© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jozef Rovenský (ed.)Gerontorheumatology10.1007/978-3-319-31169-2_3 3. Biological Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Jozef Rovenský1 , Dagmar Mičeková1 and Vanda Mlynáriková1 (1) National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Piešťany, Slovakia Jozef Rovenský (Corresponding author) Email: jozef.rovensky@nurch.sk Dagmar Mičeková…
Fig. 2.1 Severe postmenopausal osteoporosis with EORA development In spite of this, studies showed that the clinical course and radiographic progression of the disease were parallel in YORA and EORA…
Manifestation SSc, younger-age onset SSc Anticentromere antibodies (ACA) Positive mainly in limited cutaneous form In general higher incidence Pulmonary hypertension, muscle weakness, involvement of the heart and kidneys More frequently…
Frequent Less frequent Large blood vessels – giant cell (temporal) arteritis Takayasu’s arteritis Sarcoidosis (affects large, medium or small blood vessels) Cogan’s syndrome (affects large or medium blood vessels) Medium…
Clinical manifestations Prevalence (%) Xerostomia 92 Xerophthalmia 95 Enlarged parotid gland 50–60 Arthralgia/arthritis 75 Raynaud’s phenomenon 40 Lung involvement 40 Interstitial nephritis 10–15 Glomerulonephritis 1–2 Lymphadenopathy 15–20 Hepatopathy 15–30 Vasculitis…
