The management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has significantly improved, but a substantial number of patients still experience ...

Background Pain and fatigue are among the most debilitating symptoms of systemic sclerosis (SSc), severely impairing quality ...

Objectives (1) To assess the risk of haematological malignancies in individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared with individuals without SSc; (2) to explore how the risk varies across groups ...

Aim To evaluate the reliability and diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence (AI) driven robotic ultrasonography (RUS) compared with human ultrasonography (HUS) performed by a trained ...

Objectives To explore characteristics and treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with invasive fungal infections (IFIs) and to describe infection details and outcome. Methods IFIs ...

Objective To investigate the association between peripheral disease activity and pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension, preterm birth and fetal growth in women with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Objective Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents the most common and severe organ manifestation observed in patients diagnosed with connective tissue diseases (CTDs). The aim of this retrospective ...

Background Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has long been debated as an early nonspecific phase/symptom of differentiated connective tissue diseases (dCTD), similarly to interstitial pneumonia ...

Background Disappointing outcomes in Sjögren’s disease (SjD) trials underscore the need for reliable, sensitive endpoints. Histological assessment holds promise, but a minimally invasive, repeatable ...

Objectives Patients with primary Sjögren’s disease (SjD) have an increased risk of B cell lymphoma. The aim of this study was to determine serum protein biomarkers for lymphoma development and to ...