Five-year follow-up of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.

Background: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign and rare chronic inflammatory disease of the breast. Although there are various treatment modalities, an ideal treatment algorithm has not been defined.

Aims: We designed this study to evaluate the clinical status, duration of remission, remission rates, and treatment algorithm in patients with IGM during a 5-year follow-up period after immunosuppressive therapy.

The Superiority of Compressed Colchicine Tablets over Coated Colchicine Tablets for Familial Mediterranean Fever.

: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent febrile attacks and serosal inflammation. The goals of FMF treatment are to prevent acute attacks and the development of amyloidosis. This study aimed to investigate the benefit of switching to compressed colchicine tablets in patients with FMF who are resistant or intolerant to the pharmaceutical preparation of coated colchicine tablets in terms of attack frequency and side effects.

Immune nutrition indices are associated with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between immune nutrition indices and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: The current study included a cross-sectional analysis of 90 age and gender-matched healthy controls and 116 RA patients who satisfied the 2010 American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism categorization criteria. Patients were categorized into remission (disease activity score 28- erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS 28-ESR) <2.

Impact of Central Sensitization on Clinical and Functional Aspects of Psoriatic Arthritis.

: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease characterized by peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, spondylitis and psoriasis. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of central sensitization (CS) and its impact on the clinical and functional aspects of PsA. : Adult patients with PsA according to the Classification of Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria were included in this cross-sectional observational study.

Indices and ferritin level that predict organ involvement in adult-onset Still's disease.

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR), lactate dehydrogenase to albumin ratio (LAR), ferritin to erythrocyte sedimentation rate ratio (FER), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), prognostic nutritional index (PNI) indices and ferritin level can predict organ involvement in adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) patients. This study was planned as a cross-sectional study. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the usefulness of ferritin level and inflammatory indices in defining organ involvement.

Effect of Central Sensitization in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever, Axial Spondyloarthritis, and Both Diseases.

Objective: Our aim in this study was to evaluate the level of central sensitization (CS) in patients having familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and both diseases (axSpA/FMF).

Methods: This study included 30 FMF, 30 axSpA, 30 axSpA/FMF patients, and 30 healthy controls (HCs). The presence of CS was investigated by the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) questionnaire.

The Role of Rheumatologist in Smoking Cessation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: Smoking has a well-established detrimental effect on the prognosis and treatment success in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. It is important to encourage and convince patients to quit smoking. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of rheumatologists to smoking cessation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Drug-free remission is an achievable target with immunosuppressive treatment in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.

Background: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare inflammatory breast disease, in which there is no clear established treatment algorithm. Several physicians keep away from using immunosuppressive (IS) treatments in routine clinical practice.

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the rates of drug-free remission of the patients with IGM in a period of 3-year follow-up.