Levamisole-Induced immune phenomenon and its various clinical manifestations in children: Two case reports along with review of literature by Anu Punnen Kocheril, T Sathish Kumar, Dharshini Sathishkumar

“…In literature, levamisole-induced immune manifestations were described mostly in association with its use in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, malignancies, and recently, in relation to the use of illicit cocaine contaminated with levamisole among adults. …”
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The Histone Modification Code in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases by Yasuto Araki, Toshihide Mimura

“…In this paper, we discuss the significant roles of histone modifications involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and type 1 diabetes.…”
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Clinical Implications for the Timely Diagnosis of Mycobacterium marinum in the Age of Biologic Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Chris J. Lata, Kelle Edgar, Stephen Vaughan

“…We present a case of a 67-year-old male misdiagnosed with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis presenting with rheumatic nodules. Initiation of chronic immunosuppressant therapy including biologic monoclonal antibodies resulted in the exacerbation of initially localized disease to broadly disseminated lymphatic, joint, and myotendinous granulomatous disease and led to delay in the correct diagnosis. …”
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Recent Advances in ADAM17 Research: A Promising Target for Cancer and Inflammation by Marcia L. Moss, Dmitry Minond

“…ADAM17 inhibitors have broad therapeutic potential, with properties ranging from tumor immunosurveillance and overcoming drug and radiation resistance in cancer, as treatments for cardiac hypertrophy and inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. This review focuses on substrates and inhibitors identified more recently for ADAM17 and their role in cancer and inflammation.…”
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Effect of High-Dose Vitamin C Infusion in a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase-Deficient Patient by Joseph Quinn, Bryan Gerber, Ryan Fouche, Katharine Kenyon, Zachary Blom, Purushothaman Muthukanagaraj

“…We present a case of hemolysis in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase- (G6PD-) deficient patient receiving high-dose vitamin C infusions for his rheumatoid arthritis.…”
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Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties of Tinospora cordifolia extract. by Shohag Chandra Das, Subrato Biswas, Olin Khan, Rupa Akter, Md Abul Kalam Azad, Sujan Kumar Sarkar, Md Abdul Masum, Sultana Bedoura

“…Tinospora cordifolia extract exhibits diverse benefits-anti-arthritis, anti-malarial, anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, antihepatotoxic, and antipyretic effects. …”
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Isoniazid-induced Tenosynovitis: A Rare Case Report by Piyush Kumar Jain, Pradeep Nirala, Mazher Maqusood, Ravi Shankar Mishra, Abhishek Kumar, Pooja Sindwani, Ravindra Nath

“…Although rare, INH-induced tenosynovitis should be considered, especially in patients with normal uric acid and rheumatoid arthritis factor levels. Regular monitoring for musculoskeletal side effects during ATT is crucial for timely detection and management. …”
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Using Health Utility Index (HUI) for Measuring the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Among Individuals with Chronic Diseases by Frank Mo, Bernard C.K. Choi, Felix C.K. Li, Joav Merrick

“…Results of this study showed that arthritis/rheumatism, heart disease, high blood pressure, cataracts, and diabetes had a severe impact on HRQL. …”
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Mendelian randomization studies of risk and protective factors for osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wenhao Ji, Wenhao Ji, Bin Pan, Bin Pan, Xin Chen, Xin Chen, Zhaobai Lao, Zhaobai Lao, Wanlei Yang, Wanlei Yang, Yu Qian, Yu Qian

“…The combined findings from these 30 studies revealed that rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, sex hormone binding globulin, depression, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis and asthma are associated with increased risk of osteoporosis, while basal metabolic rate and gut microbiota (NB1n) serves as a protective factor. …”
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Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors by Elisabet Castañeda-Estévez, Cristina Vergara-Dangond, Martina Steiner, Maria Beatriz Paredes-Romero, Ana Esteban-Vázquez, Tatiana Cobo-Ibañez, Laura Trives-Folguera, Maria Liz Romero-Bogado, Isabel De La Cámara-Fernández, Patricia Richi-Alberti, Ana Acosta-Alfaro, Iría De la Osa-Subtil, Santiago Muñoz-Fernández

