The severe form of COVID-19 share several clinical and laboratory features with four
entities gathered under the term “hyperferritinemic syndromes” and including macrophage …

Objective: To evaluate the clinical response after switching from one tumour necrosis factor (TNF)α
antagonist to another in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic …

The association between smoke habit and autoimmunity has been hypothesized a long time
ago. Smoke has been found to play a pathogenic role in certain autoimmune disease as it …

Objective To investigate the association of β 2 ‐glycoprotein I (β 2 GPI) with lipid rafts in
monocytic cells and to evaluate the proinflammatory and procoagulant effects of anti‐β 2 GPI …

Positive experiences with intraarticular infliximab have been reported in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and Behçet's disease. We used intraarticular infliximab …

Objectives Literature data suggest a significantly higher mortality in patients affected by systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) developing chronic damage. Therefore, damage prevention …

The 'Task Force on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS)' was developed on the
occasion of the 14th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies. The objectives …

Objective. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an algorithm to assist the attribution
of neuropsychiatric (NP) events to underlying disease in SLE patients. Methods. Phase …

Antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the
occurrence of a classic clinical triad, encompassing myositis, arthritis, and interstitial lung …

This study was performed to determine the correlation between psychiatric manifestations
and several autoantibodies that might participate in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders …