Preliminary classification criteria for the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were formulated
during a post-conference workshop held October 10, 1998 in Sapporo, Japan, following the …

The term ‘catastrophic’ antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is used to define an accelerated
form of APS resulting in multiorgan failure. Although catastrophicAPS patients represent less …

Objectives To develop recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of
neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) manifestations. Methods The authors …

Objective To analyze the clinical and immunologic manifestations of antiphospholipid
syndrome (APS) in a large cohort of patients and to define patterns of disease expression. …

Tangier disease (TD) was first discovered nearly 40 years ago in two siblings living on Tangier
Island 1. This autosomal co-dominant condition is characterized in the homozygous state …

Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease with variable
presentations, course and prognosis. We sought to develop evidence-based recommendations …

In the years following the identification and advancement of hepatitis C virus (HCV) serum
assay tests, extrahepatic manifestations associated with chronic infections were described, …

… Asherson RA, Piette JC. The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in 1996: Acute multi-organfailure
associated with antiphospholipid antibodies. A review of 31 patients. …

Rheumatic diseases in women of childbearing years may necessitate drug treatment during
a pregnancy, to control maternal disease activity and to ensure a successful pregnancy …

Background/Aims: Mixed cryoglobulinemia is frequently associated with liver diseases. The
respective role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and liver damage in the pathogenesis of …