Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) can affect women and men during fertile age,
therefore reproductive health is a priority issue in rheumatology. Many topics need to be …

Background Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) in pregnancy is uncommon but may
result in complications for both mother and the fetus. Aim In this systematic review, we …

Background: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) like DM are known to be vulnerable
towards various types of infections due to aggressive disease activity mandating high dose …

Objectives We determined the mortality along with the proportion of disease related adverse
events measured individually and by a composite adverse outcome (devised by including …

Introduction: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) affects young women in the childbearing age group.
We studied obstetric outcomes in these patients before and after disease onset. Methods …

Myositis and scleroderma are both rare autoimmune diseases with female predominance
and often occur before and during reproductive years. The rarity of diseases explains the …

Many neuromuscular disorders preexist or occur during pregnancy. In some cases,
pregnancy unmasks a latent hereditary disorder. Most available information is based on …

Although pregnancy is an important risk factor for autoimmune rheumatic diseases, little is
known regarding the association between pregnancy and dermatomyositis (DM) or …

Monitoring disease activity and damage in adult and juvenile... : Current Opinion in
Rheumatology Monitoring disease activity and damage in adult and juvenile idiopathic …

Objectives To examine pregnancy outcomes among births to women with idiopathic
inflammatory myopathy (IIM) in relation to time of IIM diagnosis using population-based data …