Rheumatology international

Pregnancy planning in patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) is a multifaceted public health issue that includes complex strategies targeting underlying disease activity and reproductive potential. Patients with autoimmune diseases, includin…

Patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases most often exhibit sympathetic overactivity and dominance at the expense of the parasympathetic system, including the vagus nerve. It leads to dysfunction of the negative feedback mechanism…

Joint hypermobility affects approximately 30% of the United Kingdom (UK) population, characterised by the ability to move joints beyond the physiological limits. Associated conditions include Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectru…

Screening studies indicate a prevalence of celiac disease (CD) of up to 1% in populations of European ancestry, yet the majority of cases remain undiagnosed. One of the common complication of CD is intestinal osteopathy or osteoporosis [bon…

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pregabalin in painful cervical or lumbosacral radiculopathy treated in Primary Care settings under routine clinical practice. An observational, prospective 12-week secondary analysis…

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by short lived, febrile serosal inflammatory attacks. Although majority of patients have random pattern of attacks, some reports described precipitating fact…

We present a 38-year-old woman suffering from regular abdominal pain and fever only in each menstruation onset for 7 years. The clinical symptoms, along with inflammatory findings during painful attacks, the beneficial effect of colchicine …