High sacral slope, lumbar lordosis, and sacral slope-to-pelvic incidence ratio are associated with new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis.

Background/aim: Syndesmophyte formation appears to be site-specific in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and new bone formation seems to occur in regions of microtrauma that are prone to tensile forces. Pelvic and spinal parameters are unique for each individual. Pelvic tilt and sacral slope are important anatomical features that compensate in harmony in keeping the sagittal balance.

Anticoagulant Treatment May Decrease the Relapse Rate of Pulmonary Arterial Involvement in Behçet's Disease.

Objectives: Pulmonary arterial involvement (PAI) is one of the most common causes of mortality in Behçet's disease (BD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical features, course, and recurrence risk factors of BD-associated PAI.

Methods: BD patients who were followed up in Marmara University BD outpatient clinic between 1990 and 2023 were included.

Pelvic parameters as prognostic factors of radiographic progression in classical Ankylosing Spondylitis: A prospective follow-up data.

Radiographic progression in Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is driven by mechanical strain. A well-balanced spine provides a favorable weight distribution across the entheses. Pelvic parameters are useful in assessing the shape of the spine.

Assessment of venous disease with different venous disease specific scales in Behçet's disease patients with deep vein thrombosis.

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent and important consequence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for Behcet`s disease (BD) patients. Although various clinical scales are used to diagnose PTS, Villalta scale was accepted as the standard tool to diagnose and grade the severity of PTS. Poor quality of life (Qol) in the general population was defined for patients with PTS, however, studies in BD patients with PTS is limited.

Angiographic findings of pulmonary arterial involvement in Behcet's Disease: Do they correlate with symptoms and acute phase response?

Introduction: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with arterial vasculitis. Although, pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is accepted as the prototypic arterial disorder, an increasing presence of pulmonary artery thrombosis (PAT) with or without aneurysms was also reported in recent studies. In this study, we aimed to describe computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) findings of pulmonary involvement and its correlation with symptoms and acute phase response in BD.

Outcome of solid and cavitary pulmonary nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients-case series.

Background: Rheumatoid pulmonary nodule can be detected in up to 32% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and approximately one-third of nodules may cavitate. We aimed to evaluate characteristics of patients with RA developing cavitary pulmonary nodular (CPN) lesions under disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), follow-up of both cavitary and solid nodules, and their outcome with the treatment.

Methods: RA patients who presented with CPN lesions during follow-up were recruited retrospectively in this case series analysis.

Clinical and laboratory factors associated with bamboo spine in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: are there clues for bamboo spine?

Objectives: To analyse the clinical and laboratory factors associated with bamboo spine.

Methods: Data of patients fulfilling the 2009 ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis, registered in the national, multicentre, longitudinal, and observational database of TReasure was analysed. Radiographs were assessed using the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiologic Index (BASRI).

Vascular Behçet's disease: a comparative study from Turkey and France.

Objectives: Vascular Behçet's disease (VBD) is a systemic vasculitis involving both arterial and venous vessels of all sizes and occurring in up to 40% of patients with BD. VBD is the main cause of mortality in BD. Although commonly seen around the Mediterranean region, comparative studies in VBD are lacking.

The assessment of presenteeism and activity impairment in Behçet's syndrome and recurrent aphthous stomatitis: a multicentre study.

Objective: To evaluate key factors for presenteeism and activity impairment in multinational patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS) and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 364 BS patients from Jordan, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Turkey and 143 RAS patients from the United Kingdom and Turkey were included. The Work Productivity Activity Impairment (WPAI) scale was used for presenteeism and activity impairment.

Moderation analysis exploring associations between age and mucocutaneous activity in Behçet's syndrome: A multicenter study from Turkey.

The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of age on mucocutaneous activity by using moderation analysis in Behçet's syndrome (BS). In this cross-sectional study, 887 BS patients (female : male, 481:406; mean age, 38.4 ± 10.

Efficacy of TNFα inhibitors for refractory vascular Behçet's disease: A multicenter observational study of 27 patients and a review of the literature.

Objectives: Vascular involvement is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Behçet's disease (BD) patients. Immunosuppressive (IS) agents are the mainstay of vascular BD (VBD) treatment; however, up to one-third of patients relapse under conventional ISs. In this case series, we present the results of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) inhibitor use for the treatment of VBD patients who were refractory to conventional ISs and corticosteroids.

Predictive factors for work-day loss in Behçet's syndrome: A multi-center study.

Objective: The aim of this multi-center study was to assess predictive factors for work-day loss as an indirect cost element in Behçet's syndrome (BS).

Methods: In this cross-sectional, multi-center study, 834 BS patients (F/M: 441/393, age mean: 38.4 ± 10.

The assessment of contributing factors to oral ulcer presence in Behçet's disease: Dietary and non-dietary factors.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the contributing factors for oral ulcer activity in Behçet's disease (BD).

Methods: Ninety-two patients with BD (F/M: 42/50, mean age: 38.7±10.

Methodology of a new inflammatory arthritis registry: TReasure.

Background/aim: The TReasure registry, created in 2017, is an observational multicenter cohort that includes inflammatory arthritis patients. This article reviews the methodology and objectives of the TReasure registry established to collect data from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients.

Methodology: Fifteen rheumatology centers in Turkey will contribute data to the TReasure database.

The Clinical Significance of Uric Acid and Complement Activation in the Progression of IgA Nephropathy.

Background/aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the utility of clinical [age, gender, mean arterial pressure (MAP)] and laboratory parameters [eGFR, hemoglobin (Hgb), serum levels of creatinine, uric acid, albumin, proteinuria, hematuria] and also histopathological lesions (Oxford classification parameters, crescents, intensity and pattern of staining for C3, C1Q, IgA, IgG, IgM) as progression markers in patients with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN).

Methods: A total of 111 IgAN patients with a follow-up period >1 year or who reached kidney failure [GFR category G5 chronic kidney disease (CKD)] <1 year were investigated. Primary endpoint was the development of kidney failure or eGFR decline ≥50% from the baseline.