Objective The primary objective was to assess sex differences in long-term functional deterioration and permanent work ...

Objective Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogenous group of conditions with substantial morbidity but ...

Objective Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly recognised for benefits beyond glycaemic ...

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic pathway of patients affected by large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and to determine factors ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, heterogeneous, systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by vasculopathy, ...

An open access rheumatology journal publishing research on rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and connective tissue diseases. An official journal of EULAR.

Introduction Women with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are at an increased risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cervical cancer. Our study aimed to assess the risk of HPV-induced ...

Background Knowledge of the role of IgA isotype autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is lacking. We aimed to explore associations between serum IgA autoantibody profiles and SLE ...

Objectives Avacopan, an oral C5a receptor antagonist, is approved for treatment of severe antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in combination with rituximab or ...

Objective To evaluate chest high-resolution CT (HRCT) images in idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) using both quantitative CT and visual assessment. Methods HRCT images from a single-centre ...