Background: Reports describing post-vaccine autoimmune phenomena, in previously healthy
individuals, increased the concerns regarding the risk of disease flare-ups in patients with …

This report presents the case of a female patient diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis from
childhood, with severe, refractory coronary involvement, leading to two acute coronary …

Introduction A quarter of patients with involuntary weight loss (IWL) have cancer. Inflammation
and anemia are associated with cancer, and recent studies showed that red blood cell …

Hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder characterized by increased iron storage in various
organs with progressive multisystemic damage. Despite the reports dating back to 1865, the …

The place of non-criteria antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) in the diagnosis of
antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is still debatable. The aim of this research was to evaluate the …

The importance of cardiovascular disease in inflammatory rheumatic diseases was
recognized as one of the determinants of increased mortality in these patients. An increased …

Background Many patients who have involuntary weight loss have cancer. The Hernandez
prediction rule includes 5 variables (elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase and lactate …

Background. Previous studies reported the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to the general population. …

Many NMO patients have an accompanying autoimmune disease, most commonly Sjögren
syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus or a related profile of non-organ-specific …

Ischemic stoke is a major cause of death and an important source of disability in industrialized
countries. Since there is no ideal treatment for cerebral ischemia, any approach aiming to …