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Daniel Blockmans

Hoogleraar Geneeskunde
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The 2019 American College of Rheumatology/European league against rheumatism classification criteria for IgG4‐related disease

…, L Barra, A Bateman, D Blockmans… - Arthritis & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐ RD ) can cause fibroinflammatory lesions in nearly
any organ. Correlation among clinical, serologic, radiologic, and pathologic data is required …

Fever of unknown origin in adults: 40 years on

…, S Vanderschueren, D Blockmans - Journal of internal …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… Hitherto difficult or even impossible to prove entities such as Familial Mediterranean fever
(FMF), hyper-immunoglobulin D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS), Tumour necrosis factor …

Platelet actuation

D Blockmans, H Deckmyn, J Vermylen - Blood reviews, 1995 - Elsevier
This review article describes the different receptors, second-messengers and mechanisms
involved in platelet activation. Several platelet agonists have well-defined receptors at the …

Immunosuppressive therapy in lupus nephritis: the Euro‐Lupus Nephritis Trial, a randomized trial of low‐dose versus high‐dose intravenous cyclophosphamide

…, MG Danieli, D Abramovicz, D Blockmans… - Arthritis & …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Glomerulonephritis is a severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
that is usually treated with an extended course of intravenous (IV) cyclophosphamide (…

[HTML][HTML] Trial of tocilizumab in giant-cell arteritis

…, M Klearman, M Aringer, D Blockmans… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Giant-cell arteritis commonly relapses when glucocorticoids are tapered, and the
prolonged use of glucocorticoids is associated with side effects. The effect of the interleukin…

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and the Churg–Strauss syndrome

…, L Mouthon, D Jayne, D Blockmans… - Annals of internal …, 2005 - acpjournals.org
… We considered histologically proven glomerulonephritis or proteinuria greater than 0.4 g/d
and microscopic hematuria without urinary infection to be sufficient to diagnose renal …

2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis

…, A Kronbichler, D Blockmans… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with
polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into …

2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

…, A Kronbichler, D Blockmans… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for eosinophilic granulomatosis
with polyangiitis (EGPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were …

EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice

…, C Duftner, FL Besson, TA Bley, D Blockmans… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
To develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging modalities in primary
large vessel vasculitis (LVV) including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). …

Repetitive 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in giant cell arteritis: A prospective study of 35 patients

D Blockmans, L Ceuninck… - Arthritis Care & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… All patients received calcium tablets and vitamin D for osteoporosis prevention. All female
patients underwent a bone mineral content measurement, and when the T score at the lumbar …