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This review concludes that autologous split-thickness skin grafting remains the gold standard for safety and efficacy in treating chronic leg ulcers, with greater success in venous ulcers.

In this study, SLE was found to be uncommon among patients with rheumatological complaints in Uganda, with a notable overlap with rheumatoid arthritis and frequent presentation of complications.

This chapter reviews skin manifestations in common rheumatic diseases, particularly those with polyarthritis, and offers a differential diagnosis of erythema nodosum without presenting new research findings.

This study found that psoriasis patients had a significantly higher prevalence of autoimmune diseases and other comorbidities compared to those without psoriasis.

This study found that patients with psoriasis had a significantly higher prevalence of autoimmune diseases and other comorbidities compared to individuals without psoriasis.

This study found that patients with psoriasis have a significantly higher prevalence of autoimmune diseases and other physical and mental comorbidities compared to those without the condition.

In this case report, a 66-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis developed cutaneous ulceration attributed to leflunomide treatment, which significantly healed after discontinuing the drug and administering cholestyramine, underscoring the need for careful monitoring of leflunomide's adverse effects.

This study reports a case of pyoderma gangrenosum in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, emphasizing the need to consider it as a differential diagnosis when ulcerative skin lesions resemble vasculitis.

This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with Rhupus, a rare overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting challenges in diagnosis due to non-specific clinical criteria and documenting specific symptoms such as inflammatory arthritis, malar rash, and hematological abnormalities observed during follow-up.

This article discusses the effectiveness of adrenal cortex compounds E and F in treating connective tissue disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus, but it reports no new clinical results.

This case report describes a young female with Rhupus syndrome, characterized by symptoms of both Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, who achieved clinical remission with treatment.

This report presents a case of a 57-year-old woman with APS-4, generalized alopecia, and rheumatoid arthritis, emphasizing the need to screen for other autoimmune disorders in patients with a single organ-specific autoimmune disease.

This research discusses the parallel clinical development of ritlecitinib, an oral Janus kinase 3/tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for treating conditions such as alopecia areata, vitiligo, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. Results are not reported in the abstract.

This case report details a 42-year-old woman with Rhupus, a rare overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, emphasizing diagnostic challenges due to non-specific clinical criteria and documenting symptoms like inflammatory arthritis, malar rash, and hematological abnormalities.

This research highlights that while JAK inhibitors are effective for various inflammatory conditions, studies raise concerns about increased risks of venous and arterial thromboembolism, and cancer, particularly with tofacitinib and baricitinib, leading to European guidelines recommending caution in high-risk patients.

Skin problems can indicate different diseases inside the body.

This case report found that a patient with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa experienced rare and severe manifestations, including digital gangrene and a breast ulcer, requiring aggressive treatment and resulting in below-knee amputation.

This case report described a woman in her 40s with ulcerative scalp sarcoidosis presenting in atypical skin locations, diagnosed with systemic sarcoidosis following comprehensive examination and histological analysis, and experiencing improvement with prednisone and hydroxychloroquine treatment.

This case report describes the successful treatment of a 13-year-old girl's autoimmune symptoms with co-trimoxazole, an antibiotic with immunomodulatory properties.

This study observed that first-degree relatives of SLE patients display unique clinical and immunological profiles, showing elevated ANA titers and specific autoantibody patterns compared to healthy individuals.

This case report describes successful wound healing in a patient with chronic gout and tophaceous ulcers following platelet-rich plasma therapy, highlighting its potential effectiveness in treating non-healing wounds.

This study found that cutaneous ulcers caused by interferon are not associated with the medication's dosage.

This study concluded that while methotrexate-related adverse events were infrequent in early rheumatoid arthritis patients taking adalimumab, some increased with higher methotrexate doses, suggesting use of the lowest effective dose.

In this case report, the authors suggest that methotrexate-induced rheumatoid papular eruption is a rare side effect of methotrexate, resolved after discontinuation, which may be linked to rheumatic conditions.

A woman's hair grew back while she was taking sulphasalazine for arthritis.

This study of South Indian patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases using low-dose methotrexate reported that while mild adverse effects such as hair loss and nausea were common, serious events like cytopenia were less frequent, and folic acid supplementation significantly reduced their prevalence.

Oral propranolol successfully treated a baby's skin growth and ulceration linked to PELVIS syndrome.

This study observed that fecal microbiota transplantation for ulcerative colitis may also offer incidental benefits such as weight loss, improved hair loss, and relief from axial arthritis and allergic rhinitis.

This study found that tofacitinib may be effective for treating pediatric rheumatic diseases, with especially promising results in patients with autoinflammatory diseases, arthritis and alopecia, and juvenile dermatomyositis.

This review details common symptoms of rheumatic diseases and how to differentiate them from other conditions based on patient history and physical examination.