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Spectrum of ankylosing spondylitis in Portugal. Development of BASDAI, BASFI, B...
M. Pimentel-Santos, F.; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Ribeiro, Célia; Costa, J. A.; Santos, Helena; Barcelos, A.; Pinto, Patricia; Godinho, F.; Cruz, MargaridaThe availability of population-specific normative data regarding disease severity measures is essential for patient assessment. The goals of the current study were to characterize the pattern of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Portuguese patients and to develop reference centile charts for BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI and mSASSS, the most widely used assessment tools in AS. AS cases were recruited from hospital outpatie...
Fasceíte eosinofílica e aplasia medular
Falcao, Sandra; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Ribeiro, Célia; Pinto, Teresa L.; Mateus, Margarida; Araújo, Paula; Nero, Patrícia; Bravo Pimentão, J.Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare rheumatic condition characterized by inflammatory thickening of the skin and fascia, peripheral eosinophilia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and hypergammaglobulinemia. Internal organ involvement is uncommon. It is often difficult to diagnose eosinophilic fasciitis and its course may be variable. Glucocorticoids are most commonly used in the treatment but in many cases ...