By definition, TNF-α inhibitor induced vasculitis is a secondary systemic vasculitis. However, its phenotype is varied and can present as an isolated vasculitic neuropathy. This presents a diagnostic ...

Dr G Midroni, Neurophysiology laboratory, St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8. Telephone 00416 864 5193; fax 00416 864 6095. A 22 year old woman with recently ...

neuropathy; emphasises the potential reversibility in neuropathies traditionally thought to be characterised only by axonal degeneration, opening a therapeutic window and stimulating research for ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...

Alcoholic neuropathy, also known as alcoholic peripheral neuropathy, refers to damage of the nerves due to chronic and excessive alcohol consumption. Affected nerves include the peripheral nerves, ...

Neuropathy, a condition causing numbness, a prickling sensation, and discomfort in various body areas such as the hands and feet, impacts millions globally. While a confirmed cure for neuropathy ...

1 2 The vasculitic process may result in ischaemic manifestations such as anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy or jaw claudication, which may produce groups of characteristic symptoms leading to ...

The EULAR Sjögren's syndrome (SS) disease activity index (ESSDAI) is a systemic disease activity index that was designed to measure disease activity in patients with primary SS. With the growing use ...

Objective We aimed to analyse the association between infections and the subsequent risk of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and/or polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) by a systematic review and a meta-analysis of ...

Bagnasco has received speaker’s honoraria and advisory board membership from AstraZeneca, Chiesi, Firma, GSK, Novartis, Menarini, Sanofi, and Zambon. Berti has received funding from GSK for advisory ...