Clinical Insights into Tubercular Tenosynovitis: A Series of Eight Compound Palmar Ganglion Cases by Esa Gokulakrishnan, Prem K Kothimbakkam, Bharath Vadivelkumar, Vijayashankar Murugesan

“…Chronic flexor tenosynovitis of the wrist is often associated with tuberculosis in developing countries as opposed to rheumatoid arthritis in developed countries. A case series of compound palmar ganglion (eight cases) mimicking flexor tenosynovitis, for which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed conclusive evidence of cystic swelling and melon seed bodies. …”
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Multicentric Castleman's Disease in a Hepatitis C-Positive Intravenous Drug User: A Case Report by D. Y. Talukder, S. N. Delpachitra

“…Osteomyelitis of vertebrae T8–T11 and septic arthritis of the knee were found on investigation. …”
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Th17 Cells in Immunity and Autoimmunity by Simone Kennedy Bedoya, Brandon Lam, Kenneth Lau, Joseph Larkin

“…However, strong evidence also implicates the Th17 lineage in several autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and asthma. …”
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A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis by Harsh Khatri, Heli Shah, Dhara Roy, Kaushalendra Mani Tripathi

“…Chikungunya is a dengue-like illness characterized by acute febrile polyarthralgia, arthritis, malaise, body ache, rash, headache, and nausea. …”
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New-Onset Panic, Depression with Suicidal Thoughts, and Somatic Symptoms in a Patient with a History of Lyme Disease by Amir Garakani, Andrew G. Mitton

“…Lyme Disease, or Lyme Borreliosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and spread by ticks, is mainly known to cause arthritis and neurological disorders but can also cause psychiatric symptoms such as depression and anxiety. …”
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Role of Interleukin- (IL-) 17 in the Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapies in Spondyloarthropathies by I-Tsu Chyuan, Ji-Yih Chen

“…Previous genetic association studies have demonstrated that several cytokine pathways play a critical role in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and other types of SpA. In addition to several well-known proinflammatory cytokines, recent studies suggest that IL-17 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of SpA. …”
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Ferritin in Adult-Onset Still’s Disease: Just a Useful Innocent Bystander? by Bella Mehta, Petros Efthimiou

“…Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) is an immune-mediated systemic disease with quotidian-spiking fever, rash, and inflammatory arthritis. Hyperferritinemia is a prominent feature, often used for screening. …”
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Leprosy with Atypical Skin Lesions Masquerading as Relapsing Polychondritis by Punit Pruthi, Hariharan Munganda, Amit Bangia, Uma Rani, Rajesh Budhiraja, Swapnil Brajpuriya

“…After dermatological and neurological involvement, rheumatic features specially various forms of arthritis are the third most common manifestation of the disease. …”
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Ignoring Gender-Based Immunometabolic Reprograming, a Risky Business in Immune-Based Precision Medicine by Vijay Kumar

“…However, further research has indicated sex/gender-based immune differences, which further increase higher incidences of various autoimmune diseases (AIDs), such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myasthenia gravis, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in females. On the other hand, reproductive-age females also show a more potent immune response against infections and vaccines than their age-matched males—furthermore, some immune-based therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), show gender-based efficacy and adverse events. …”
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Deltopectoral approach without subscapularis detachment for reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Technique and results of a safe and reproducible subscapularis-sparing approach by Adrien Jacquot, MD, MSc, Thomas Cuinet, MD, Lisa Peduzzi, MD, Patrice Wong, MD, Marc-Olivier Gauci, MD, PhD, Julien Uhring, MD

“…Methods: In a retrospective study, we included our first 45 cases of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty performed with the AMS approach for a degenerative affection of the shoulder (massive rotator cuff tear, cuff tear arthropathy, primary glenohumeral arthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis), excluding traumatic and revision cases. …”
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A Brief Epidemiologic Review of Psoriasis by Nagham Shaheed Mahmood, Rabab Omran, Anwar A. Abdulla

