However, there is a call for refining these criteria to improve diagnostic accuracy, as not all ANA patterns are indicative of autoimmune diseases, and some may appear in healthy individuals[4].

or prominent changes suggestive of another disease AIH = autoimmune hepatitis; alpha-1 AT = alpha-1 antitrypsin; ANA = antinuclear antibodies; SMA = smooth muscle antibodies; anti-LKM1 ...

Autoimmune diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the body's own tissues. Recent research has focused on ...

The 2024 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting spotlighted transformative advancements in cell therapies for autoimmune diseases, with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapies ...

Guillain-Barré syndrome is rare. The cause of it is not fully known, but most cases follow an infection with a virus or ...

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病例简介患者，男性，17岁，因恶心、食欲不振、瘙痒、尿色深和巩膜黄疸而急诊入院。否认服用对乙酰氨基酚或酒精，既往无肝炎病史，无药物过敏史，家族未见相关病史。生命体征平稳，体格检查显示巩膜黄疸，未见肝脾肿大。实验室检查显示转氨酶升高（天冬氨酸转氨酶[A ...

The therapeutic management of Sjögren syndrome (SjS) has not changed substantially in recent decades: treatment decisions remain challenging in clinical practice, without a specific therapeutic target ...

The EULAR Sjögren's syndrome (SS) disease activity index (ESSDAI) is a systemic disease activity index that was designed to measure disease activity in patients with primary SS. With the growing use ...