Introduction Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) constitutively express two members of the
Toll-like receptor (TLR) family, TLR-9 and TLR-7, through which they can be stimulated to …

Objective To describe the epidemiology of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in a multiracial/multiethnic
population. Methods A cross‐sectional study with 5 case‐retrieval sources …

Objective Blood concentrations of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) vary widely among patients
with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationship …

The use of 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan (FDG-PET) and
computed tomography angiography (CTA) to improve accuracy of diagnosis of giant cell …

The presence of autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus, particularly those of the
IgG subclass, have long been associated with disease onset and activity. Here we explored …

Objective To evaluate the clinical course of and risk factors for arterial thrombotic events in
adult inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods All consecutive adult …

Objective. Our aim was to describe patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA)–related stroke and
to compare them with a control group of GCA patients without stroke. Methods. We created a …

Whipple disease (WD) is a rare multisystemic infection with a protean clinical presentation.
The central nervous system (CNS) is involved in 3 situations: CNS involvement in classic WD, …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
in the prevention of relapses in neurosarcoidosis. Methods: We conducted a retrospective …

Background Safety of HPV vaccines is still in question due to reports of autoimmune diseases
(ADs) following HPV immunization. Objectives To assess the risk of ADs associated with …