Publications by authors named "Anna Mihailova"
Prevalence and gender - specific analysis of a systemic sclerosis cohort in Latvia.
Orphanet J Rare Dis
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a serious autoimmune disease with lower prevalence in Northern Europe, and this study aimed to investigate its prevalence and demographic data in Latvia, where no previous studies existed.
- The research included 159 SSc patients consulted at two main hospitals in Latvia between 2016 and 2021, revealing a point prevalence of 84.0 per million and a notable female-to-male ratio of 4.67:1, especially pronounced in older age groups.
- The findings showed that while antinuclear antibodies were common across genders, females were more likely to exhibit a centromere pattern; males had more severe manifestations of the disease, yet both genders received glucocorticoid treatment at similar
Interleukin 6 Concentration in Synovial Fluid of Patients with Inflammatory and Degenerative Arthritis.
Curr Rheumatol Rev
August 2022
Aim: The present study aims to compare interleukin 6 concentration in synovial fluid in patients with known types of arthritis.
Background: Persistent synovitis without known markers, such as Rheumatoid Factor (RF), Anti- Citrullinated Protein Antibodies (ACPA), and genetic markers as HLA-B27, is not uncommon. It is valuable to determine the presence of chronic inflammation and put it in correlation with agerelated changes, which are especially relevant for middle-aged patients with mono- or oligoarthritis, when the dilemma to start disease-modifying drugs for inflammatory disease often is present.
Toothpastes are daily oral care products, the chemical composition of which is constantly changing due to manufacturer's competition. It becomes more and more difficult for dentists to recommend the best toothpaste and for patients to choose one. The objective of this paper was to draw out recommendations based on the best evidence available and to propose a new classification of toothpastes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of two commercial strip tests and laboratory titration to detect saliva buffer capacity. MATERIALS AND METHODS.
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