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Spotlight on latent tuberculosis infection screening for juvenile idiopathic ar...
Piotto, Daniela; Nicacio, Aline; Neto, Agna; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Oliveira-Ramos, Filipa; Campanilho-Marques, Raquel; Guedes, Margarida; Cabral, Marta© 2022. The Author(s).; BACKGROUND: Rheumatic diseases are associated with an increase in overall risks of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of TB and the frequency of latent TB infection (LTBI), in clinical practice, for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients from high and low risk of TB incidence endemic countries. METHODS: This is an international, multicenter, cros...
Direct tissue-sensing reprograms TLR4+ Tfh-like cells inflammatory profile in t...
Amaral-Silva, Daniela; Gonçalves, Rute; Torrão, Rita C.; Torres, Rita; Falcão, Sandra; Gonçalves, Maria João; Araújo, Maria Paula; Martins, Maria JoséFunding Information: We thank Cláudia Andrade for technical support and Juliana Gonçalves for testing samples for SARS-CoV-2 exposure. We are extremely grateful to all the participants of the study and to the whole rheumatology department at Hospital Egas Moniz that made this study possible. This work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) PTDC/MEC-REU/29520/2017, by iNOVA4Health UID/Multi/...
Association of body mass index with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis disease activity
Neto, Agna; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Oliveira-Ramos, Filipa; Campanilho-Marques, Raquel; Estanqueiro, Paula; Salgado, Manuel; Guedes, MargaridaOBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and disease activity in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Patients with JIA, aged ≤18 years, registered at the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register (Reuma.pt) in Portugal and Brazil were included. Age- and sex-specific BMI percentiles were calculated based on WHO growth standard charts and categorized into under...
The role of muscle in the susceptibility and progression of axial Spondyloarthr...
Sardoo, Atlas Mashayekhi; Neto, Agna; Pinheiro Torres, Rita; Rodrigues-Manica, Santiago; Domingues, Lúcia; Lage Crespo, Carolina; Lagoas-Gomes, JoãodeclArAtions ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE The current study was submitted and approved by the ethical committee of University of Lisbon and Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Hospital de Egas Moniz, EPE (Reference Number: 20170700050). The study will be conducted in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonization Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the Declaration of Helsinki. Furth...
Musculoskeletal ultrasound among rheumatologists in Portugal
Neto, Agna; Figueiredo, Guilherme; Saraiva, Fernando; Falcão, SandraOver the last years, musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has been increasingly integrated by rheumatologists into clinical practice. Nowadays, it is considered an important imaging modality for the diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis of various rheumatic diseases, along with its role in the guidance of interventional procedures. Formal training is needed to ensure a skilled and safe MSUS practice. Data regarding...