Objective To evaluate the frequency of visual manifestations at presentation in an Italian
population‐based cohort of patients with biopsy‐proven giant cell arteritis (GCA), and to …

Objective To determine laboratory parameters that may be useful in identifying polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR) patients who require long‐term corticosteroid therapy. Methods A …

Background: Evidence of a dark halo on ultrasonography has been considered a specific
sign of giant-cell arteritis and may replace temporal artery biopsy for the diagnosis of giant-cell …

Anti Jo-1 antibodies are the main markers of the antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD), an
autoimmune disease clinically characterized by the occurrence of arthritis, myositis, and interstitial …

To evaluate the potential for adenovirus–mediated central nervous system (CMS) gene
transfer, the replication deficient recombinant adenovirus vectors Ad.RSVβgal (coding for β–…

Objective To evaluate the presence and extent of large‐vessel inflammation in patients with
chronic periaortitis (CP) using 18 F‐fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography (FDG…

Objective To investigate the epidemiology and clinical course of Behçet's disease (BD) over
a 17‐year period in a defined area of northern Italy. Methods All patients with incident BD …

Objective Systemic sclerosis ( SS c) is a heterogeneous connective tissue disease that is
typically subdivided into limited cutaneous SS c (lc SS c) and diffuse cutaneous SS c (dc SS c) …

Patients with autoimmune conditions treated with biological agents have an increased risk
of severe infections. 1 2 Very few studies have evaluated the susceptibility and severity of …

Objective To assess fetal and maternal outcomes in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Methods Prospectively collected data on 99 women with SSc from 25 Italian centers were …