We describe dendritic cell progenitors within the CD34 + stem cell compartment in neonatal
cord blood and identify growth factors contributing to their differentiation. Granulocyte-…

Tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α is a proinflammatory proatherogenic cytokine. Infliximab, an
anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody, is effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis. However, its …

Immunologic derangements in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients likely contribute to premature
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Traditional CVD risk factors do not reliably …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) contributes to morbidity and mortality in
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Immunologic derangements may disrupt cholesterol …

Objective. To investigate the occurrence, clinical correlates, and immunohistochemical
phenotype of temporal small-vessel inflammation (TSVI) in temporal artery biopsies from patients …

We present the first reported case of a patient with dermatomyositis found to have primary
gastric melanoma. The possibility of primary gastric melanoma occurring before …

Although many may think of rheumatology as the study of arthritis, occurring predominantly
in older patients, many autoimmune and connective tissue diseases are actually diseases of …

A 32-year-old woman presented with severe headache, photophobia, fever, nausea,
vomiting, and worsening vision. She had also noted several months of amenorrhea. She was …

The article focuses on the association between rose spots and typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.
However, other pathogens have occasionally been associated with rose spots. Shigella …

A wide variety of inflammatory systemic disorders involve the central nervous system (Table
1). Most often, these have an autoimmune etiology and include entities such as systemic …