AIMS: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the correlation between MPV
and the clinical disease activity indices of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. …

It provides a stimulus for exploring the benefits of stem cell therapy in nonischemic dilated
cardiomyopathy. A double-blind study is being planned to further explore the benefit seen in …

Objective. Enthesitis is considered as the primary anatomical lesion in ankylosing spondylitis
(AS). Therapeutic effects of TNF-α antagonist treatments for enthesitis on imaging changes …

Background: Effectiveness of anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents in colchicine-resistant
familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients has attracted attention in recent years. …

OBJECTIVE: Colchicine is a mainstay of treatment in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF);
however, 5%-10% of patients do not respond to colchicine. Adenosine triphosphate-binding …

Background: Cardiac involvement is one of the major problems in systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Subclinical cardiac involvement has a higher frequency than thought previously. In this study …

Background: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare benign inflammatory disease
of the breast. It is related to various etiological factors. The treatment of IGM is challenging as …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle
training (IMT) on functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, quality of …

Although the inflammatory cascade of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is partially understood,
triggering factors of those attacks has not been studied well. It is supposed that physical …

Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a multidimensional exercise
program on symptoms and antiinflammatory status in female patients with ankylosing …