Current evidence supports the concept that reactive arthritis (ReA) is an immune-mediated
synovitis resulting from slow bacterial infections and showing intra-articular persistence of …

Pulmonary involvement is one of the extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoidarthritis (RA)
and includes pleurisy, parenchymal nodules, interstitial involvement, and airway disease. …

Prolactin (PRL) is a versatile hormone that is produced by the anterior pituitary gland and
various extrapituitary sites including immune cells. Furthermore, PRL has widespread …

… Espinoza has received consulting fees from Pfizer (less than $10,000). Dr. FitzGerald has
received consulting fees, speaking fees, and/or honoraria from Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare urate-lowering (UL) efficacy and safety
of daily febuxostat and allopurinol in subjects with gout and serum urate (sUA) ≥ 8.0 mg/…

Objective Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae are known
triggers of reactive arthritis (ReA) and exist in a persistent metabolically active infection state …

… Espinoza, MD: Louisiana State University School of Medicine at New Orleans. Address
reprint requests to Luis K. Espinoza, MD, Professor and Chief, Section of Rheumatology, LSU …

Objective To develop new composite disease activity indices for psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Methods Data from routine clinic visits at multiple centres were collected in a systematic manner. …

Objective A haplotype of the interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) gene has been associated
with the risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and our previous studies …

Purpose: The prevalence and characteristics of the rheumatic and extra-rheumatic manifestations
of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were determined in a prospective …