Background An important but often insufficient aspect of care in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is empowering patients to acquire a good understanding of their disease and building their ...

Objective: To develop a composite score for measurement of disease activity in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and assess its internal and external validity. Methods: A PMR activity score (AS) was ...

Objectives Clinical heterogeneity is a cardinal feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Hallmark SSc autoantibodies are central to diagnosis and associate with distinct patterns of skin-based and ...

1 The Artic University of Norway, Department of Health Science, Tromsø, Norway 2 University Hospital of North Norway, Department of Rheumatology, Tromsø, Norway 3 UiT, The Artic University of Norway, ...

1 INSERM, U1059-SAINBIOSE, University of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France 2 University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Rheumatology, Saint-Etienne, France Background Methotrexate (MTX) is the recommended ...

1 Wonkwang University Medical School, Internal Medicine, Iksan, Korea, Rep. of (South Korea) 2 Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Internal Medicine, Jeonju, Korea, Rep. of (South Korea) ...

Objective Gout is characterised by severe interleukin (IL)-1-mediated joint inflammation induced by monosodium urate crystals. Since IL-37 is a pivotal anti-inflammatory cytokine suppressing the ...