Translation and validation of the Fatigue Severity Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire into the Maltese Language, in a cohort of Maltese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients [0.03%]
将疲劳严重程度量表、匹兹堡睡眠质量指数量表和改良健康评估问卷翻译并验证为马耳他语，在一组马耳他的系统性红斑狼疮患者中的应用
Rosalie Magro,Liberato Camilleri,Andrew A Borg
Rosalie Magro
Purpose: The assessment of fatigue, sleep quality and functional disability requires the use of validated instruments such as the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Modified He...
Eda Gurcay,Aysen Akinci
Eda Gurcay
Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) constitute a group of clinical conditions, characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation, due to dysregulation of the innate immune system, without involving autoantibodies or antigen-specific...
Kalliopi Klavdianou,Stamatis-Nick Liossis,Dimitrios Daoussis
Kalliopi Klavdianou
Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) is a Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor that has been shown to play an important role in joint remodeling, in experimental models of arthritis and in humans. Recent data suggest that this molecule is involved in the fibrotic...
Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning? [0.03%]
英国风湿病专业医学培训的得与失？
Andrew Hassell
Andrew Hassell
Across Europe, provision of high quality care for people with rheumatological conditions is at least partly dependent upon the rheumatologist, who generally plays a key role in making a diagnosis and in co-ordinating a patient's care. In ad...
Theodoros Dimitroulas
Theodoros Dimitroulas
Study of the natural course and specific immunity after herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving biologic DMARDs [0.03%]
生物制剂治疗类风湿关节炎患者带状疱疹的自然病程及特异性免疫反应研究
Konstantinos Thomas,Petros P Sfikakis,Dimitrios Boumpas et al.
Konstantinos Thomas et al.
Herpes zoster is a common infection especially in elderly persons. It is caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) that has remained dormant within dorsal root ganglia after primary infection. Besides patients with immunodefici...
Olga Loukadaki,Symeon Tournis,Sousana Gazi
Olga Loukadaki
Pregnancy-lactation osteoporosis (PLO) is a rare condition with most cases appearing during the third trimester of pregnancy or early in the post-partum period, especially in primigravid women. Our knowledge concerning its pathogenesis is s...
Clinical Utility of MBDA Panel in the Management of Adult Onset Still's Disease [0.03%]
MBDA检测在成人Still病诊断中的临床应用价值分析
Xuan Gao,Olga Petryna
Xuan Gao
Background: Adult Onset Still's disease (AOSD) carries an expansive presentation - typically featuring a triad of fevers, myalgia/arthralgia, and a rash - which can be mistaken for infectious or malignant etiology. As suc...
Oxygen-Dependent Patient with Antisynthetase Syndrome Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Responds Promptly to Rituximab with Rapid Pulmonary Function Improvement [0.03%]
依赖氧气的患者，其抗合成酶综合征相关的间质性肺病对利妥昔单抗反应迅速，肺功能迅速改善
Robert Chao,Mukund Das,Cecil Philip et al.
Robert Chao et al.
Antisynthetase syndrome (anti-SS) is a rare systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by myositis, Raynaud's phenomenon, fever, interstitial lung disease (ILD), polyarthralgia, and presence of antibodies against tRNA synthetase, especially...
Can rheumatologists diagnose and manage Giant Cell Arteritis better than non-rheumatologists? The Maltese Experience [0.03%]
马耳他的风湿病专家比非风湿病专科医生能更好地诊断和治疗巨细胞动脉炎吗？
Erika Cefai,Marica Galea,Rebecca Galea et al.
Erika Cefai et al.
Objectives: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) remains a challenge both in terms of diagnosis and management as patients may present to several different specialists. The objectives were to determine incidence of biopsy-proven GC...