”
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Atteintes pathologiques de Nazlet Khater 2 et activité minière au début du Paléolithique supérieur en Egypte by Sébastien Villotte, Isabelle Crevecoeur

“…The association of this individual with the mining site of Nazlet Khater 4 (NK 4) provides a unique opportunity to understand the arthritis and enthesopathy lesions of this individual within a well-defined archaeological context. …”
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An Unusual Etiology for Elevation of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) in SLE: Acquired Hemophilia and Lupus Anticoagulant by Srikanth Seethala, Nathaniel P. Collins, George Comerci

“…A 60-year-old female who has a history significant for diabetes, depression, and rheumatoid arthritis presented with a progressively enlarging hematoma of the left upper extremity. …”
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Predictive Factors of Response to Biological Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: Towards Personalized Medicine by Claire I. Daïen, Jacques Morel

“…Many therapies are now available for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have an inadequate response to methotrexate including tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, abatacept, tocilizumab, and rituximab. …”
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