Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain has been subjected to several epidemiological
studies during the last decade. According to these, approximately 10% of the general …

This review focuses on various epidemiological aspects of ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Diagnostic criteria currently available are described, and their use in scientific studies as …

Background The onset of disease in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is generally earlier than in
other joint diseases, exposing patients to a prolonged burden of disease. Whether this is …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the overall prevalence of pulmonary
hypertension (PH) in an unselected MCTD cohort and review the current knowledge with a …

Objective. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the major determinant of morbidity and mortality
in the anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS). Here we have retrospectively assessed 11 ASS …

OBJECTIVE: To study the occurrence of spondyloarthropathies (SpA) in patients with
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) seen 6 years after IBD diagnosis. METHODS: In a population …

Objective. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of clinical pulmonary
manifestations in primary SS (pSS), and based on registry data, to assess quality of life (QoL…

Objective To determine the incidence of giant cell arteritis (GCA) including polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR) and temporal arteritis (TA) in a region of South Norway. Methods All …

Objectives The occurrence of polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) in the general
population is largely unknown and unbiased data on clinical and laboratory features in PM/DM …

Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) carries a high risk of progressive interstitial lung disease
(ILD), but tools for stratifying individual risk are scarce. The purpose of this study was to …