Rheumatoid nodules are the most common extraarticular manifestation of RA. RA is a
chronic inflammatory arthritis that affects nearly 1.5 million adults in the United States 1 and 2 …

Ample evidence suggests a role of TGF-β in preventing autoimmunity. Multiorgan inflammatory
disease, spontaneous activation of self-reactive T cells, and autoantibody production are …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the ambulatory care utilization by patients with gouty arthritis (gout)
in the United States using a nationally representative sample. METHODS: A cross-sectional …

OBJECTIVE: The increased prevalence of rheumatoid factor (RF) in patients with chronic
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection markedly diminishes the diagnostic specificity of serum …

Aim: Inherent in vivo cytokine milieu may help protect normal subjects from developing clinical
autoimmunity, whereas changes in cytokine milieu may contribute to the development of …

Lienesch shows that what emerged from the period of change was an inconsistent combination
of political theories. The mixture of classical republicanism and modern liberalism was …

A 76-year-old Caucasian female presented with worsening cold-induced purple and blue
discoloration of her bilateral feet over 3weeks. Her rheumatologic history included SS with high…

DISCUSSION Cylindrical spirals were initially described in skeletal muscle by Carpenter et
al in 1979. 1 Since that time, only 15 total cases of cylindrical spirals and cylindrical spiral-…

DISCUSSION Diabetic myonecrosis is a rare complication of poorly controlled diabetes that
most often occurs in the lower extremities. To our knowledge, this is the first case of biopsy-…

We present a case of a 42 year-old male with history of complicated gastric bypass and
recent deep vein thrombosis who presented with purpuric rash, systemic shock, and cavitary …