OBJECTIVES:: To review the new data on the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis,clinicolaboratory
spectrum, prognosis, and treatments of Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS:: The …

Although a temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis
(GCA), there is considerable evidence that characteristic signs demonstrated by colour …

OBJECTIVE: To report clinical experience from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were receiving recommended doses of …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin
consisting of oral aphthous ulcers, ocular symptoms, skin lesions, and genital ulcerations. It …

Objective. To assess the efficacy and safety of adalimumab or cyclosporine (CYC) as
monotherapy or combination therapy for patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), despite …

The autoimmune diseases result from inappropriate responses of the immune system to self
antigens. The etiology of autoimmune diseases remains largely unknown but candidate …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a pleiotropic cytokine which
increases bcl-2 levels and protects cells from steroid or doxorubicin-induced apoptosis. …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis that affects mainly children of 6 months to 4 years old.
It is important to be early recognised so as to limit the inflammatory cascade that may lead to …

Purpose : We study the clinical features of epididymo-orchitis in patients with Behçet’s
disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Of 57 men with Behçet’s disease 7 had epididymo-orchitis …

The purpose of this study was to define the incidence of arterial calcifications in patients with
β-Thalassemia. β-thalassemia patients have been shown to present a high preva lence of …