Some researchers have observed that the diagnostic criteria for ASD have evolved during that time ... including systemic ...

The study design and methods have been published in detail. 17–19 Briefly, eligible patients were required to meet the American College of Rheumatology 1997 classification criteria for SLE 20 and ...

Figure 3 summarises the criteria for continuation, namely that after at least 12 weeks of treatment, the disease activity has substantially decreased, as assessed by the ASDAS clinical important ...

Dear T.S.B.: The term "lupus" generally means systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), which is a systemic disorder (as its name ...

Joining the euro area Joining the euro area means joining the world’s second-largest reserve currency and the second most-traded currency. To adopt the euro, countries must meet the criteria ...

Background and objective The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled standardised reporting of research and aided communication between clinicians. Deficiencies identified and improved ...

Guidelines recommend minimizing glucocorticoid exposure in patients with lupus (SLE), and research suggests this advice should also apply to those with lupus nephritis.

A 35-year-old man presents with a chief complaint of purple discoloration of his toes and associated skin lesions that have ...

The stability of delayed Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy systems is addressed under membership functions related to time or the system states. In the case where membership functions are correlated with time, ...

Background The decision as to whether or not an athlete is ready to return to sport (RTS) after ACL reconstruction is difficult as the commonly used RTS criteria have not been validated. Purpose To ...

Methods In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, patients with moderate-to-severe SLE were randomised to atacicept 75 mg or atacicept 150 mg administered subcutaneously, or placebo twice-weekly ...