Impact of Abdominal Obesity on Thyroid Auto-Antibody Positivity: Abdominal Obesity Can Enhance the Risk of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Men by Jazyra Zynat, Suli Li, Yanrong Ma, Li Han, Fuhui Ma, Yuyuan Zhang, Bei Xing, Xinling Wang, Yanying Guo

“…The interrelation between obesity and autoimmune thyroid diseases is complex and has not been confirmed. …”
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Signs and symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) in clinical practice – the possible involvement of thyroid autoimmunity in genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) by Laura Cucinella, Federica Barbagallo, Mariacristina Erroi, Chiara Procaccianti, Ellis Martini, Lara Tiranini, Giorgia E. Parrotta, Greta Monne, Giulia M. Colombo, Aldo Calogero, Rossella E. Nappi

Subjects: “…Autoimmune thyroiditis…”
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Children with autoimmune hepatitis receiving standard-of-care therapy demonstrate long-term obesity and linear growth delay by Or Steg Saban, Shannon M. Vandriel, Syeda Aiman Fatima, Celine Bourdon, Amrita Mundh, Vicky L. Ng, Simon C. Ling, Robert H.J. Bandsma, Binita M. Kamath

“…Standard-of-care therapy in children with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) includes induction with prednisone 1–2 mg/kg daily with gradual weaning of the dose. …”
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Understanding Autoimmune Mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis Using Gene Expression Microarrays: Treatment Effect and Cytokine-related Pathways by A. Achiron, M. Gurevich, D. Magalashvili, I. Kishner, M. Dolev, M. Mandel

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When Should a Patient with Statin-Induced Myopathy Be Re-challenged? A Case of Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy by Elena Obreja, Pamela Sequeira, Diana Girnita

“…Hence, medication was discontinued, and she undergone an extensive workup for possible causes of inflammatory myopathies that revealed necrotizing autoimmune myopathy. Our case report offers an excellent source of “identification patterns” of muscular autoimmune disease which can be easily mistaken as common side effect of a drug.…”
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Pancolitis with Ischemic Injury as a Complication of Immunosuppressive Treatment in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Case Report by A. Dalbeni, E. Capoferro, L. Bernardoni, P. Capelli, A. Caliò, A. Gabbrielli, F. Capra

“…We report the case of a 72-year-old female patient who developed a pancolitis with ischemic injury on immunosuppressive treatment with steroids and azathioprine for autoimmune hepatitis. The patient presented with massive rectal bleeding. …”
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The use of hyaluronic acid fillers in patients with autoimmune endocrinopathies; in particular, women with Hashimoto’s disease – hints for aesthetic doctors by Katarzyna Bornikowska, Paweł Kubik, Wojciech Zgliczyński

Subjects: “…autoimmune diseases…”
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The autoimmune disease risk variant NCF1-His90 is associated with a reduced risk of tuberculosis in women by Xinjun Hu, Shasha Li, Renliang Huang, Ziwei Fu, Chenyu Ma, Zheng Cheng, Hongjun Hu, Qiaomiao Zhou, Frank Petersen, Xinhua Yu, Xinhua Yu, Junfeng Zheng

Subjects: “…autoimmune diseases (AD)…”
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When thyroid met brain: the enigma of steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis a case report by Palash Kotak, Kashish Khurana, Sarang Raut, Saket Satyasham Toshniwal, Sourya Acharya

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Pulmonary and Meningeal Cryptococcosis after Corticosteroid Therapy for Autoimmune Hepatitis: Coexistence of Cryptococci within Pulmonary Cancer Nodule by Takashi Yuri, Ayako Kimura, Katsuhiko Yoshizawa, Yuko Emoto, Yuichi Kinoshita, Airo Tsubura

“…A case of autoimmune hepatitis complicated with pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcosis during long-term treatment with corticosteroid is reported. …”
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Molecular typing of Kell, Kidd, and Duffy antigens in direct antiglobulin test-positive autoimmune hemolytic anemia patients by Atul Sonker, Anju Dubey, Yatendra Mohan

Subjects: “…autoimmune hemolytic anemia…”
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IgG4-Related Autoimmune Prostatitis: Is It an Unusual or Underdiagnosed Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease? by María T. Bourlon, Mónica Sánchez-Ávila, Fredy Chablé-Montero, Ricardo Arceo-Olaiz

“…Albeit some are relatively well known, others such as autoimmune prostatitis remain poorly described. We present a 61-year-old Latin-American male with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), normal prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, and prostate enlargement attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). …”
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Thrombin Cleavage of Osteopontin Modulates Its Activities in Human Cells In Vitro and Mouse Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis In Vivo by Elena Boggio, Chiara Dianzani, Casimiro Luca Gigliotti, Maria Felicia Soluri, Nausicaa Clemente, Giuseppe Cappellano, Erika Toth, Davide Raineri, Benedetta Ferrara, Cristoforo Comi, Umberto Dianzani, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Osteopontin is a proinflammatory cytokine and plays a pathogenetic role in multiple sclerosis and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), by recruiting autoreactive T cells into the central nervous system. …”
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Clinical analysis and case series report on autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy presenting with autonomic dysfunction by Xiao Ke Wu, Guojie Zhai, Jin Ru Zhang, Hua Ping Du, Lan Hu, Shu Ye Yu, Hai Lun Hang, Sirui Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yuan Xu

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An Extraordinary Case of Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED) Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Admission by Gulcin Aytac, Burcu Guven, Ilyas Aydin, Ezgi Topyildiz, Ayca Aykut, Asude Durmaz, Neslihan Edeer Karaca, Guzide Aksu, Necil Kutukculer

“…APECED is a syndrome characterized by autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, candidiasis, and ectodermal dystrophy. …”
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Anti-GluK2 antibody-positive autoimmune encephalitis concurrent with multiple myeloma: a case report by Zhengping Cheng, Yang Song, Shuqi Zhao, Xiaowen Sui, Lili Xie, Hongling Zhao, Xin Pan, Li Cui, Xinran Huang, Shubei Ma

“…Abstract Background Autoimmune encephalitis associated with anti-GluK2 antibodies is a recently identified condition, typically characterized by cerebellar ataxia. …”
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Combination Therapy of Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Corticosteroids for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis with Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Meta-Analysis by Yan Zhang, Jie Lu, Weiqi Dai, Fan Wang, Miao Shen, Jing Yang, Rong Zhu, Huawei Zhang, Kan Chen, Ping Cheng, Lei He, Chengfen Wang, Ling Xu, Yingqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

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Descriptive study of the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with interstitial lung disease associated with autoimmune connective tissue disorders by Varghese Koshy, Kiran Patel, Deep Yadav, Puneet Saxena, R A George, Vandana Gangadharan, George Koshy

Subjects: “…autoimmune connective tissue disease…”
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Refractory IgG Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Treated with Eculizumab: A Novel Application of Anticomplement Therapy by Kim Ma, Stephen Caplan

“…Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) is the most common form of AIHA, with corticosteroids in first-line treatment resulting in a 60–80% response rate. …”
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Insulin autoimmune syndrome in a 3-year-old boy: the youngest to date in China and a narrow review by Ming Cheng, Yuan Ding, Dongmei Wang, Chunxiu Gong

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