Over the last 20 years, classification criteria have been developed for rheumatic diseases (1,
7). Many of these diseases do not have unequivocal or pathognomonic features …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the usefulness of serum ferritin and glycosylated ferritin (GF)
levels in diagnosing adult onset Still's disease (AOSD). METHODS: We performed a …

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of avocado/soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) in the
treatment of patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip, as well as the …

Objective Subclinical inflammation and radiographic progression have been described in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients whose disease is in remission or is showing a low level of …

Objective. To analyse therapeutic management of eosinophilic fasciitis (EF). Methods. We
reviewed 34 adult patients with biopsy-proven EF. Analyses focused on the therapeutic …

BACKGROUND Edema of the upper limb, without any doubt, constitutes the most
invalidating complication of breast carcinoma treatment. The swelling of the limb results from …

This multicenter randomized, double-blind, controlled study was performed to compare the
efficacy and tolerability of chondroitin sulfate (CS, Condrosulf ® , IBSA, Lugano, CH) 1200 mg/…

Objective Blood concentrations of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) vary widely among patients
with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationship …

Background. Renal transplantation triggers an early bone loss that increases the subsequent
risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Little is known about the long-term outcome of bone …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of fluorescence imaging (FI) using
an intraoperative injection of free indocyanine green (ICG) in the detection of peritoneal …