Autoimmune Diseases
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Time to Lung Disease in Patients With Dermatomyositis Subtype Estimated
“Establishing an accurate timeline between MDA5 antibody-positive DM and ILD can promote urgency among dermatologists to evaluate extracutaneous...
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Combined Pediatric Derm-Rheum Clinics Supported by Survey Respondents
Perceived benefits of combined clinics were improved patient care through coordinated treatment decisions and timely communication between...
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Autoimmunity’s Female Bias and the Mysteries of Xist
Researchers are homing in on a long non-coding RNA, essential to X chromosome inactivation, as the culprit in sex-biased autoimmune diseases like...
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Safe Steroid Tapering in Lupus: Reducing Flares, Damage
Cautious tapering of glucocorticoids might be feasible even in serologically active clinically quiescent patients with systemic lupus...
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Autoimmune Disease Risk May Rise Following Cushing Disease Remission After Surgery
The findings suggested the need for closer postsurgical monitoring of patients with a family history of autoimmune disease.
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Inflammatory Arthritis Often Occurs with Systemic Sclerosis; Has Big Impact
In patients with systemic sclerosis, the presence of inflammatory arthritis is significantly associated with diffuse disease, musculoskeletal...
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Mixing Paxlovid With Specific Immunosuppressants Risks Serious Adverse Reactions
The EMA has warned that Paxlovid should only be administered alongside tacrolimus, ciclosporin, everolimus, or sirolimus if their blood levels can...
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Patients With Stable Lupus May Be Safely Weaned Off MMF
Rates of significant disease reactivation were similar more than 1 year after randomization for patients assigned to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)...
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New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements for Preventing Autoimmune Diseases
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements prevented autoimmune diseases for 2 years after cessation, but vitamin D’s effects tapered off, suggesting that...
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Success with Sirolimus in Treating Skin Sarcoidosis Could Spur Studies in Other Organs
Vienna researchers reported that 7 of 10 patients treated with systemic sirolimus had noted improvements in skin lesions, which continued for up...
Clinical Review
Impact of Ketogenic and Low-Glycemic Diets on Inflammatory Skin Conditions
This article provides an overview of the current evidence on the effects of ketogenic and low-glycemic diets on inflammatory skin conditions...