Osteoarthritis (OA) is currently defined by the American College of Rheumatology as a
“heterogeneous group of conditions that leads to joint symptoms and signs which are …

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) due to musculoskeletal conditions is a major social burden.
The case definition of CWP relies on pain, chronicity (more than 3 months' duration) and …

Objectives To determine the prevalence and predictors of subclinical giant cell arteritis
(GCA) in patients with newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods PubMed …

The objective of this study was to develop European League Against Rheumatism/American
College of Rheumatology classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) …

To develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging modalities in primary
large vessel vasculitis (LVV) including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) …

We conducted a large-scale genetic analysis on giant cell arteritis (GCA), a polygenic
immune-mediated vasculitis. A case-control cohort, comprising 1,651 case subjects with …

Background: Steroids are the standard treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica. The efficacy of
the candidate drug methotrexate has not yet been demonstrated in controlled studies …

Antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the
occurrence of a classic clinical triad, encompassing myositis, arthritis, and interstitial lung …

Objective To determine which clinical, laboratory, and imaging features most accurately
distinguished gout from non‐gout. Methods We performed a cross‐sectional study of …

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an Italian general
population. METHODS The study was performed in the years 1991–92 in Chiavari, a small …