Pulmonary involvement in leptospiral infection is common, usually mild, and often overlooked.
When pulmonary manifestations are prominent in a patient with leptospirosis,there is the …

Objective To determine whether aggressive treatment initiated early in the course of rheumatoid
factor (RF)–positive or RF‐negative polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can …

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), and Sjogren
syndrome (SS) are lifelong autoimmune diseases that present special challenges in the …

Objectives To report methodology and overall clinical, laboratory and radiographic
characteristics for Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP), childhood polyarteritis nodosa (c-PAN), c-…

Appellate opinions were evaluated on variables related to expert admissibility to assess the
effects of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in criminal cases. Analysis reveals …

Objective Juvenile localized scleroderma (LS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder
associated with substantial morbidity and disability. Although a wide range of therapeutic …

Objective To compare the criteria for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) of the American
College of Rheumatology (ACR) with those of the European League Against Rheumatism/…

BACKGROUND Undifferentiated systemic autoinflammatory diseases (USAIDs) present
diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Chronic interferon (IFN) signaling and cytokine …

Objective. To develop and evaluate a Localized Scleroderma (LS) Skin Severity Index (LoSSI)
and global assessments’ clinimetric property and effect on quality of life (QOL). Methods. …

Background Rare chronic childhood vasculitides lack a reliable disease activity assessment
tool. With emerging new treatment modalities such a tool has become increasingly essential …