As IL-6 inhibition comes into practice for PMR, research advances on other therapeutic mechanisms of action, from IL-17 to ...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate available evidence for each step in autoimmune encephalitis management and provide expert opinion when evidence is lacking. The paper approaches autoimmune ...

Background We sought to identify an optimal oral corticosteroid regimen at the onset of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), which would delay time to first relapse ...

Eventual tapering and withdrawal of steroids in patients with lupus nephritis is recommended to minimize the drugs' adverse effects, but the ideal timing is uncertain. This study followed 136 lupus ...

Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) comprises immune-mediated neuroinflammatory disorders presenting diverse neuropsychiatric symptoms and antibody-specific manifestations. Despite standard immunotherapy, ...

Introduction: We present a case of a patient with systemic sarcoidosis with cardiac involvement who presented with palpitations and was noted to be in non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) ...

Glucocorticoid dose at the time of prophylaxis cessation was strongly associated with subsequent Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia risk among patients with rheumatic diseases.

Avacopan was safe and effective among patients with respiratory tract manifestations of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Avacopan shows promising efficacy and safety among ...

Avacopan was safe and effective among patients with respiratory tract manifestations of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Researchers performed a post hoc analysis of the ...

Background The arterial uptake of 18 fluorine-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) by positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) has been used for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). The ...