Inflammatory arthritis (IA) encompasses a number of immune mediated inflammatory disorders, which manifest in the synovial joints where immune cells infiltrate and drive a chronic inflammatory environment. If left untreated this leads to pannus formation and bone destruction significantly affecting patients’...
Patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have an increased risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE). In the general population, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was found to be associated with an elevated risk of all-cause mortality as...
The connection between infections and arthritis is multidimensional, varying from severe septic arthritis to acute or chronic reactive arthritis (ReA) or milder forms of viral arthritis [1]. Although the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multifactorial, viruses including parvovirus B19, hepatitis...
Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition primarily characterized by joint inflammation, synovial tissue swelling, and joint stiffness [1, 2]. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the two most common types. In 2020, arthritis affected around 595 million individuals globally, accounting...