“…Psoriasis, however, tends to affect more than just the skin and nails; it can cause inflammatory arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Additionally, patients’ symptoms may vary greatly from one another. …”
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JC Virus PCR Detection Is Not Infallible: A Fulminant Case of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy with False-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Studies despite Progressive Clinica... by Mohamed-Ali Babi, William Pendlebury, Steven Braff, Waqar Waheed

“…We describe a case with a false-negative PCR-based analysis for JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a patient with clinical and radiological findings suggestive of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) who was on chronic immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Our patient developed rapidly progressive global decline with clinical and radiographic findings suggestive of PML, but JC virus PCR in CSF was negative. …”
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In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Optical Imaging Comparison of Viable and Nonviable Mesenchymal Stem Cells with a Bifunctional Label by Elizabeth Jane Sutton, Tobias D. Henning, Sophie Boddington, Stavros Demos, Christian Krug, Reinhardt Meier, John Kornak, Shoujun Zhao, Rick Baehner, Sheida Sharifi, Heike Daldrup-Link

“…MRI and OI of bilabeled cells were compared with controls. Six rats with arthritis received intra-articular injections of bilabeled viable MSCs into the right knee and nonviable MSCs into the left knee. …”
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The effects of magnesium supplementation in autoimmune rheumatic diseases by Aaron Lerner, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Carina Benzvi, Motti Haimi

“…Only one study fulfilled the inclusion criteria and demonstrated that 300 mg/day of oral magnesium reduced insulin resistance in rheumatoid arthritis patients. The lack of studies on this subject shows that additional studies are required to understand the causal relationship between magnesium supplementation and disease treatment.…”
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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Senol Kobak, Hatice Yilmaz, Ahmet Karaarslan, Murat Yalcin

“…His physical examination revealed that he had arthritis in his right ankle, purpuric skin lesions in pretibial regions of both legs, and bilateral FABERE/FADIR positivity. …”
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QSAR modeling of benzoquinone derivatives as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors by T.K. Shameera Ahamed, Vijisha K. Rajan, K. Muraleedharan

“…The inhibitors of 5-LOX control the overproduction of pro-inflammatory mediators known as leukotrienes (LTs) and thus have therapeutic relevance in the treatment of various diseases like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and certain types of cancers. …”
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How to Perform a Complete Arthroscopic Assessment of the Scapholunate Joint Complex by Chul Ki Goorens, M.D., Kjell Van Royen, M.D, Thierry Scheerlinck, Ph.D., Joris Duerinckx, Ph.D., Christophe Mathoulin, Ph.D.

“…Scapholunate instability can result in debilitating pain, dysfunction, and secondary arthritis. Diagnosis is primarily based on a combination of clinical and radiological parameters. …”
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Histoplasmosis Presenting as Granulomatous Hepatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nancy A. Rihana, Manasa Kandula, Ana Velez, Kumud Dahal, Edward B. O’Neill

“…We report a rare case of histoplasmosis that presented as persistent fever and abnormal liver function tests in a 66-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis, receiving infliximab. Conclusion. Emphasizing histoplasmosis as a major cause of acute granulomatous hepatitis and fever of unknown origin in cell mediated immunodeficient population, this case highlights the need for high index of suspicion and the importance of prompt diagnosis since any delay of treatment can be life threatening in this population.…”
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum following Pacemaker Implantation: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Noura Ayoubi, Zaydi Javeed, Raymond Cutro, Brooke T. Baldwin

“…A 76-year-old male with a history of rheumatoid arthritis presented to the cardiology team with symptomatic bradycardia. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Rheumatic Adverse Events Related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by Yan Xiao, Lin Zeng, Qinglin Shen, Zhiyong Zhou, Zhifang Mao, Qin Wang, Xiquan Zhang, Yingliang Li, Weirong Yao

“…Among them, rheumatic irAE is less common, mainly including inflammatory arthritis, rheumatic myalgia/giant cell arteritis, inflammatory myopathy, and Sjogren’s syndrome. …”
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