The objective of this study was to analyze epidemiological tendencies of systemic sclerosis (SSc)
around the world in order to identify possible local variations in the presentation and …

Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are two highly prevalent autoimmune
diseases that generate disability and low quality of life. The innate immune system, a long-…

Characterization of the extent to which particular combinations of autoimmune diseases
occur in excess of that expected by chance may offer new insights into possible common …

Introduction. Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare entity with unique endoscopic
appearance described as “watermelon stomach.” It has been associated with systemic …

… = .0028; SSc with elevated sPAP cf SSc without elevated sPAP ∗P = .2447; SSc without
elevated sPAP cf healthy controls ∗∗P = .057; SSc with elevated sPAP cf healthy controls …

… higher in the PAH and SSc group compared to the control groups (*P < 0.02 vs. control) …
P. Coral-Alvarado and G. Quintana contributed equally to this work and both should be …

OBJECTIVE: Considering the significant morbidity and mortality of pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the lack of precise information on …

Objective The aim of this work was to produce a consensus-based report for capillaroscopy
in rheumatology to be used in daily clinical practice. Methods A written Delphi questionnaire …

BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, it is sometimes difficult to diagnose a relapse in patients
suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis (LN) having …

Methods The Americas Health Foundation (AHF) used PubMed and EMBASE to identify
clinicians and scientists with an academic or hospital affiliation and who had published in the …