Differentiation of Early Sacroiliitis Using Machine-Learning- Supported Texture Analysis by Qingqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Xi Hu, Xin Dang, Xiaojing Yu, Liye Chen, Hongjie Hu

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Based on MR imaging, the T1WI-TA and fsT2WI-TA models were highly effective for the early diagnosis of sacroiliac joint arthritis. The T1WI-TA model significantly improved the early diagnostic efficacy for sacroiliac arthritis compared to that of the qualitative scores of the readers, while the efficacy of the fsT2WI-TA model was comparable to that of the readers.…”
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Autoimmune Conditions in 235 Hemochromatosis Probands with HFE C282Y Homozygosity and Their First-Degree Relatives by James C. Barton, J. Clayborn Barton

“…Prevalences of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis were 8.1% (95% CI: [5.1, 12.5]), 1.7% [0.6, 4.6], and 0.0085 [0.0015, 0.0337], respectively. …”
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Imaging in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease by Praveen P G. Rao, Kushal Joshi, Sidath Liyanage, Daniel Dalili, Gouri Koduri

“…A systematic approach with a focus on the dominant pattern, zonal distribution, and additional specific features such as necrobiotic nodules (rheumatoid arthritis) and dilated esophagus (systemic sclerosis) should, in a majority of the cases, lead to the right diagnosis. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6 Expression Level and Its Clinical Significance in Patients with Dermatomyositis by Min Yang, Xiaomin Cen, Qibing Xie, Chuan Zuo, Guixiu Shi, Geng Yin

“…Blood samples from 23 adult patients with dermatomyositis (DM), 22 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 22 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 16 with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), and 20 healthy controls were collected. …”
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Case report: Looking for relationship between type 1 diabetes and chronic recurrent osteomyelitis: short literature review and case presentation by Ausra Snipaitiene, Laura Radzeviciute, Kristina Aleknaviciene, Rimante Dobrovolskiene, Ingrida Stankute

“…Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), celiac disease, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.The therapeutic course proved challenging, marked by unsuccessful attempts with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and biphosphonates. …”
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Patterns of Brucellosis Infection Symptoms in Azerbaijan: A Latent Class Cluster Analysis by Rita Ismayilova, Emilya Nasirova, Colleen Hanou, Robert G. Rivard, Christian T. Bautista

“…Brucellosis cases in the second cluster (19%) reported higher percentages of poly-lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, arthritis, myositis, and neuritis and changes in liver function tests compared to cases of the first cluster. …”
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Postoperative Complications of Patellar Resurfacing In Total Knee Replacement by Ubair Ullah Shaheen, Sarmad Nasir Janjua, Shaheen Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad Noman, Qasim Mahmood Ghouri, Muhammad Noman Khalid

“…This study is done To review post-operative complications among patients, after being treated with patellar resurfacing in total knee repair Method: Prospective continuous study at Orthopaedic Surgery PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad for 6 months Selected sample size is n=58 by simple random sampling( non-probability) Inclusion criteria: Patients under the age group of 18-70 years old of both genders undergone TKR followed by patellar resurfacing, arthritis undergone TKR followed by patellar resurfacing & patellar resurfacing after trauma. …”
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Sustained remission in large-Vessel vasculitis: Do they ever burn out? by Sakir Ahmed, Padmanabha Shenoy, Debashish Danda, Ramnath Misra

“…Although there are data on drug-free remission in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, such data are limited for most vasculitis. …”
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The effect of a water jogging exercise course on older men with knee osteoarthritis by Yaser Khanjari, Razie Garooei

“…These exercises may reduce the need for surgery and knee replacement in patients with knee arthritis.…”
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Biodegradable and Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials for Targeted Drug Delivery in Autoimmune Diseases by Nargish Parvin, Sang Woo Joo, Tapas K. Mandal

“…We discuss the underlying mechanisms of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials, recent applications in treating diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease, and the design considerations essential for clinical translation. …”
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Sepsis and Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes after Influenza A Virus Infection by Fumihiro Ochi, Hisamichi Tauchi, Toshihiro Jogamoto, Hiromitsu Miura, Tomozo Moritani, Kozo Nagai, Eiichi Ishii

“…Streptococcus pyogenes (also referred to as group A streptococci, GAS) causes severe invasive diseases such as bacteremia, necrotizing fasciitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and toxic shock syndrome in children. However, there are only a few reports on pleural empyema caused by GAS in children. …”
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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Associated with Massive Intracardiac Thrombosis: A Case Report by Atheer Ahmed, Hamid AL-Mondhiry, Truman J. Milling, David Campbell

“…A 60-years old patient was admitted to a community hospital with septic arthritis. He was treated with antibiotics and subcutaneous unfractionated heparin (UH) was used for venous thromboprophylaxis. …”
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A Case Report on Pasteurella multocida Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: When Cats Think Medical Equipment Are Toys by Saeid Mirzai, Ahmad Oussama Rifai, Aron Tidrick, Qitan Huang, Justin Hale

“…Infections range from less severe cases, such as infected animal bites and cellulitis, to more severe cases of pneumonia, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, sepsis, and meningitis. However, the number of reported cases of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by P. multocida has been limited worldwide. …”
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PD-1 Inhibitor Therapy in a Patient with Preexisting P-ANCA Vasculitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Amanda Ramos, Marcela del Carmen, Oladapo Yeku

“…A review of the scientific literature reveals several cases of the successful use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Conclusion. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Pain in the Locomotor System by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Case stories of holistic treatment of patients with chronic back pain, low back pain, muscle problems, knee pain, and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are discussed with exercises relevant for patients with these conditions in the holistic clinic.…”
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Correlates of Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults with Diabetes by LaRita C. Jones, Olivio J. Clay, Fernando Ovalle, Andrea Cherrington, Michael Crowe

“…In bivariate analyses, African Americans, individuals with specific health issues (neuropathy, stroke, respiratory issues, arthritis, and cardiac issues), and those with higher levels of diabetes distress reported more depressive symptoms. …”
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Leclercia adecarboxylata Bacteremia in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis by Amir Kashani, Morteza Chitsazan, Kendrick Che, Roger C. Garrison

“…After a complicated hospital course, she was eventually diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and enteropathic arthritis, treated with intravenous methylprednisolone, mesalamine, and infliximab which resulted in resolution of her symptoms. …”
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Marine Diterpenoids as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agents by Yisett González, Daniel Torres-Mendoza, Gillian E. Jones, Patricia L. Fernandez

“…Inflammation is the cause of several diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, multiple sclerosis, and asthma. …”
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Insights to Clinical Use of Serial Determination in Titers of Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Autoantibodies by Toshiaki Kogure, Takeshi Tatsumi, Hiroshi Fujinaga, Atsushi Niizawa, Katsutoshi Terasawa

“…Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody is a useful marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, clinical significance of follow-up in anti-CCP antibody titer has been pointed out. …”
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A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. by Mariola Mascarenhas, Sophiya Garasia, Philippe Berthiaume, Tricia Corrin, Judy Greig, Victoria Ng, Ian Young, Lisa Waddell

“…Although this mosquito-borne disease is self-limiting and is not associated with high mortality, it can lead to severe, chronic and disabling arthritis, thereby posing a heavy burden to healthcare systems. …”
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