Giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in Western countries
(24, 32). GCA is a multisystemic disease of elderly people (30, 32, 33). Itinvolves large …

Objective: To examine epidemiologic, clinical, and outcome differences between children
and adults with Henoch-Sch[ouml ]nlein purpura (HSP) in a well-defined population. Patiens …

The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of uncommon diseases characterized by blood
vessel inflammation and necrosis. These conditions often have overlapping clinical and …

Abbreviations used in this article: ACR, American College of Rheumatology; ANA, antinuclear
antibodies; ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; BD, Behet disease; CHCC, …

Objective To examine the frequency and features of erythema nodosum (EN), establish
disease associations, and identify the optimal set of predictors for the occurrence of secondary …

Objective Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most common cause of mortality in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We assessed the contribution of epidemiologic features, clinical …

OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at greater risk of developing
cardiovascular events compared with individuals without RA. Increased risk for cardiovascular …

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis characterized by purpuric skin
lesions unrelated to any underlying coagulopathy, gastrointestinal manifestations, arthritis, and …

We conducted the current study to search for subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without clinically evident atherosclerosis or its complications who had …

Objective Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of excessive mortality in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). Atherosclerosis and RA share similar inflammatory mechanisms that include …