2 Tianjin Clinical Research Center for Rheumatic and Immune Diseases, Tianjin, China Correspondence to Dr Wei Wei, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tianjin Medical University General ...

Background Despite treatment according to the current management recommendations, a significant proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain symptomatic. These patients can be ...

Introduction Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are increasingly common with a significant impact on individuals and society. Non-pharmacological treatments are considered essential to reduce pain and ...

Correspondence to Dr Tristan Maerz, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; tmaerz{at}med.umich.edu Objectives Synovium is acutely affected following joint ...

Background Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have been recognized as a potential therapeutic option in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), also known as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA). 1 ...

Correspondence to Dr Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; AvdHelm{at}lumc.nl Background ...

Objectives To identify the arthritogenic B cell epitopes of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) and their association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods IgG response towards a library of GPI ...

1 Hospital for Special Surgery, Rheumatology, New York, United States of America 2 Weill Cornell Medicine, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America 3 Montefiore Medical Center, Internal ...

Objectives To investigate how individual rheumatoid arthritis (RA) autoantibodies associate with individual signs and symptoms at the time of RA diagnosis. Methods IgA, IgG, IgM rheumatoid factor (RF) ...

Correspondence to Dr Björn Tampe, Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37075, Germany; bjoern.tampe{at}med.uni-goettingen.de In summary, this ...

Background: Assessment of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels is of great interest in rheumatology in the diagnosis of infections, including infectious complications during active immunosuppressive ...

Objectives To update the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), incorporating new evidence and therapies. Methods An ...