Objective. To evaluate systemic involvement in primary SS in a large cohort of Spanish
patients using the EULAR-SS disease activity index (ESSDAI) definitions. Methods. Systemic …

We conducted a large-scale genetic analysis on giant cell arteritis (GCA), a polygenic
immune-mediated vasculitis. A case-control cohort, comprising 1,651 case subjects with GCA and …

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of ANCA-associated vasculitides
(AAV) at presentation, in a wide cohort of Spanish patients, and to analyze the impact of …

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a routine test for inflammation. Few studies have
investigated the potential influence of lifestyle factors and common metabolic abnormalities …

OBJECTIVES: Kikuchi's disease (KD) has been associated with the presence of autoantibodies,
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and other autoimmune diseases. The aim of this …

The incidence of and risk factors associated with hepatotoxicity in patients with chronic hepatitis
have not been systematically studied. Therefore, we conducted a prospective study that …

Objective. The low overall prevalence of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the low proportion of
male patients have resulted in a scarcity of studies assessing sex differences in Ssc patients, …

Objective To analyse the role of the PTPN22 and CSK genes, previously associated with
autoimmunity, in the predisposition and clinical phenotypes of giant cell arteritis (GCA). …

Objective To perform a systematic review of all cases of the association between Kikuchi’s
disease (KD) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to ascertain the clinical and …

Objective There are few data regarding the existence of clinical differences between patients
with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) exposed to silica (SSc-si) and “idiopathic” cases (SSc…