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BMC Rheumatol
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Background: Dermatomyositis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting muscles and skin, often associated with an increased risk of cancer. Specific autoantibodies, including anti-TIF1 (Transcription Intermediary Factor 1), have been linked to this risk. We present a case of dermatomyositis in a male patient positive for anti-TIF1 antibodies, subsequently diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, a novel association not previously documented.
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January 2025
Department of Plant Production and Microbiology, Miguel Hernández University, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; Institute for Sanitary and Biomedical Research of Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain. Electronic address:
Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization rates in healthy patients are unclear. Previously published studies suggest that the fungus could play a role in the physiopathology and progression of chronic respiratory diseases.
Aims: The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of colonization by this fungus in the lower respiratory tract of immunocompetent patients who are not at risk of dysbiosis.
Am J Pathol
January 2025
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 430060, Wuhan, China. Electronic address:
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinically common disease with high mortality, characterized by tissue damage caused by excessive activation of inflammation. TRIM7 is an E3 ligase that plays an important role in regulating viral infection, tumor progression and innate immune response. But its function in ALI is unclear.
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January 2025
Department of Key Laboratory of Ningxia Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China.
Background: In this study, we aimed to explore the association between baseline and early changes in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the 30-day mortality rate in patients having anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5)-positive dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease (DM-ILD).
Methods: Overall, 263 patients with anti-MDA5 DM-ILD from four centers in China were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the impact of baseline NLR on the 30-day mortality rate in patients with anti-MDA5-positive DM-ILD.
Adv Rheumatol
January 2025
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, İzmit, Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey.
Background: The clinical manifestations and course of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) exhibits considerable heterogeneity. In this study, we aimed to explore radiographic progression over a defined period, employing the Warrick score as a semi-quantitative measure in early RA-ILD, and to assess the associated risk factors for progression.
Methods: RA-ILD patients underwent consecutive Warrick scoring based on initial high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) at diagnosis and the first follow-up.
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