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QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test can be used for screening latent tuberculosis before biological treatment in a Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated country: the HUR-BIO single-center real-life results
(Clinical Rheumatology, 2020-10-15)
Objectives The Turkish population is vaccinated with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and the BCG vaccination decreases the specificity of the tuberculin skin test (TST). The purpose of this study was to investigate the ...
Anti-interleukin-6 (tocilizumab) therapy in Takayasu’s arteritis: a real life experience
(TÜBİTAK, 2020-02-13)
Background/aim: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and anti-interleukin-6 (anti-IL-6) therapies are increasingly being used in Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) patients who are unresponsive to corticosteroids ± conventional ...
Predictors of drug retention and treatment response in axial spondyloarthritis patients treated with certolizumab: real-life results from the HURBIO registry
(Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology S.A.S, 2019-08-14)
Objectives: To assess the real-life retention rate of certolizumab and factors related to retention of certolizumab.
Methods: We analysed all patients who received at least 1 dose of certolizumab and were registered in ...
Pregnancy outcomes in partners of male ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor-α biologics: real-life results from a single-centre cross-sectional study
(Springer, 2020-01-28)
Abstract
Most patients with inflammatory arthritis are at their reproductive ages. Use of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) agents, one of the important treatment options for inflammatory arthritis, can ...
Imaging Modalities Used in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis
(Turk J Med SciTÜBİTAK, 2021-02-26)
Background/aim: Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology, affecting aortic arch, and its main branches. Noninvasive imaging methods are frequently used in diagnosis and follow-up in ...
Proposal for a simple algorithm to differentiate adult-onset Still's disease with other fever of unknown origin causes: a longitudinal prospective study
(Springer, 2019-02-01)
Objective: To identify several clinical and/or laboratory parameters which can differentiate adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) from other causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) and create a clinician-friendly algorithm ...
Change in PsAID-12 scores in patients continuing or discontinuing anti-TNF treatments in psoriatic arthritis: results from the HUR-BIO biologic registry
(Springer, 2019-01-21)
Objective
Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease 12-item questionnaire (PsAID-12) has been developed to be used in psoriatic arthritis in daily practice. The aim of the present study was to assess the change values of ...
Avascular necrosis less frequently found in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with the use of alternate day corticosteroid
(TÜBİTAK, 2020-02-13)
Background/aim: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is the death of bone due to compromise of blood flow. The etiology of AVN is multifactorial; corticosteroid usage is the second most significant factor after trauma, and systemic ...
Two cases of glutaric aciduria type II: how to differentiate from inflammatory myopathies?
(Taylor and Francis, 2018-11-19)
Muscle weakness is a nonspecific finding of myopathy of any etiology that include iatrogenic, toxic, endocrinological, infectious, immunologic, and metabolic disorders. Among the metabolic myopathies glutaric aciduria type ...
Correction to: Proposal for a simple algorithm to differentiate adult-onset Still's disease with other fever of unknown origin causes: a longitudinal prospective study
(Springer, 2019-04-01)
The author regrets that the original version of this article contained error. Figure 1 was shown in the wrong version, thus corrected figure is shown in this article.