2 Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Providence Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada ...

Objective To investigate whether an intensive early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treat-to-target (T2T) strategy could be improved through the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) assessment of ...

A substantial and persuasive body of data now exists that supports the view that integrin alpha V beta 3 plays a critical part in activated macrophage dependent inflammation, osteoclast development, ...

Objective: To conduct a cross-sectional review of non-selected consecutive outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as part of standard clinical care in 15 countries for an overview of the ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is considered to be a benign disease by some, while others think it is a more serious illness which required similar treatment to giant cell arteritis (GCA). The progress ...

Correspondence to Alberto Martini, University of Genoa, Pediatria II, Istituto G Gaslini, Largo Gaslini 5, Genova 16147, Italy; albertomartini{at}ospedale-gaslini.ge.it Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...

41 St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Objective The 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis ...

Correspondence to Dr Adi Diab, Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center FC3004, 1515 Holcombe Blvd Houston, Texas; adiab{at}mdanderson.org Background Immune ...

15 Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Centre, Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Objectives We sought to investigate whether genetic effects on response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) in rheumatoid ...

Psoriasis is a common chronic, recurrent, immune mediated disease of the skin and joints. It can have a significant negative impact on the physical, emotional, and, psychosocial wellbeing of affected ...

Correspondence to Dr Ulf Lindström, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10A, Gothenburg 405 30, ...

a Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rotorua, New Zealand , b Department of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand Dr P Klemp, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Medical ...