Connective tissue disease

Journal articles and book chapters

14-12-2018 | Pediatric | Article

Off-label use of tocilizumab to treat non-juvenile idiopathic arthritis in pediatric rheumatic patients: a literature review

Jung JY et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 79. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0296-z

11-12-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

New therapeutic strategies in systemic lupus erythematosus management

Gatto M et al. Nat Rev Rheum 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41584-018-0133-2

04-12-2018 | Comorbidities | Article

Prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis versus rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative, multicenter, matched-cohort study

Panopoulos S et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1771-0

20-11-2018 | Myositis | Article

Long-term follow-up of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for refractory juvenile dermatomyositis: A case-series study

Zhu J et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 72. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0284-3

01-10-2018 | Systemic sclerosis | Article

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction predicts mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis

Tennøe AH et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018; 72: 1804–1813. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.068

25-09-2018 | Sjögren’s syndrome | Article

Clinical and immunological features of anti-centromere antibody-positive primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Tsukamoto M, Suzuki K, Takeuchi T. Rheumatol Ther 2018. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0126-2

15-09-2018 | Myositis | Review | Article

Current treatment for myositis

Barsotti S, Lundberg IE. Curr Treat Options in Rheum 2018. doi: 10.1007/s40674-018-0106-2

10-09-2018 | Lupus nephritis | Article

Long-term effects of tacrolimus for maintenance therapy of lupus nephritis: A 5-year retrospective study at a single center

Karasawa K et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4154-6

07-09-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Long‐term clinical outcomes in a cohort of adults with childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Groot N et al. Arthritis Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1002/art.40697

03-09-2018 | Sjögren’s syndrome | Article

Association between primary Sjogren’s syndrome, arterial stiffness, and subclinical atherosclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yong WC, Sanguankeo A, Upala S. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4265-1

01-09-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Canadian Rheumatology Association recommendations for the assessment and monitoring of systemic lupus erythematosus

Keeling SO et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171459

31-08-2018 | Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced rheumatic disease | Review | Article

Rheumatic immune-related adverse events from cancer immunotherapy

Calabrese LH, Calabrese C, Cappelli LC. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41584-018-0074-9

30-08-2018 | Diet and nutrition | Article

Coffee consumption and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: A Mendelian randomization study

Bae SC, Lee YH. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4278-9

16-08-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Effects of transitional care on self-care, readmission rates, and quality of life in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A randomized controlled trial

Xie X et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 184. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1670-4

15-08-2018 | Systemic sclerosis | Review | Article

Major lung complications of systemic sclerosis

Denton CP, Wells AU, Coghlan JG. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018; 14: 511–527. doi: 10.1038/s41584-018-0062-0

14-08-2018 | Lupus nephritis | Review | Article

Induction therapy for lupus nephritis: The highlights

Ayoub I, Nelson J, Rovin BH. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 60. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0766-9

09-08-2018 | Physical activity | Article

The prevalence of co-morbidities and their impact on physical activity in people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases compared with the general population: Results from the UK Biobank

Cook MJ et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key224. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key224

03-08-2018 | Pathophysiology | Review | Article

S100 proteins in rheumatic diseases

Austermann J, Spiekermann C, Roth J. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41584-018-0058-9

01-08-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Practice variations in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in Canada

Keeling SO et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171307

28-07-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Review | Article

Artemisinins: A promising new treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus. A descriptive review

Mu X, Wang C. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 55. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0764-y