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Background: Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic doloureaux, refers to a sudden onset of unilateral or bilateral facial numbness with or without pain or paraesthesia. Trigeminal neuralgia is rare in connective tissue diseases (CTD); however, it is the most common neurologic manifestation of...

Hip synovial cysts are rare. However, in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) they present in higher frequency than in general population. Herein, we present an unusual case of a 67-year-old man with RA that presented with unilateral leg oedema and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Computed tomography ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)is a multisystem autoimmune disease, characterized by clinical heterogeneity, ranging from mild to severe, life-threatening manifestations. Although gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are frequently encountered during disease course (mainly associated with...

Autoimmune hepatitis (ΑΙΗ) is characterized by elevated serum transaminase, increased immunoglobulin G levels, presence of autoantibodies, and hepatocellular damage. Coexistence with other autoimmune diseases has been reported in almost half of patients with AIH. Here, we report a 60-year-old man...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease affecting mainly the sacroiliac joints and the spine. In long-standing disease, the fused spine of AS patients is susceptible to spinal fractures, even after low impact trauma. We present a 61-year-old man with long-standing AS who presented...

Objective: While several inflammatory markers are known to increase in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) disease cases, the need remains for diagnostic tests specific for FMF that monitor inflammatory activity. We aimed to investigate resistin and calprotectin levels during both attack and...

Objectives: The outcome of COVID-19 disease in vascular collagen patients and its comparison with other infected people in the community, are not fully understood yet. In this study, we examined whether COVID-19 is more prevalent in these patients, or it is associated with a higher severity of...

It is impossible to achieve a diagnosis without a comprehensive list of possible diagnostic explanations for a certain symptom or syndrome. Joint complaints are very frequent in general practice, paediatrics, emergency medicine and naturally rheumatology and orthopaedics. The differential diagnosis ...

Objective: The objective of this study was to document the multi-dimensional profile of patients referring with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and determine the relationship among fear-avoidance belief and disability and physical capacity in the Pakistani population. Methods: A cross-sectional survey ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by increased rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which represents the leading cause of death. Patients with RA presents increased prevalence of hypertension, which substantially contributes to the increased CVD burden associated with the disease. A...

Thrombocytopenia is a common hematologic abnormality of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Although in most cases thrombocytopenia is mild, severe thrombocytopenia with bleeding complications might occur, and is further correlated with disease activity and a worse prognosis. We...

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of numerous auto-antibodies while Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an organspecific autoimmune disease. The coexistence of both diseases is rarely reported in the literature. Case presentation: ...

Thrombocytopenia is one of the common haematological manifestations, occurring in 7% to 30% of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) may occur in variable pathways as a result of cross-reacting antibodies or immune complexes that bind to platelet receptors, or...

Lupus can affect vision in various ways, commonly due to vasculitic retinopathy, and can also result from ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to antiphospholipid syndrome. Anaemic retinopathy is most likely to occur in patients with severe anaemia or associated with thrombocytopenia. Causes of...

Background: Anti-Jo1 syndrome is one of the most common amongst the various anti synthetase syndromes (ASS), which forms a subgroup of the idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM). It is characterised by myositis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), fever, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and mechanic’s hands;...

Objectives: To find the frequency of subclinical hand joint synovitis (SS) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and cutaneous psoriasis (PsC) compared to healthy controls (HC), and correlation of SS with disease activity. Methods: PsA patients (n= 52), without any past/current history of hand ...