Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a critical manifestation of connective tissue diseases (CTDs) that may cause morbidity and mortality. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the clinical demographic characteristics treatment patients who had CTD-related ILD. Methods retrospective observational includes followed up with ILD in tertiary rheumatology outpatient clinic between January...

Background: The World Health Organization recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed until the age of 6 months. aim this study was to assess ratio breastfeeding patients with Rheumatic Diseases (RD) and identify possible causes its discontinuation. Objectives: Methods: This embedded in P-RHEUM.it register, as a nationwide prospective cohort collecting data pregnancies inflammatory ...

Background Uveitis may occur in the course of systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, or it be first clinical presentation these diseases. Objectives To determine prevalence disease patients whose initial manifestation is non-infectious uveitis. Methods Adult diagnosed with uveitis Dokuz Eylul University Ophthalmology Department and referred to investigate etiology rheumatological were includ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to report the demographics, disease characteristics, treatments, and visual outcomes of pediatric uveitis patients without juvenile idiopathic arthritis managed in a tertiary medical center. METHODS A retrospective, observational study was performed in pediatric uveitis patients without juvenile idiopathic arthritis and aged 0-18 years, who were seen a...

INTRODUCTION Interstitial lung disease can be idiopathic or occur in the setting of connective tissue diseases. In the latter case it requires a different treatment approach with a better prognosis. Interstitial lung disease can precede the onset of typical connective tissue disease features by many years, and therefore meticulous multidisciplinary follow-up is crucial. This case highlights the...