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Clinical Rheumatology

Issue 2/2026

Content (91 Articles)

The missing voice in African rheumatology: patients as partners, not participants

  • EDITORIAL

Dzifa Dey, Reem H. A. Mohammed, Cathy Melong, Stella Botha

Social media platforms for ethical post-publication promotion

Olena Zimba, Yuliya Fedorchenko, Burhan Fatih Kocyigit

CAR-T cell therapy in rheumatic diseases: a review article

Harshwardhan Patil, Rajath K. Bharadwaj, Nilanjana Dutta, Ramaswamy Subramanian, Shiva Prasad, Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur

CAR-T cells in systemic sclerosis

Lazaros I. Sakkas, Chistina Katsiari, Vasiliki Syrmou, Ian C. Chikanza

CAR T cells in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus

Theodora Simopoulou, Athanasios Gkoutzourelas, Christina G. Katsiari

Asymmetric dimethylarginine and vascular injury in rheumatoid arthritis, from capillaries to large vessels: results from a cross-sectional study

Elena Angeloudi, Panagiota Anyfanti, Eleni Gavriilaki, Eleni Pagkopoulou, Kyriaki-Vasileia Spanou, Eleni Bekiari, Michael Doumas, Vasiliki Dimitriadou, George D. Kitas, Theodoros Dimitroulas

Association of Th17/Treg immune imbalance and cardiovascular complications in RA patients: retrospective cohort study in refractory subgroups

Qin-Yi Su, Meng-Yuan Wang, Liu Yang, Chen-Qi Xue, Jing-Wen Cheng, Zi-Qian Liang, Xin-Yao Liu, Zhi-Yuan Ren, Yuan-Chi Li, Han Niu, Hui-Shan Sun, Sheng-Xiao Zhang

Single high-dose intramuscular injection versus short-term low-dose oral glucocorticoids as bridging therapy in active rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study on remission induction

Haiye Ren, Nana Ding, Xinzhu Yu, Jialin Teng, Xiaobing Cheng, Junna Ye, Yutong Su, Hui Shi, Qiongyi Hu, Yue Sun, Jianfen Meng, Huihui Chi, Zhuochao Zhou, Jinchao Jia, Mengyan Wang, Tingting Liu, Chengde Yang, Hong-Lei Liu

Disparities in clinical characteristics and health-related quality of life among young, young-onset elderly and elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis patients: A large-scale national survey

Mengyan Zhou, Huaqun Zhu, Liyun Zhang, Yuehong Huo, Rui Wu, Lijun Wu, Ling Lei, Linyu Geng, Chunyu Tan, Xiaomei Li, Ru Li, Yin Su

Use of biologic drugs in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients followed in an adult rheumatology clinic: real-life data from the HUR-BIO biologic registry

Emine Büşra Ata, Levent Kılıç, Büşra Fırlatan Yazgan, Sevgi Gözde Kart Bayram, Mustafa Ekici, Erdinç Ünaldı, Ali Aytuğ Kuştaş, Buğu Bulat, Ömer Karadağ, Ali Akdoğan, Şule Apraş Bilgen, Sedat Kiraz, İhsan Ertenli, Yelda Bilginer, Seza Özen, Umut Kalyoncu

Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder in association with cardiovascular disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in the All of Us Research Program

Jeong Yee, Emily G. Oakes, Leah Santacroce, May Y. Choi, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Karestan Koenen, Laura D. Kubzansky, Jing Cui, Candace H. Feldman, Karen H. Costenbader

Foot and ankle arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence and clinical correlation with disease activity

Saurabh kumar Patel, Jhasaketan Meher, Vinay R. Pandit, Joydeep Samanta, Rohini Rokkam, Pranita Pranita

Tacrolimus associated with lower infection risk compared to conventional immunosuppressants in systemic lupus erythematosus: real-world evidence

Hanze Zhu, Ziyi Jin, Yong Luo, Xiaojun Tang, Wei Shen, Huayong Zhang, Dandan Wang, Xuebing Feng, Lingyun Sun

Qualitative analysis of COVID-19 experiences with testing and vaccination among people with systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA

