Eosinophilic Enteritis with Ascites in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome by Spyros Aslanidis, Athina Pyrpasopoulou, Kostas Soufleris, Eirini Kazantzidou, Stella Douma

“…Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, however, has only rarely been described in rheumatological conditions, despite its reported connection to autoimmune diseases, such as hypereosinophilic syndrome, vasculitides, and systemic mastoidosis. …”
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Recognizing Presentations of Pemphigoid Gestationis: A Case Study by Sadie Henry

“…Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is an autoimmune blistering disease that occurs in approximately 1 in 50,000 pregnancies. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomics in thyroid eye disease by Sofia Ahsanuddin, Albert Y. Wu

“…Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a poorly understood autoimmune condition affecting the retroorbital tissue. …”
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Protein Phosphatase 2A: Role in T Cells and Diseases by Suyasha Roy, Lalit Batra

“…PP2A activation has shown to reduce neuroinflammation in a mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and is now used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) clinically. …”
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Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy by Tamer Othman, Moshe-Samuel Hendizadeh, Ritika Vankina, Susan Park, Phyllis Kim

“…Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an uncommon autoimmune disorder targeting antigens within the nervous system and is usually associated with an underlying malignancy. …”
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Misleading Rare Case of Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis by Ahmad Rezaee Azandaryani, Amir Mohammad Salehi

“…MRI identified diffuse nodular dural thickening with internal septations and different internal hemorrhagic stages on the right side with no evidence of brain parenchymal involvement and according to the serology and autoimmune screening tests, and IHP was diagnosed for the patient. …”
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Post-COVID-19 Dermatomyositis: A Delayed Reaction That Evades Early Detection by Nur Ili Syazwani MD HADIS, Siti Suhaila MOHD YUSOFF, Rosediani MUHAMAD, Fatin Hanani CHE JUHA

“…Viral infections may cause autoimmunity and trigger the pathogenesis of myositis. …”
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False Positive B-Cells Crossmatch after Prior Rituximab Exposure of the Kidney Donor by Judith Desoutter, Marie-Joëlle Apithy, Ségolène Bartczak, Nicolas Guillaume

“…An unexpected positive crossmatch may be obtained in recipients with an autoimmune disease or preexisting antibodies not detected by single-antigen bead array due to complement interference or who have been previously treated by desensitization protocols such as rituximab, antithymocyte globulin, or intravenous immunoglobulins. …”
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Imaging Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Sara C. Croca, Anisur Rahman

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem, autoimmune disease known to be one of the strongest risk factors for atherosclerosis. …”
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Impact of anxiety and depression on disease activity and quality of life in patients with lupus nephritis by Ritambra Dadwal, Pragya Pathak, Arunkumar Subbiah, Ujjwal Dahiya

“…Background of the Study: Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects multiple body systems and requires long-term treatment. …”
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Gut Microbiome: An Intersection between Human Genome, Diet, and Epigenetics by Abdullahi Y. Muhammad, Malik Amonov, Atif A. Baig, Farrukh J. Alvi

“…Specific genetic variants in genes that are responsible for maintaining the composition of the gut commensal, such as genes of the immune system, are described to result in gut dysbiosis that can lead to the development of several autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and type-1 diabetes. …”
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Programmed Cell Death Pathways in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Fangyuan Yang, Yi He, Zeqing Zhai, Erwei Sun

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease characterized by excessive inflammatory and immune responses and tissue damage. …”
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Severe Late-Onset Drug-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia Following IFN β-1a Treatment: A Case Report of a 52-Year-Old Woman with Relapse-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis by Christophe Cisarovsky, Marie Théaudin, Pierre-Alexandre Bart, Grégoire Stalder, Lorenzo Alberio

“…Blood work showed an isolated severe thrombocytopenia and ruled out other autoimmune diseases, viral infections, intravascular hemolysis, and renal impairment. …”
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Unfolded protein responses in T cell immunity by Wencan Zhang, Xu Cao

“…Emerging evidence suggests that the UPR may be a potential therapeutic target for diseases characterized by T cell dysfunction, such as autoimmune disorders and cancer. Further research is needed to elucidate the complex interactions between ER stress, the UPR, and T cell immunity to develop novel therapeutic strategies for T cell-associated diseases.…”
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Recurrent Thrombotic Vasculopathy in a Former Cocaine User by Preeti Jadhav, Hassan Tariq, Masooma Niazi, Giovanni Franchin

“…Further workup did not reveal any other, autoimmune or infectious, etiology of this clinical presentation. …”
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Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria in an Adult with Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Ryan Leibrandt, Kenneth Angelino, Monique Vizel-Schwartz, Ilan Shapira

“…Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) is a rare form of cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia first discovered in the early 20th century in adults with tertiary syphilis. …”
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A Rapid and Satisfactory Outcome with Combined Immunosuppressive Therapy in Acquired Haemophilia A with Underlying Tuberculosis by G. A. C. Gamakaranage, C. Kulathilake, P. G. N. Nadeeshani, K. H. B. P. Fernandopulle, C. S. Moonesinghe, D. Gunawardena, R. S. Gamage, N. Perera, J. Indrakumar

“…The common underlying diseases are autoimmune disorders, malignancies, infections, and drugs. …”
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Profound Autonomic Instability Complicated by Multiple Episodes of Cardiac Asystole and Refractory Bradycardia in a Patient with Anti-NMDA Encephalitis by Stephanie R. Mehr, Roy C. Neeley, Melissa Wiley, Avinash B. Kumar

“…Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDARE) is autoimmune encephalitis primarily affecting young adults and children. …”
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Familial Bell’s Palsy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mark Kubik, Liliana Robles, Doris Kung

“…Familial Bell’s palsy may represent an autoimmune disease secondary to inherited HLA alloantigens or a structural predisposition to disease based on the dimensions of the facial canal.…”
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A Rare Culprit of Simultaneous Arteriovenous Thromboembolism: Acute Viral Perimyocarditis by Christoph Sossou, Tobi Ogundare, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Amee Sodha, Christopher Nnaoma, Cynthia McKinney, Jose Bustillo

“…The culprits are postulated to be viral-induced myocardial necrosis and resulting proinflammatory state in the setting of negative malignant, autoimmune, genetics, and chronic infectious conditions. …”
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