AbstractHypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV) is defined as patients diagnosed with Urticarial Vasculitis (UV) and hypocomplementemia who have not met the threshold criteria of systemic involvement. Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome .....
AbstractBackground: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a debilitating disease that sometimes is resistant to standard therapies. Omalizumab is a subcutaneous anti-IgE monoclonal antibody highly effective for the treatment of chronic urticaria. Our aim was to investig.....
AbstractGlomerulonephritis is inflammation of the glomeruli, which are structures in your kidneys that are made up of tiny blood vessels. Glomerular diseases are an important cause of end stage renal disease. Kidney biopsy is mandatory for diagnosis. Treatme.....
AbstractThe intractable and unique mucocutaneous manifestations can be the initial characteristics of malignancy. Mediastinal spindle cell sarcoma-related paraneoplastic pemphigus is very rare. Were port a 63 year-old man who developed generalized bullous le.....
AbstractIntroduction: Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis which is characterized by memory loss, seizure, cognitive dysfunction and psychiatric symptoms is rare disorder associated with remote affect of systemic neoplasms. We herein report a case of paraneopl.....
AbstractPeritoneal sclerosis is a chronic fibro inflammatory condition of the peritoneum which may result from a recurrent subclinical peritonitis with minimal abdominal signs. The mortality of patients with EPS varies between 26-58% with mortality increasin.....
AbstractJuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic disease in children. Specific diagnostic biomarkers have been demonstrated in varying amounts in different onset-types. The present study demonstrates the presence of anti-carbamylated (?.....
AbstractObjectives: To determine serum levels of adhesion molecules among patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) spectrum disease and to assess the relationship of these molecules with disease subsets, evolution phase, organ involvement and nail fold capilla.....
AbstractSarcoidosis is a multi systemic granulomatous disease characterised by the histologic evidence of granulomas in various organs. Clinically discernible gastric sarcoidosis is extremely rare, reported in less than 1% of the patients. We present a case .....
AbstractSystemic sclerosis is an autoimmune fibrotic disease which only rarely affects peripheral nerves. When it occurs, nerve damage is usually mediated by entrapment or small vessel vasculitis. Here we report the first case of bilateral lumbar fibrosing p.....
AbstractSystemic sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by thickening of the skin caused by accumulation of collagen and extracellular matrix proteins, and by injury to small arteries. The systemic manifestations of the disease are diverse .....
AbstractObjectives: Evaluate electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data in asymptomatic patients affected by Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) compared to healthy subjects, to assess their correlations in a case-control study.
Methods: 71 female patients affect.....
AbstractThis paper introduces a drug delivery system candidate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It was designed as a conjugate between prednisolone (PD) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) via a glycine linker. The obtained conjugate, named CS-GP was.....
AbstractMyasthenia gravis and myotonic dystrophy do not usually coexist; however, we present a rare case where both conditions coexisted. Herein, we describe a 34-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of myasthenia gravis with coexisting myotonic dystro.....
AbstractObjective: The present study aimed to determine whether a single-fraction of gamma radiation could induce the expression of specific genes involved in apoptosis signaling pathways, which helps us in better understanding cancer dynamics and treatment .....