Lori Brand Bateman, Allyson Hall, Somaia Khamess, Catanya G. Stager, Maria I. Danila, Candace H. Feldman, David H. Chae

Living with systemic lupus erythematosus in 2024: Latin American experience based on a patient survey

Rosana Quintana, Veronica Bellomio, Manuel Ugarte-Gil, Diana Fernandez, Romina Nieto, Marina Scolnik, Carmen Funes Soaje, Paula Alba, Verónica Saurit, Mercedes Garcia, Guillermo Berbotto, Eduardo Kerzberg, Graciela Gómez, Cecilia Pisoni, Nilzio Antonio da Silva, Luciana Parente, Odirlei Andre Monticielo, Henrique Ataide Mariz, Francinne Machado Ribeiro, Eduardo F. Borba, Edgard Torres Dos Reis Neto, Iris Guerra Herrera, Loreto Massardo, Gustavo Aroca Martinez, Carlos Alberto Cañas Dávila, Gerardo Quintana López, Mario Moreno, Miguel Ángel Saavedra Salinas, Margarita Portela Hernández, Hilda Fragoso Loyo, Luis H. Silveira, Ignacio García de la Torre, Carlos Abud Mendoza, Jorge A. Esquivel Valerio, Isabel Acosta Colman, Claudia Selene Mora Trujillo, Katiuzka Zuñiga Corrales, Roberto Muñoz Louis, Martin Rebella, Vicente Juarez, Carlos Enrique Toro-Gutiérrez, Ana Malvar, Yurilis Fuentes, Alain Cornet, Laurent Arnaud, Bernardo Pons-Estel, Guillermo Pons-Estel

Exploring the gut microbiome in systemic lupus erythematosus: metagenomic and metabolomic insights into a new pro-inflammatory bacteria Clostridium scindens

Hongli Wang, Miaomiao Zhang, Bi Hua, Juan He, Yuting Yang, Wenqi Wu, Yiling Zhang, Fuqin Wei, Yueming Cai, Qingwen Wang

Integrated bioinformatics and clinical validation reveals PRDX6 as a mitochondrial hub gene in systemic lupus erythematosus

Xingyu Liu, Yan Xiao, Yaxin Deng, Jie Chen, Ting Peng, Yixin Jin, Qian Dai, Mei Zeng

Anti-CD74 IgA as a potential biomarker in axial spondyloarthritis: diagnostic utility and clinical implications

Gehad Elsayed Mohammed Ammar, Ali Eed Eldeeb, Heba Ahmed Mourad, Samar AbdAlhamed Tabra

Prevalence and risk factors of difficult-to-treat axial spondyloarthritis: Real-life evidence from the BioSTaR database

Hatice Bodur, Şebnem Ataman, Fatma Gül Yurdakul, Gülcan Gürer, Kenan Akgün, Lale Altan İnceoğlu, İsmihan Sunar, Özgür Akgül, İlhan Sezer, Erhan Çapkın, Aylin Rezvani, İlker Yağcı, Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz, Hasan Fatih Çay, Remzi Çevik, Feride Göğüş, Ayhan Kamanlı, Hilal Ecesoy, Tuba Güler, Nilay Şahin, Gizem Cengiz, Meltem Alkan Melikoğlu

Do the Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease’s cutoffs vary across ethnicities? Insights from the TACTIC initiative

Wafa Hamdi, Hanene Lassoued Ferjani, Noura Abbas, Laure Gossec, Ihsane Hmamouchi, Fatima Alnaimat, Krystel Aouad, Avin Maarouf, Suad Hannawi, Chafika Haouichat, Bassel Elzorkany, Lina El Kibbi, Nabaa Ihsan Awadh, Nizar Abdulateef, Ahmed Abogamal, Asal Adnan, Laila Ayoub, Rachid Bahiri, Elyes Bouajina, Faiq Isho Gorial, Hussein Halabi, Manal Mashaleh, Nelly Ziadé

Predictive modeling of cardiovascular risk in systemic sclerosis: a single-center retrospective study integrating clinical and imaging data

