Results Immunofluorescence and cytometry suggested entheseal resident CD4+ and CD8+ T cells with a resident memory phenotype (CD69+/CD45RA-) and tissue residency gene transcripts (higher NR4A1/AhR and ...

A major feature of psoriatic arthritis is enthesitis. In some patients with psoriasis the presence of enthesitis could be underdiagnosed. Objective: To investigate the presence of lower limbs ...

Correspondence to Dr Silvio Danese, Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; ...

From tendon insertion up to 2 cm proximal to the posterosuperior corner of calcaneum (marked in the line drawing). Bone marrow oedema (BME) should be assessed in the bone from the entheseal insertion ...

Objective To compare clinical and ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of Achilles enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods The Achilles insertion of outpatients with PsA was ...

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), such as spondyloarthritis (SpA), psoriasis, Crohn's disease (CD), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain challenging illnesses. They often strike at a ...

Objectives Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (ACTDs) commonly involve the shoulder joint; however, clinical epidemiological studies investigating their association with tendons are scant. Rotator ...