“…The most common diagnoses were rheumatoid arthritis (60.4%) and psoriatic arthritis (18.8%). …”
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Long-term safety and sustained efficacy of bimekizumab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (radiographic axial spondyloarthritis): 5-year results from BE AGILE (phase 2b) and i... by Sofia Ramiro, Désirée van der Heijde, Atul Deodhar, Xenofon Baraliakos, Denis Poddubnyy, Lianne S Gensler, Helena Marzo-Ortega, Natasha de Peyrecave, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Tetsuya Tomita, Carmen Fleurinck, Ute Massow, Thomas Vaux

“…At Week 256, NRI analysis showed 49.7% (OC: 73.1%) and 41.6% (OC: 71.1%) of patients achieved Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society 40% (ASAS40) response and Axial Spondyloarthritis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) low disease activity, respectively. …”
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Antisynthetase Syndrome with Severe Interstitial Lung Disease in Pregnancy by Catalina I. Dumitrascu, David A. Olsen, Katherine W. Arendt, Carl H. Rose, Emily E. Sharpe

“…Antisynthetase syndrome is a rare multisystem autoimmune disorder which clinically manifests with myositis, arthritis, interstitial lung disease, Raynaud phenomenon, and skin hyperkeratosis. …”
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Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman by José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti Sarinho, Marília Soares e Silva Arcadipane, Graziela Tavares Miola Menezes, Danilo Fernando Costa Duarte, Waldenise Cossermelli, Ivan Aprahamian

“…Normally, joint involvement comes secondary to meningitis or severe sepsis caused by this agent. When primary arthritis is seen, monoarthritis is the most common presentation. …”
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Gender Differences in Behçet’s Disease Associated Uveitis by Didar Ucar-Comlekoglu, Austin Fox, H. Nida Sen

“…Ocular manifestations, vascular involvement, and neurologic symptoms are more frequently reported in male patients whereas oral and genital ulcers, skin lesions, and arthritis occur more frequently in female patients. …”
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Role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in health and diseases by Brijesh Yadav, Narayan Prasad

“…In this review, we have discussed the different property of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, its function and factors influencing HDLc property in light of anti-inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis and the role of cholesterol-lowering statin drug in enhancing the beneficial effect of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in different cell types.…”
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Complete Remission of Methotrexate-Related Epstein-Barr-Virus-Associated Hodgkin-Like Lymphoma following Withdrawal of MTX Coupled with Clarithromycin Administration by Nobuo Takemori, Hiroyuki Kaneko, Masaya Nakamura, Masaru Kojima

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to develop lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) during the course of illness, particularly in cases treated with methotrexate (MTX) for long periods. …”
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Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Autoimmune Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment by Yan Cao, Wensong Zhang, Jie Wu, Hong Zhang, Hongyan Zhou

“…PUK may have a connection to systemic conditions, such as long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Wegener granulomatosis (WG), relapsing polychondritis, classic polyarteritis nodosa and its variants, microscopic polyangiitis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome. …”
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Bone and Joint Infections due to Haemophilus parainfluenzae: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Conar R. O’Neil, Evan Wilson, Bayan Missaghi

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old female with a history of asplenia who developed H. parainfluenzae septic arthritis of the hip following an intra-articular steroid injection. …”
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Long Term Safety of Infliximab by Thomas F Schaible

“…Infliximab is a chimeric anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha monoclonal antibody that has been studied for the treatment of Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In several placebo controlled, randomized clinical trials and open trials, 771 patients have been given infliximab (a further 192 received placebo). …”
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Rheumatoid Meningoencephalitis: A Feared Condition in the Era of TNF Blockers by Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez, Kwon Minkyung, Sruthi Jinna, Sohail Farshad, Francisco Davila

“…Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncommon, and most of the times, it is secondary to vasculitic processes or extra-articular rheumatoid nodules. …”
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