Background: Balneotherapy is used as a treatment modality for various musculoskeletal
disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intermittent balneotherapy …

OBJECTIVES: To report 3 cases ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) that developed in
patients suffering from systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to review previously reported cases. …

Objective We aimed to characterize the course of COVID-19 in autoimmune inflammatory
rheumatic disease (AIIRD) patients in Israel, taking into consideration several remarkable …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether whiplash injury may be a trigger for the onset of fibromyalgia
(FM). METHODS: One hundred fifty-three patients presenting to the emergency room …

The objective of this study is to assess the long-term outcome and natural history of a cohort
of patients with whiplash injury regarding the development of fibromyalgia. Of the 153 …

Objective. To evaluate the impact of concomitant fibromyalgia on the rating of pain, fatigue,
and dysfunction, in patients with various rheumatic disorders. Methods. A cross-sectional …

Objective Clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been described from
different geographical regions in the world. The aim of this study was to obtain local and …

Background: Pain, fatigue and functional disability are common key outcomes in most
rheumatologic disorders. While many studies have assessed the outcomes of specific disease …

Objective. The activities of two mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), extracellular
signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), correlate with disease …

Macrophage activation syndrome is the most frequent life-threatening complication of adult-onset
Still’s disease. This is a nearly fatal case of a young patient, which has been refractory …