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High frequency of methotrexate intolerance in longstanding rheumatoid arthritis: using the methotrexate intolerance severity score (MISS)

Adv Rheumatol; 60 (), 2020
Abstract Background: Methotrexate (MTX) intolerance is frequent, and its early identification may impact treatment, leading to timely changes in medication that may promote patient compliance and better control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this study was to identify the frequency of, a...

Rhoifolin regulates oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine levels in Freund's adjuvant-induced rheumatoid arthritis via inhibition of NF-κB

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (6), 2020
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of knee joints involving pain and inflammation. Rhoifolin is a plant flavonoid known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This study was taken to identify the effect of rhoifolin on complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis in t...

Rheumatoid artrhitis treatment in Brazil: data from a large real-life multicenter study

Adv Rheumatol; 60 (), 2020
Abstract Background: Last decades witnessed great technological advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, but their implementation in clinical practice might prove difficult. Despite the efficacy demonstrated in controlled trials this information needs to be confirmed by real life data. This stu...

Demência rapidamente progressiva por linfoma primário do sistema nervoso central: um relato de caso

As demências rapidamente progressivas são condições que impactam a vida do paciente, entretanto nem sempre são consideradas durante a investigação da síndrome demencial. Este relato descreve uma paciente portadora de artrite reumatoide em uso crônico de corticoterapia que evoluiu com um quadro d...

Adherencia farmacológica en pacientes con enfermedades reumáticas
Pharmacological adherence in patients with rheumatic diseases

Rev. cuba. reumatol; 21 (3), 2019
Introducción: las enfermedades reumáticas son un grupo de alrededor de 250 afecciones, en su mayoría de carácter sistémico que necesitan un seguimiento periódico y un adecuado control terapéutico, la adherencia farmacológica constituye una de las principales bases del control de estas afecciones...

Evaluation of toxic retinopathy caused by antimalarial medications with spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the frequency of toxic retinopathy in patients with lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis with long-term use of chloroquine diphosphate or hydroxychloroquine through spectral domain optical coherence tomography and the outcomes of ophthalmological exams (visual ac...

Artritis reumatoide y riesgo cardiovascular

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of premature death according to data from the American Heart Association and World Health Organization. Incidence and prevalence are on the rise. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune disease. It is a chronic and systemic disease ...

Efectos de la dieta mediterránea en el tratamiento de la artritis reumatoide

Medwave; 19 (5), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN Se ha planteado que factores ambientales y relacionados con el estilo de vida pueden contribuir a la severidad y progresión de la inflamación en la artritis reumatoide. Una intervención que genera un alto interés, debido a sus supuestas propiedades antiinflamatorias es la dieta mediterr...

Levels of CXCL13 and sICAM-1 correlate with disease activity score in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Background: Tocilizumab (TCZ), a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 receptor, has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because RA is a heterogenous disease and patient response to treatments can vary, identifying characteristics th...

Complicaciones asociadas a tratamiento biológico en pacientes con artritis reumatoide: consideraciones en relación a un caso clínico

Rev. chil. reumatol; 35 (2), 2019
La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad inflamatoria sistémica de origen autoinmune, caracterizada por una evolución variable, con remisiones y reacti-vaciones. Se considera que un diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz permiten evitar el daño articular, mejorar el pronóstico y l...