Jingfeng Huang, Le Yang, Binhua Xie, Xiaowei Lu, Fangjie Shen, Xiaodong Zheng, Qianjiang Ding, Yuning Pan, Xinzhong Ruan

Expression and clinical significance of fatty acid metabolism–related genes in PBMCs of SSc patients

Yang Wang, Xiang Yu, Tianyi Lei, Xiu Li, Linrui Zhong, Shurui Wang, Quanbo Zhang, Yufeng Qing

Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis—a retrospective cross-sectional study in Taiwan

Chih-Wei Liu, Yen-An Chang, Chia-Li Yu, Hung-Cheng Tsai, Wei-Sheng Chen, I.-Cheng Ho, Yi-Syuan Sun, Hsien-Tzung Liao, Chang-Youh Tsai

Analyzing the expression of hsa-miR-661 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome and its clinical significance

Xiaoyu Zhang, Rui Wang, Meng Xu, Qing Li, Jia Wang, Yan Zhou, Xinran Xin, Bin Liu, Hong Zhu

Decreased salivary ZG16B expression is associated with exocrine dysfunction in Sjögren disease

Xiaoge Sun, Zhou Zhou, Tan Zhen, YingBo Zhou, Li Wang, Nan Xiang, Xiaomei Li

Effects of cognitive-motor dual-task walking on gait and pain in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a comparative cross-sectional study

Meryem Kösehasanoğulları, Sıdıka Büyükvural Şen, Alper Yıldırım, Nilüfer Aygün Bilecik, Burhan Fatih Koçyiğit

Unveiling dry eye with autoimmune features (DEAF): insights from a prospective longitudinal study

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hao Li, Qin Zhang, Zhongcheng Shen, Yuqing Zeng, Fangting Li, Mingwei Zhao, Yaobin Cheng, Bo Huang, Gong Cheng, Yuebo Jin, Jing He

Safety and effectiveness of rituximab therapy in Sjögren’s disease: a PORTRESS – the Portuguese registry of Sjögren’s disease-based study

Carla Campinho Ferreira, Matilde Bandeira, Roberto Pereira da Costa, Susana Matias, Ana Catarina Duarte, Carlos Marques-Gomes, Bárbara Fernandes Esteves, Anita Cunha, Mariana Santos, Lígia Silva, Claúdia Oliveira, Inês Almeida, Duarte Augusto, Catarina Rua, Ana Teresa Melo, Vasco C. Romão, Joana Leite Silva

Retrospective analysis of myositis-specific antibody-positive veteran survival between 2011 and 2023

Koichi Yamaguchi, Siamak Moghadam-Kia, Rohit Aggarwal, Chester V. Oddis, Dana P. Ascherman, Vladimir M. Liarski

Signal or noise? Apply myositis autoantibody line-blot immunoassays in real-world settings: implications for diagnostic accuracy

Pei-Hsinq Lai, Chiao-Feng Cheng, Tai-Ju Lee, Jheng-Wei Lin, Jui-Hung Kao, Ting-Wei Chang, Kuan-Yen Lin, Shao-Yu Pai, Cheng-Hsun Lu, Chieh-Yu Shen, Ko-Jen Li, Song-Chou Hsieh, Ting-Yuan Lan

What are risk factors for relapse in relapsing polychondritis? A retrospective study

Na Zhang, Shizhou Liu, Ying Liu, Liangyu Mi, Guozhu Che, Xing Zhao, Ke Xu

Study on the chemokine CXCL10 in serum for its value in GCA-PMR spectrum disease stratification

Zhiyuan Ke, Dandan Feng, Shuai Xu, Mengyuan Liu, Liang Xu

Characteristics of patients with major relapse in giant cell arteritis: a multicenter case–control study

Alice Rubinsztajn, Simon Parreau, Laurent Sailler, Hubert de Boysson, Olivier Espitia, Pascal Sève, Arnaud Hot, Laurent Perard, Jean-Christophe Lega, Sabine Mainbourg

Patient characteristics, disease manifestations and diagnostic findings of consecutive patients suspected of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) — retrospective experience from a fast-track clinic in Israel

