OBJECTIVE: We retrospectively examined the effect of combination therapy with
prednisolone and cyclosporin A (CSA) for dermatomyositis (DM) presenting with acute/subacute …

Most of the diseases for which apheresis therapy is indicated are intractable and rare, and
each patient has a different background and treatment course prior to apheresis therapy …

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a low nutritional status and a high
mortality risk. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a predictive marker of malnutrition. …

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is in rare cases associated with antineutrophil
cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, and often has a fatal outcome. We …

Introduction The purpose of this study is to clarify the clinical parameters of therapeutic apheresis
(TA) induction in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis patients with rapid progressive …

Objectives To elucidate the efficacy and safety of aggressive multi‐combination therapy with
mycophenolate mofetil, rituximab, and plasma exchange or polymyxin B immobilized fiber …

A 46-year-old male demonstrated edematous fingers on both hands in November 2003, and
interstitial pneumonia was noted on chest X-ray during a medical check-up in December …

Systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease involving several
organs such as the kidneys, skin, vessels, and central nervous system. Neuropsychiatric SLE (…

The patient was a 37-year-old female, who was diagnosed as having systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) with nephrotic syndrome in 1991. SLE has been well controlled with a …

The patient was a 57-year-old male, who developed bloody stool around May 2006. He was
examined by another physician in the department of gastroenterology in our hospital. …