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Chronic Q fever associated with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Chronic Q fever preceding SSc was associated with a milder course of SSc without the necessity of immunosuppressive drugs, while chronic Q fever development due to immunocompromised state was associated with a more deteriorating course of SSc. PubMed, Eur J Clin Invest, 2019 May 11:e13123. (Also see Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases) ) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) increases the risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs): a nationwide cohort study. The present nationwide cohort study revealed an association between MG and incident ARDs. Rheumatology, 09/04/2018. (Also see Myasthenia Gravis) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Oxidative stress in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The detection of autoantibodies against specific antigens, might improve both early diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity. PubMed, Free Radic Biol Med, 05/30/2018. (Also see Oxidative Stress) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Rheumatic Disease Autoantibodies in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases (ATD). We found rheumatic autoantibodies in 17.5% of ATD patients without rheumatic diseases and there was no clinical rheumatic disorder during the period of five years. PubMed, Med Princ Pract, 06/04/2018. (Also see Thyroid Diseases and Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Rheumatic diseases are associated with a higher risk of dementia: A nation–wide, population–based, case–control study. In this population–based case–control study, we found that patients with rheumatic diseases are significantly associated with a higher risk of dementia. PubMed, Int J rheumatologist Dis, 12/15/2017. (Also see Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

These 4 changes in your facial skin could signal a serious medical condition. The dark circles around your eyes or nagging acne on your face may be telling you more about your health than you think. Today Health News, 12/09/2017. (Also see Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.