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Serum uric acid levels are associated with lupus nephritis in patients with nor...
Fuller, Ricardo
Sjogren's syndrome: An underdiagnosed condition in mixed connective tissue disease
Usuba, Fany Solange; Lopes, Jaqueline Barros; Fuller, Ricardo; Yamamoto, Joyce Hisae; Alves, Milton Ruiz; Pasoto, Sandra GofinetOBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of sicca symptoms, dry eye, and secondary Sjögren's syndrome and to evaluate the severity of dry eye in patients with mixed connective tissue disease. METHODS: In total, 44 consecutive patients with mixed connective tissue disease (Kasukawa's criteria) and 41 healthy controls underwent Schirmer's test, a tear film breakup time test, and ocular surface staining to investiga...
Immunogenicity of influenza H1N1 vaccination in mixed connective tissue disease...
Miossi, Renata; Fuller, Ricardo; Moraes, Júlio C. B.; Ribeiro, Ana Cristina M.; Saad, Carla G. S.; Aikawa, Nadia E.; Miraglia, Joao L.; Ishida, Maria A.OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential acute effects regarding the immunogenicity and safety of non-adjuvanted influenza A H1N1/2009 vaccine in patients with mixed connective tissue disease and healthy controls. METHODS: Sixty-nine mixed connective tissue disease patients that were confirmed by Kasukawa's classification criteria and 69 age- and gender-matched controls participated in the study; the participants wer...
Effectiveness of medial-wedge insole treatment for valgus knee osteoarthritis
Fuller, Ricardo