A Case of Spondyloarthritis in Patient Affected by Unicentric Castleman’s Disease Effectively Managed with Surgery Resection and Tocilizumab Treatment by M. Filippini, S. Cartella, O. Bonzanini, E. Morello, A. Tincani

“…A 38-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for rheumatologic manifestations (migrant arthritis and tenosynovitis), without psoriasis or family history of psoriasis, gastroenteric manifestations, or recent genitourinary infections. …”
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Late Deep Infections Complicating Percutaneous Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures by Achraf H. Jardaly, Ketrick LaCoste, Shawn R. Gilbert, Michael J. Conklin

“…We report 3 cases of osteomyelitis and/or septic arthritis presenting at least one year after supracondylar humerus fractures treated with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. …”
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Vascular cytoprotection, autoimmune disease, and premature atherosclerosis by Justin C Mason

“…Systemic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with endothelial dysfunction, increased aortic stiffness, and accelerated atherogenesis. …”
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Diagnosing Spinal Gout: A Rare Case of Back Pain and Fever by Andres Cordova Sanchez, Maneesh Bisen, Farzam Khokhar, Adriana May, Jihad Ben Gabr

“…Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that has a high prevalence worldwide. It is characterized by monosodium urate deposition, usually affecting the joints and soft tissue of the lower extremities. …”
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Lateral Subtalar Dislocation with Tarsometatarsal Dislocation: A Case Report of a Rare Injury by Samik Banerjee, Mostafa M. Abousayed, Douglas J. Vanderbrook, Kaushik Bagchi

“…Surgical intervention resulted in a stable plantigrade foot; however, the patient had early radiographic evidence of posttraumatic arthritis in the midfoot joints at one-year follow-up.…”
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Editorial: Insights in clinical and translational physiology: 2023 by Gaetano Santulli, Gaetano Santulli, Gaetano Santulli, Markus W. Hollmann, Christina M. Pabelick, Johannes J. Van Lieshout, Johannes J. Van Lieshout

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The Danger Model Approach to the Pathogenesis of the Rheumatic Diseases by César Pacheco-Tena, Susana Aideé González-Chávez

“…Here, we review the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, and Crohn’s disease and provide realistic approaches based on the logic of the danger model. …”
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A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing keratoplasty in a tertiary care center by Nikhat Iqbal Tamboli, Rajesh S Joshi, Murtaza Hussain, Shilpa, Bilal Husain, Nikhil Nivritti Darade

“…Graft failures are seen in infected and rheumatoid arthritis cases commonly. Postoperative complications occurred in 73% of cases. …”
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Tophaceous Gout and Renal Insufficiency: A New Solution for an Old Therapeutic Dilemma by Anne-Kathrin Tausche, Carsten Wunderlich, Martin Aringer

“…We here report on the case of an 87-year-old woman, who had been suffering from recurrent gouty arthritis over 4 years. Monthly polyarthritis attacks were accompanied by subcutaneous tophi. …”
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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B by Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai

“…An 81-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive lung disease and rheumatoid arthritis was admitted with dyspnea and fever. The present case had no previous history of CVC implantation. …”
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Inflammation Modulating Activity of the Hydroethanol Stem Bark Extract of Bombax costatum in Murine Models by Meshack Antwi-Adjei, Kofi Oduro Yeboah, James Oppong-Kyekyeku, Newman Osafo

“…Finally, the ability of the extract to inhibit chronic inflammation was studied using a rat adjuvant-induced arthritis model. Pre-emptive and therapeutic administration of the extract at all doses significantly suppressed the formation of oedema following prostaglandin E2 administration. …”
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The evolving spectrum of interstitial lung disease in myositis—Management pearls by Takahisa Gono

“…Patients with IIMs also have extramuscular lesions, such as skin rash, arthritis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), and cardiomyopathy. …”
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Profiling Rosmarinic Acid and Sinensetin Content of Orthosiphon aristatus. from Three Different Locations with Variety Ethanol Concentration by Novia Putri Ramadhani, Yosi Bayu Murti, Andayana Puspitasari Gani

“…Orthosiphon aristatus is a well-known medicinal plant acknowledged for its therapeutic effect in treating urinary tract diseases, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and arthritis. It is widely used as an ingredient in herbal medicine and distributed throughout the world, including China, Europe and Indonesia. …”
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Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case by Luis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inti Santana Carballosa

“…The case of a 53-years-old patient, white skin color, male, from urban origin, with a personal pathological history of high blood pressure, gouty arthritis, morbid obesity, unstable angina pectoris, previous episodes of atrial fibrillation and Pickwick syndrome without treatment for it, it is presented. …”
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Pseudogout Associated Hip Pain in a Patient with HIV Infection by Benan M. Dala-Ali, Matthew Welck, Mary Anne Lloyd, Henry D. Atkinson

“…The virus has also been linked to osteonecrosis, osteopenia, bone and joint tuberculosis, and septic arthritis from rare pathogens. However, it is difficult to fully ascertain whether these conditions are related to the HIV infection itself or the HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy). …”
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Anti-inflammatory actions of acupuncture by Freek J. Zijlstra, Ineke van den Berg-de Lange, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Jan Klein

“…The attributive effect of acupuncture has been investigated in inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, epicondylitis, complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and vasculitis. …”
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura with Adalimumab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Joseph J. LaConti, Jean A. Donet, Jeong Hee Cho-Vega, Daniel A. Sussman, Dana Ascherman, Amar R. Deshpande

“…Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a disease with cutaneous vasculitis, arthritis, and gastrointestinal and renal involvement that is usually seen in children, though the worst complications are typically seen in adults. …”
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Rare but Not so Rare? The Evolving Spectrum of Whipple's Disease by John M Conly, B Lynn Johnston

“…He reported the case of a 36-year-old physician with "a gradual loss of weight and strength, stools consisting chiefly of neutral fat and fatty acids, indefinite abdominal signs, and a peculiar multiple arthritis" (1). Findings at autopsy consisted of poly-serositis, aortic valve vegetations and deposition of fat in the intestinal mucosa and regional lymph nodes with marked infiltration by foamy macrophages (1). …”
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Cerebrovascular ageing: how zebrafish can contribute to solving the puzzle by Guy Malkinson, Guy Malkinson, Catarina M. Henriques, Catarina M. Henriques

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Nutritional and Pharmacological Effects on Oxidative Stress in Soft Tissue and Bone Remodeling by Benjamin M. Savasky, David P. Mascotti, Naren Patel, Edgardo Rodriguez-Collazo

“…Oxidative damage is the causal link to a multitude of pathologies, such as diabetes, arthritis, neuropathy, heart disease, and asthma. These conditions affect hundreds of millions of people nationwide, and billions worldwide. …”
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