Introduction Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease
characterized by recurrent self-limiting fever and serositis that mainly affects Mediterranean …

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease caused by MEditerranean
FeVer gene (MEFV) mutations. In Japan, patients with FMF have been previously reported…

We describe the case of a 48-year-old man with dermatomyositis (DM) who demonstrated
rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and refractory cutaneous involvement …

We report successful tocilizumab (TCZ) use in a patient with adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD)
complicated by chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and AA amyloidosis (AAA). Treatments with …

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe and life-threatening syndrome
associated with autoimmune diseases, characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and …

Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD)—a systemic inflammatory disease—often occurs at a
young age. Recently, elderly onset patient proportion has been increasing; however, data are …

Objective Poor medication adherence among patients with SLE is a critical problem associated
with adverse outcomes. This study examined the relationship between trust in one’s …

Aim To elucidate the characteristics of patients with hypertrophic pachymeningitis ( HP ) in a
population with anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody ( ANCA )‐associated vasculitis ( AAV ). …

Background This study investigated the characteristics of hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP)
in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), using …

We investigated the characteristics of regulatory T cells (Tregs), focusing on the relationship
between their stability and reactive oxygen species (ROS), in antineutrophil cytoplasmic …