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Pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-systemic autoimmune disease that mainly affects the skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, heart and kidneys. Pulmonary disease in patients with SSc is strongly associated with mortality. ...
Tuberculosis in the era of anti-TNF-alpha therapy: Why the risk still exists?
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune systemic disease characterized mainly by inflammatory
compromise of diarthrodial joints. Multiple drug therapies have been developed to control the activity
of rheumatoid arthritis, ...
Septic Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Klebsiella pneumoniae Epididymitis: Case Report and Literature Review
Background. Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is defined as the occurrence of septic thrombi in the pulmonary circulation. We report a case of SPE secondary to K. pneumoniae epididymitis. Case Presentation. A 74-year-old ...