Revisiting hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for patients with chronic immunity-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases - 2020
Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Gilda Aparecida Ferreira, Cláudia Diniz Lopes Marques, Lícia Maria Henrique da Mota, Eduardo dos Santos Paiva, Gecilmara Cristina Salviato Pileggi, Emília Inoue Sato, Ana Reis, Ricardo Machado Xavier, José Roberto Provenza
AbstractHydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, also known as antimalarial drugs,
are widely used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases and have recently become
the focus of attention because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rheumatologists
have been using antimalarials to manage patients with chronic immune-mediated
inflammatory rheumatic diseases for decades. It is an appropriate time to review
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High prevalence of obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: association with disease activity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, a multi-center study - 2019
Michelle Ferreira Guimarães, Carlos Ewerton Maia Rodrigues, Kirla Wagner Poti Gomes, Carla Jorge Machado, Claiton Viegas Brenol, Susana Ferreira Krampe, Nicole Pamplona Bueno de Andrade, Adriana Maria Kakehasi
Abstract Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a well-documented independent
risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Obesity may provide an additional link
between inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis in RA. Objective To
evaluate the association between obesity and disease parameters and
cardiovascular risk factors in RA patients. Method Cross-sectional study of a
cohort of RA patients... hiện toàn bộ
2017 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the pharmacological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis - 2018
Lícia Maria Henrique da Mota, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Ana Paula Monteiro Gomides, Ângela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte, Bóris Afonso Cruz, Claiton Viegas Brenol, Cleandro Pires de Albuquerque, Geraldo da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro, Iêda Maria Magalhães Laurindo, Ivânio Alves Pereira, Manoel Barros Bértolo, Mariana Peixoto Guimarães Ubirajara Silva de Souza, Marcos Rabelo de Freitas, Paulo Louzada‐Júnior, Ricardo Machado Xavier, Rina Dalva Neubarth Giorgi
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of Latin American patients with spondyloarthritis Tập 61 Số 1
Gustavo Citera, Wilson Bautista-Molano, Ingris Peláez‐Ballestas, Valderílio Feijó Azevedo, R Perich, José A. Méndez-Rodríguez, Mariel S. Cutri, Cecilia Borlenghi
AbstractLarge epidemiologic and clinical estimates of spondyloarthritis (SpA) in
Latin America are not available. In this narrative review, our goal was to
descriptively summarize the prevalence and features of SpA in Latin America,
based on available small studies. A review of peer-reviewed literature
identified 41 relevant publications. Of these, 11 (mostly based on Mexican data)
estimated the p... hiện toàn bộ
Is rituximab effective for systemic sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis - 2021
Marina Maria Vieira de Figueiredo Caldas, Kesley Pablo Morais de Azevedo, Ana Clara de França Nunes, Victor Hugo de Oliveira, Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes Pimenta, Isabela Dantas Torres de Araújo, Francisco Alves Bezerra Neto, Ana Katherine Gonçalves, Grasiela Piuvezam
Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a clinically complex and
challenging disease, that leads to skin fibrosis. Its most frequent complication
is interstitial lung disease (ILD), which leads to a worse prognosis. In this
situation, cyclophosphamide is considered the gold standard for its treatment,
despite the controversies regarding its efficacy and toxicity. However, studies
using rit... hiện toàn bộ
Serial whole-body cryotherapy in fibromyalgia is effective and alters cytokine profiles Tập 61 Số 1 - 2021
Philipp Klemm, J. Sabine Becker, Iris Aykara, Thomas Asendorf, Gabriel Dischereit, Elena Neumann, Ulf Müller‐Ladner, U. Lange
Abstract Introduction Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) has shown to be beneficial in
the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM). There is cumulative evidence that cytokines
play a crucial role in FM. It’s unknown whether clinical effects of WBC can be
demonstrated at the molecular level and how long the effects last. Methods We
compared effects of serial WBC (6 sessions (− 130 °C in 6 weeks) in FM patients
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