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Pulse versus daily oral cyclophosphamide for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis: long-term follow-up

3 Competence Centre for Clinical Research, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden 4 Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Sweden Introduction ...
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An Assessment in SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS)-endorsed definition of clinically important worsening in axial spondyloarthritis based on ASDAS

Introduction In a previous phase, 12 draft definitions for clinically important worsening in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) were selected, of which 3 were based on absolute changes in Ankylosing ...
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Hormone replacement therapy and mid-term implant survival following knee or hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study

Objectives Osteolysis and subsequent prosthesis loosening is the most common cause for revision following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA). Hormone replacement therapy ...
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OP0015 THE ROLE OF MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANDIDATE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA FOR ANTISYNTHETASE SYNDROME: ANALYSIS FROM ...

4 Centro Académico Clínico Egas Moniz, Centro de Investigação em Reumatologia de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal 5 Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Unidade de ...
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Does paracetamol (acetaminophen) reduce the pain of osteoarthritis?: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

1 Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK 2 Rheumatology Unit, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK ...
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Circulating C reactive protein in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background There is emerging evidence that the development and progression of osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with inflammation. C reactive protein (CRP), a systemic marker for inflammation, may be ...
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Signal intensity alteration in the infrapatellar fat pad at baseline for the prediction of knee symptoms and structure in older adults: a cohort study

Objective To describe the associations between infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) signal intensity alteration at baseline and knee symptoms and structural changes in older adults. Methods A total of 874 ...
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Targeting siglec-E on murine dendritic cells inhibits antigen presentation and CD4 and CD8 t cell responses

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen presenting cells of the immune system. They are important regulators of immune responses by their capacity to induce tolerance or immunity, depending ...
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The multiple rheumatological faces of PsA (or PsA is more than just poly-arthritis? - Consequences for management in daily practice) ...
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Real-life use of the PEXIVAS reduced-dose glucocorticoid regimen in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis

3 Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques (CRESS), Unité Inserm 1153, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France ...
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Exaggerated neutrophil extracellular trap formation in Kawasaki disease: a key phenomenon behind the outbreak in western countries?

Correspondence to Dr Kiyomi Mizugishi, Department of Hematology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; kiyomim{at}kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp KD is a multisystem vasculitis that primarily affects ...
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Relationship between serum urate and changes in dual-energy CT monosodium urate crystal volume over 1 year in people with gout: an individual participant data analysis

Objectives The dynamics of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal changes across a range of serum urate concentrations in people with gout are unknown. This study aimed to systematically examine the ...