Background NeceSSity stands for “New Clinical Endpoints in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: an Interventional Trial based on stratifYing patients”. International consortium involving 25 partners (20 ...

Background Attempts to stop glucocorticoids (GC) among lupus patients in long term remission have been successful. Continuing other immunosuppressive (IS) agents indefinitely is currently the norm and ...

1 Hospital for Special Surgery, Rheumatology, New York, United States of America 2 Weill Cornell Medicine, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America 3 Montefiore Medical Center, Internal ...

Background: Assessment of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels is of great interest in rheumatology in the diagnosis of infections, including infectious complications during active immunosuppressive ...