Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a potentially severe, frequently disabling
autoimmune disease with multiorgan involvement and a typically waxing and waning …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease which primarily causes
symmetric polyarthritis. An extrarticolar involvement is common and lungs are commonly …

Sjogren syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by
lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and other numerous extraglandular sites. The …

Although by definition rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an articular disorder, it is a systemic
disease, and 18–40% of patients experience extra-articular manifestations (EAMs). The …

Connective tissue diseases (CTDs), also called collagen vascular diseases, are a
heterogeneous group of systemic inflammatory disorders characterized by the presence of …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common inflammatory disease, affecting about 1% of the
population. Although a major portion of the disease burden including excess mortality is due …

Systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) are a heterogeneous group of immunologically
mediated inflammatory disorders including multiorgan involvement. As expected in a …

Purpose Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare systemic autoimmune condition
associated to the presence of anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies. Interstitial lung …

Pleural effusion is a common cause of morbidity worldwide; its incidence and causes vary
depending on the population studied. An estimated 1 million patients suffer from a pleural …

We investigated the clinical characteristics of pleural effusion in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). A prospective analysis of 17 SLE patients with pleural effusion (seven …