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Hepatitis B reactivation in a chronic hepatitis B surface antigen carrier with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab and low dose methotrexate by Ostuni, P, Botsios, C, Punzi, L, Sfriso, P, Todesco, S

“…DISCUSSION Hepatitis B reactivation is a well known adverse event in patients with chronic HBV infection receiving cytotoxic or immunosuppressive treatment. 3…”
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Efficacy and safety of adalimumab as monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis for whom previous disease modifying antirheumatic drug treatment has failed by van de Putte, L B A, Atkins, C, Malaise, M, Sany, J, Russell, A S, van Riel, P L C M, Settas, L, Bijlsma, J W, Todesco, S, Dougados, M, Nash, P, Emery, P, Walter, N, Kaul, M, Fischkoff, S, Kupper, H

“…Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of monotherapy with adalimumab in patients with RA for whom previous DMARD treatment has failed. Methods: In a…”
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Risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis in a prospective cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Doria, A, Shoenfeld, Y, Wu, R, Gambari, P F, Puato, M, Ghirardello, A, Gilburd, B, Corbanese, S, Patnaik, M, Zampieri, S, Peter, J B, Favaretto, E, Iaccarino, L, Sherer, Y, Todesco, S, Pauletto, P

“…Objective: To evaluate traditional and non-traditional risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: A…”
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Rheumatoid and psoriatic knee synovitis: clinical, grey scale, and power Doppler ultrasound assessment of the response to etanercept by Fiocco, U, Ferro, F, Vezzù, M, Cozzi, L, Checchetto, C, Sfriso, P, Botsios, C, Ciprian, L, Armellin, G, Nardacchione, R, Piccoli, A, Todesco, S, Rubaltelli, L

“…Objective: To determine the effect of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) blockade with etanercept in refractory knee joint synovitis (KJS) in rheumatoid and…”
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Health-related quality of life in Italian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. II. Role of clinical, immunological and psychological determinants by Doria, A., Rinaldi, S., Ermani, M., Salaffi, F., Iaccarino, L., Ghirardello, A., Zampieri, S., Della Libera, S., Perini, G., Todesco, S.

“…Objective. To investigate the role of clinical, immunological and psychological variables in influencing the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Italian…”
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Value of C reactive protein in the assessment of erosive osteoarthritis of the hand by Punzi, L, Ramonda, R, Oliviero, F, Sfriso, P, Mussap, M, Plebani, M, Podswiadek, M, Todesco, S

“…Objective: To investigate the value of serum C reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) of the hand. Methods: Ninety eight patients,…”
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Efficacy of the IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, for the treatment of diffuse anterior scleritis in rheumatoid arthritis. Report of two cases by Botsios, C., Sfriso, P., Ostuni, P. A., Todesco, S., Punzi, L.

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Non-complementaemic urticarial vasculitis: successful treatment with the IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra by Botsios, C., Sfriso, P., Punzi, L., Todesco, S.

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Clinical implications of autoantibody screening in patients with autoimmune myositis by Ghirardello, A., Zampieri, S., Tarricone, E., Iaccarino, L., Bendo, R., Briani, C., Rondinone, R., Sarzi-Puttini, P., Todesco, S., Doria, A.

“…Objective: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum autoantibody profiling in patients with autoimmune myositis. Methods: We retrospectively studied 74…”
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Bosentan therapy of pulmonary arterial hypertension in connective tissue diseases by Cozzi, F., Montisci, R., Marotta, H., Bobbo, F., Durigon, N., Ruscazio, M., Sfriso, P., Iliceto, S., Todesco, S.

“…Background  Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life‐threatening and debilitating complication of several connective tissue diseases. We aimed to…”
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Tenosynovitis of the ankles as onset of sarcoidosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis by Furlan, A, Podswiadek, M, Cozzi, F, Todesco, S

“…Arthritis and tenosynovitis are frequently reported as complications of inflammatory bowel diseases. About 10% of patients with ulcerative colitis presents…”
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Intra-articular etanercept treatment for severe diffuse pigmented villonodular knee synovitis by Fiocco, U., Sfriso, P., Oliviero, F., Sovran, F., Scagliori, E., Pagnin, E., Vezzù, M., Cozzi, L., Botsios, C., Nardacchione, R., Di Maggio, A., Rubaltelli, L., Giacometti, C., Calabrese, F., Todesco, S.

“…Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare pre-malignant disease that require aggressive treatment as surgical synovectomy, eventually followed by…”
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Laboratory findings in psoriatic arthritis by Punzi, L, Podswiadek, M, Oliviero, F, Lonigro, A, Modesti, V, Ramonda, R, Todesco, S

“…Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been classically defined as an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. However, in comparison with other relevant…”
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Critical analysis of the manoeuvres proposed for the diagnosis of the tunnel carpal syndrome by Ramonda, R., Punzi, L., Vangelista, T., Todesco, S.

“…Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. It is mainly due to the compression of median nerve at the wrist and it may be…”
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IL-1Ra (recombinant human IL-1 receptor antagonist) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: the efficacy by Fiocco, U., Vezzù, M., Cozzi, L., Todesco, S.

“…Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) is a naturally occurring IL-1 inhibitor, acting as a “receptor antagonist”, which blocks IL-1 mediated signal…”
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Antinuclear, anti-dsDNA and anti-ENA antibodies in patients affected with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis during treatement with infliximab by Hoxha, A., Ruffatti, A., Grypiotis, P., Podswiadek, M., Botsios, C., Fiocco, U., Punzi, L., Todesco, S.

“…Objective: We evaluated the induction and clinical significance of ANA, anti-dsDNA and anti-ENA during infliximab therapy in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis…”
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Vascular changes in psoriatic knee joint synovitis by FIOCCO, Ugo, COZZI, Luisella, TODESCO, Silvano, CHIECO-BIANCHI, Fulvia, RIGON, Chiara, VEZZU, Maristella, FAVERO, Elisabetta, FERRO, Federica, SFRISO, Paolo, RUBALTELLI, Leopoldo, NARDACCHIONE, Roberto

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of standard arthroscopy supported by a computerized image analysis system; and to examine and quantify the…”
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MonitorNet: the Italian multi-centre observational study aimed at estimating the risk/benefit profile of biologic agents in real-world rheumatology practice by Sfriso, P, Salaffi, F, Montecucco, C M, Bombardieri, S, Todesco, S

“…MonitorNet is a database established by the Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR) in January 2007 and funded by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), for the…”
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Preiser’s disease: two cases report by Ramonda, R., Oliviero, F., Podswiadek, M., Stramare, R., Ferrari, G.P., Todesco, S.

“…Preiser’s syndrome is a rare osteochondrosis affecting the carpal scaphoid, frequently related with an avascular necrosis. Osteoarthritic changes of the…”
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Prevalence of erosive osteoarthritis of the hand in a population from venitian area by Cavasin, F., Punzi, L., Ramonda, R., Pianon, M., Oliviero, F., Sfriso, P., Todesco, S.

“…Objectives: The exact prevalence of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) is still unknown. Aim of our study was therefore to evaluate the prevalence of osteoarthritis…”
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