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View article: P52 Predictors and sources of antibiotic consumption in The Gambia
P52 Predictors and sources of antibiotic consumption in The Gambia Open
Objectives To identify the sources of antibiotics consumed by households and to identify predictors of antibiotic consumption. Methods A survey was conducted with 140 households, identified by a spatial sampling frame using randomly genera…
View article: P38 Use of the ‘drug bag method’ to assess household antibiotic use in The Gambia
P38 Use of the ‘drug bag method’ to assess household antibiotic use in The Gambia Open
Background Antibiotics are a vital group of medicines designed to treat infections; however, the increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reduces how effective antibiotics are. Consequently, antibiotics have been classified according to …
View article: Co‐transformation using T‐<scp>DNA</scp> genes from <i>Agrobacterium</i> strain 82.139 enhances regeneration of transgenic shoots in <i>Populus</i>
Co‐transformation using T‐<span>DNA</span> genes from <i>Agrobacterium</i> strain 82.139 enhances regeneration of transgenic shoots in <i>Populus</i> Open
Summary Barriers to transformation and regeneration continue to hamper the application of recombinant DNA‐based biotechnologies in most crops, including for gene editing. To tackle this problem, there has been increasing interest in morpho…
View article: Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Clinical Profile and Outcome of Physician Diagnosed CAPS Cases from a North Indian Cohort
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Clinical Profile and Outcome of Physician Diagnosed CAPS Cases from a North Indian Cohort Open
Objective: To describe the clinical profile and outcome of patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) from a tertiary care Rheumatology centre in North India. Methods: A retrospective analysis of data of patients between 1…
View article: Radiation Exposure Knowledge among Anaesthesia Residents: A Cross Sectional Study in Karachi Teaching Hospitals
Radiation Exposure Knowledge among Anaesthesia Residents: A Cross Sectional Study in Karachi Teaching Hospitals Open
Introduction: Preventive strategies to reduce radiation-induced harm among anaesthesiologists are directed by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements and the US Environmental Protection Agency. These instructions unde…
View article: P224 Nintedanib in combination with immunosuppressant drug prescribing is safe and well tolerated in a large cohort of patients with progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease
P224 Nintedanib in combination with immunosuppressant drug prescribing is safe and well tolerated in a large cohort of patients with progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease Open
Introduction Nintedanib was approved by NICE for use in patients with progressive fibrotic ILD (PFILD) from February 2022. In the INBUILD trial, patients were excluded if they were treated with azathioprine, ciclosporin, mycophenolate mofe…
View article: Development and validation of an ama instrument for assessing the disease activity on the basis of constitutional features in Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Development and validation of an ama instrument for assessing the disease activity on the basis of constitutional features in Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis) Open
This study provided a quantitative measure for the abstract concept of ama which could be used to mark the disease activity in amavata or RA. The change in ama based scores can be used to assess disease status and the intervention related …
View article: P248 Tuberculosis is still a major contributor to serious infection in juvenile SLE
P248 Tuberculosis is still a major contributor to serious infection in juvenile SLE Open
Background/Aims Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We assessed the incidence and risk factors for major infections in juvenile SLE. Methods We carried out a retrospective…
View article: Spectrum of Myelitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Experience from a Single Tertiary Care Centre over 25 Years
Spectrum of Myelitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Experience from a Single Tertiary Care Centre over 25 Years Open
Myelitis can be a presenting feature of SLE with lupus nephritis and hematologic involvement being rare. Relapses are common that mandate long-term immunosuppression.
View article: Juvenile Reactive Arthritis and other Spondyloarthritides of Childhood: A 28-year Experience from India
Juvenile Reactive Arthritis and other Spondyloarthritides of Childhood: A 28-year Experience from India Open
jReA and jSpA exhibit similar features apart from varying disease duration, suggesting that jspA may form a continuum with similar clinico-laboratory profiles plausibly due to shared pathogenesis.
View article: High Prevalence of Active Tuberculosis in Adults and Children with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis as Compared with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tuberculosis Endemic Country: Retrospective Data Review from a Tertiary Care Centre in India
High Prevalence of Active Tuberculosis in Adults and Children with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis as Compared with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tuberculosis Endemic Country: Retrospective Data Review from a Tertiary Care Centre in India Open
Patients with IIM have increased risk of active TB, with common extrapulmonary forms, slow response, and relapses during treatment.
View article: Serum Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 3 Levels Differentiate Active from Inactive Myositis and Correlate with Response to Therapy
Serum Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 3 Levels Differentiate Active from Inactive Myositis and Correlate with Response to Therapy Open
Background: Delay in the diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and resultant muscle wasting leads to a setting, wherein conventional biomarkers fail to identify inflammation amid damage. Fatty acid-binding protein 3 (FABP3…
View article: PATHOGENESIS OF FIBROMYALGIA IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES: SCOPING REVIEW FOR HYPOTHESIS GENERATION
PATHOGENESIS OF FIBROMYALGIA IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES: SCOPING REVIEW FOR HYPOTHESIS GENERATION Open
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) prevalence is much higher in patients with other rheumatic diseases than in the general population. This leads to increase in the perceived disease activity scores and prevents patients from reaching remissi…
View article: Poor obstetric outcomes in Indian women with Takayasu arteritis
Poor obstetric outcomes in Indian women with Takayasu arteritis Open
Introduction Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) affects young women in the childbearing age group. We studied obstetric outcomes in these patients before and after disease onset. Methods Women aged more than 18 years with Takayasu’s arteritis (ACR …
View article: Meeting report: MyoIN - Pan-India Collaborative Network for Myositis Research
Meeting report: MyoIN - Pan-India Collaborative Network for Myositis Research Open
Rheumatology in India, albeit old, has lagged behind in research on epidemiology and outcomes of chronic rheumatic diseases. The realization about paucity of Indian data has created the felt need for cohort-building and sustainable researc…
View article: SLE presenting as migratory arthritis, chorea and nephritis
SLE presenting as migratory arthritis, chorea and nephritis Open
We present a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with migratory arthritis, chorea and ascites. She was diagnosed to have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and subsequently responded to immunosuppressive therapy. She had been misdiagn…
View article: Dacrocystitis and orbital pseudotumor in a patient with Granulomatosis with polyangitis
Dacrocystitis and orbital pseudotumor in a patient with Granulomatosis with polyangitis Open
Cite this article as: Ajmani S, Zanwar A, Patro P, Lawrence A. Dacrocystitis and orbital pseudotumor in a patient with Granulomatosis with polyangitis. Eur J Rheumatol 2018; 5(3): 214-5.