Amir Haddad, Tal Gazitt, Ameen Batheesh, Joy Feld, Naomi Yeshurun Finkelstein, Muna Elias, Muhanad Abu Elhija, Noa Hayat, Devy Zisman

A prospective study to compare the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoid-free maintenance therapy versus low-dose glucocorticoid maintenance therapy for lupus nephritis—a pilot, single-center, randomized controlled study

Yingxin Rong, Jingjing Wang, Di Wu, Xinyue Wang, Ruifeng Zhang, Wenyuan Lou, Mengjie Lu, Qiong Wu, Zhengzhao Liu, Yinghua Chen, Yuxiu Liu, Haitao Zhang

Distinct phenotypes and prognosis between Jo-1 and non-Jo-1 subtypes in anti-synthetase syndrome: a retrospective cohort study from China

Xin Zhang, Li Wang, Qi Cheng, Yifan Xie, Fangying Wang, Xin Li, Jing Xue, Yan Du

TAPSE/PASP combined with IVC can identify poor prognosis in PAH patients with low and intermediate risk

Wei Qian, Yue Zhang, Jiayi Dai, Linwei Shan, Huanyu Gong, Yixin Zhang, Yinghong Tang, Dongyu Li, Lin Li, Xiaoxuan Sun, Qiang Wang, Lei Zhou

The clinical features, pathological findings, and risk factors of intracardiac thrombus in Behçet’s syndrome

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Xiaoou Wang, Hongqin Dai, Xun Wang, Weida Liu, Xin Yu, Menghao Zhang, Yeling Liu, Yiyuan Ao, Jinjing Liu, Qi Miao, Wenze Wang, Jun Zheng, Wenjie Zheng

Validity of the Eurofever/PRINTO genetic FMF classification criteria in FMF and PFAPA patients carrying non-confirmatory MEFV gene mutations

Hande Ilgaz Tüzen, Yeşim Yardımcı, Seviye Güneş Yılmaz, Ali Kanık, Belde Kasap Demir

Cutaneous manifestations of autoinflammatory bone diseases: a retrospective multicenter study

  • Acne
  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Nimet Öner, Müşerref Kasap Cüceoğlu, Elif Kılıç Könte, Eda Kayhan, Mustafa Çakan, Selcan Demir, Özge Baba, Gülşah Kılbaş, Nihal Karaçayır, Melike Mehveş Kaplan, Ezgi Deniz Batu, Mehmet Yıldız, Aydan Yekedüz Bülbül, Zahide Ekici Tekin, Fatih Haşlak, Ayşenur Paç Kısaarslan, Yelda Bilginer, Sevcan Azime Bakkaloğlu, Selçuk Yüksel, Mukaddes Kalyoncu, Özgür Kasapçopur, Seza Özen, Banu Çelikel Acar

Colchicine discontinuation in familial Mediterranean fever: short-term outcomes by pre-discontinuation attack frequency

Berkay Aktas, Kerem Parlar, Burak Senturk, Alperen Saglam, Ata Dundar, Ceren Uc, Beste Acar, Serdal Ugurlu

Maternal and fetal risks in familial mediterranean fever: focus on adverse pregnancy outcomes

Çiğdem Çetin, Mehmet Ali Balcı, Abdulvahap Kahveci, Halil Harman

Predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study

Yintao Xu, Yan Fang, Hongyan Xu, Xiao Jiang, Shasha Song, Lijun Song

Long-term follow-up of offspring of mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study

Jingran Ma, Meiying Quan, Jinsong Gao, Yijun Song, Zhenghong Li, Hongmei Song

PAFLAR guidelines for oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Waleed Hassan, Doaa Mosad Mosa, Ayodele Faleye, Temesgen Teferi Libe, Elisa Palalane, Angela Migowa, Sulaiman Al Mayouf, Helen Foster, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Soad Hashad, Wafa Hamdi, Hanene Lassoued Ferjani, Ahmed Seri, Hanna Lishan, Chafia Makhloufi Dahou, Yasmine Makhlouf, Yasmine Taha, Yaninga Halwani Fusseini, Wassila Messadi, Ali Sobh, Samah Ismail Nasef, Ourida Gacem, Madeleine Ngandeu, Francis Fredrick Furia, Samy Slimani, Christiaan Scott, Djohra Hadef

