Objective To examine the efficacy and safety of the humanized anti–interleukin‐6 receptor
antibody tocilizumab combined with conventional disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (…

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a complex and heterogeneous autoimmune disease,
represents a significant challenge for both diagnosis and treatment. Patients with SLE in …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) continues to be a major health problem in economically developing
and developed countries. On the one hand, after years of apparently silent refuge, ARF …

Objective To examine hematological manifestations’ correlates and their impact on damage
accrual and mortality in SLE patients from the multiethnic, Latin American, GLADEL cohort. …

OBJETIVO: Elaborar recomendações para o tratamento da artrite reumatoide no Brasil.
MÉTODO: Revisão da literatura com seleção de artigos baseados em evidência e opinião de …

Objectives The objective of this paper is to assess the predictors of time-to-lupus renal disease
in Latin American patients. Methods Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients (n = …

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease, characterized
by being multi-systemic and, therefore, reaching various organs and affecting mainly …

OBJETIVO: Elaborar recomendações para o manejo da artrite reumatoide (AR) no Brasil, com
enfoque no diagnóstico e na avaliação inicial da doença. MÉTODO: Revisão da literatura …

Rheumatic fever is still currently a prevalent disease, especially in developing countries.
Triggered by a Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus infection, the disease may affect genetically …

Objective. To determine the predictors of remission and low disease activity state (LDAS) in
patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods. Three disease activity states …