Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several relevant randomised clinical ...

Objectives Hospitalisation is a risk factor for flares in people with gout. However, the predictors of inpatient gout flare are not well understood. The aim of this study was to develop a prediction ...

The most common form of facial paralysis is idiopathic—that is, Bell's palsy. Sjögren's syndrome (SS), a chronic inflammatory disorder characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands ...

Background The prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is considered equal in male and female patients but recent studies in cohorts of PsA it has been observed that women are more dominant in sex ...

Objectives We aimed to cluster patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on comorbidities and then examine the association between these clusters and RA disease activity and mortality. Methods In ...

Correspondence to Dr Emilio Filippucci, Rheumatology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy; ...