… Mechanisms contributing to poor bone health in diabetes include: elevated urinary
excretion of calcium coupled with lower intestinal absorption, altered parathyroid hormone …

Systemic vasculitis may, at times, be drug-induced and associated with antineutrophil
cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). However, pantoprazole, a commonly used and well-tolerated …

Whether vertebral fractures identified on radiographs are painful or not, they are associated
with increased morbidity and mortality. Vertebral fractures on X-rays correlate with low bone …

The objective of this study was to report an unusual case of primary antiphospholipid syndrome
(APS) Yassociated severe necrotizing pancreatitis. Since the APS was first recognized in …

The myth persists that only the labor intensive Farr radioimmunoassay and Crithidia luciliae
immunofluorescence (CL‐IFA) are systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)‐specific tests. We …

Although it remains poorly understood, the clinical syndrome calciphylaxis has received
increased attention, especially in the nephrology literature. We describe a middle-aged man …

Background Cocaine-induced vasculitis is an increasingly recognized syndrome that can
present with a number of manifestations. This mimic of idiopathic vasculitis has become more …