Publications by authors named "Adrian H M Heagerty"
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- Cutaneous inflammation is a shared characteristic found in several systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), particularly systemic lupus erythematosus, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, mixed connective tissue disease, and dermatomyositis, while it’s less common in primary Sjögren's syndrome.
- Understanding whether the underlying processes of skin inflammation in these diseases are similar or distinct is crucial for the development of targeted treatments.
- This review will explore the similarities and differences in inflammatory skin diseases across SARDs, emphasizing histopathology and highlighting recent advancements from single-cell technologies.
We describe the successful use of rituximab for the treatment of IgA nephropathy in a patient with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature.
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