Objective. To assess the true prevalence of con-genital complete heart block (CCHB) in
infants of anti-Ro/SSA–positive women known to have connective tissue disease (CTD) and, …

… Franco Franceschini a e , Paolo Airò a , Chiara Bazzani a , Eva-Andrea Beindorf i , Marialma
Berlendis j , Michela Bezzi k , Nicola Bossini l , Maurizio Castellano e m , Sergio Cattaneo n …

Background. Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a connective tissue disorder affecting primarily
the lacrimal and salivary glands, resulting in xerophtalmia and xerostomia. Extraglandular …

COVID-19 is a new pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoronaVirus-2
(SARS-Cov2) infection and characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. …

Autoimmune systemic diseases (ASD) may show impaired immunogenicity to COVID-19
vaccines. Our prospective observational multicenter study aimed to evaluate the …

Objective Mepolizumab proved to be an efficacious treatment for eosinophilic granulomatosis
with polyangiitis (EGPA) at a dose of 300 mg every 4 weeks in the randomized, controlled …

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic progressive autoimmune disease characterized by a
complex pathogenesis requiring a predisposing genetic background and involving immune …

Objective. To develop valid instruments for the assessment of disease-related damage and
disease activity in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). Methods. Data on 206 patients with primary SS …

Background Critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a profound
hypercoagulable state and often develop coagulopathy which leads to organ failure and …

Objectives The outbreak of COVID-19 posed the issue of urgently identifying treatment
strategies. Colchicine was considered for this purpose based on well-recognised anti-…