Subgroups of Kawasaki disease in Japanese patients and temporal change: a retrospective data-driven cluster analysis

Shintaro Fujiwara, Yousuke Higuchi, Junya Shimizu, Ryosuke Matsuki, Takahiro Namba

Renal involvement in different subtypes of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from a single-center cohort

Ping Liu, Xiangli Wang, Yunfeng Jin, Lei Wei, Di Li, Yinghua Chen, Ruixia Meng, Dan Zhao, Shengyang Huang, Yihao Zhang, Ming Tian, Xiaohua Tan, Cuihua Liu

Evaluation of kinesiophobia, central sensitization, and related factors in patients with gout: a cross-sectional study

  • Gout
  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Kübra Tuncer, Erkan Kozanoğlu, Aylin Sariyildiz, Ayşegül Yetişir

Patients’ knowledge influences practice via attitudes toward hyperuricaemia: a mediation analysis

  • Open Access
  • Gout
  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hong Shi, Yanrong Zhu, Qianyu Guo, Jing Li, Tingting Lv, Yanjun Wu, Jun Li, Jiajun Liu

Serum urate, cardiovascular mediators, and atrial fibrillation: genetic evidence for URAT1-targeted therapy

Chaoyang Lin, Qianyao Lai, Enze Fang, Ben Luo, Zhiwei Chen, Jinhua Huang, Feng Hu, Enhui Yao

Acute cardiovascular events after discontinuation of xanthine oxidase inhibitors: a cohort study

Joseph Magagnoli, Tammy H. Cummings, Meenakshi Ambati, S. Scott Sutton, Jayakrishna Ambati

Gout flares, serum urate and seasonality: a descriptive cohort study

  • Open Access
  • Gout
  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Samuel Finnikin, Christian D. Mallen, Edward Roddy

The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in differentiating gouty arthritis from rheumatoid arthritis

Xinyu Pan, Guangxiang Cui, Lihua Wang, Yanan Xiao, Yulei Mei, Cibo Huang

Urinary phytoestrogen metabolites are associated with a reduced risk of hyperuricemia

Xia Wang, Ye Zhang, Sutao Zhou, Xuntao Liu, Bin Zhang, Peng Cheng, Bo Zhang

The imbalance of Th17/Treg cells exists in asymptomatic hyperuricemia (the early stage of gout)

Li-qing Zhang, Li-jun Zhao, An-lin Qin, Qian-ying Wen, Chong Gao, Xiao-feng Li

Evidence for acetylcholinesterase as an early mediator in knee osteoarthritis: insights from synovial fluid analyses

Christo David Jefrey, Mohanty Aman Kumar, Saravanaraman Ponne, Manoharan Praveen, Chinnadurai Raj Kumar

Gardening/yardwork over a lifetime is associated with less symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Grace H. Lo, Sydney T. Tran, Julieann C. Patarini, Jessica C. Lee, Timothy E. McAlindon, Andrea M. Kriska, Bonny Rockette-Wagner, Charles B. Eaton, Marc C. Hochberg, C. Kent Kwoh, Michael C. Nevitt, Jeffrey B. Driban

Burden of osteoarthritis in North Africa and Middle East from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study

Azin Rashidi, Mohammad-Mahdi Bastan, Ali Golestani, Sina Azadnajafabad, Nazila Rezaei, Mohammadjavad Zeinodinimeymand, Mohamed Busehail, Masooma Yaqoob, Mahsa Heidari-Foroozan, Mohammad-Mahdi Rashidi

COVID-19-associated large-vessel vasculitis with elevated anti-angiotensin converting enzyme 2 antibody: three cases and a review of the literature

Setsuko Oyama, Akihiro Matsunaga, Yoichi Teratake, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yukihito Ishizaka, Hiroshi Kaneko

Strawberry gingiva—a mucosal clue to systemic vasculitis

Luis CaraballoLuque Caraballo, Manuel Garrido Montes, Santiago Rodríguez Suárez

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