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Among systemic lupus erythematosus patients, SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination seem to be impaired in the presence of poor baseline humoral immune status, low naïve B cell frequencies, and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and methotrexate (MTX) use, according to a study.

The humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody risankizumab conferred long-term benefit for individuals with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who had inadequate responses to biologic and conventional synthetic DMARDs* (csDMARDs), according to the open-label extension (OLE) phase findings of the KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 trials presented at EADV 2021.

Certain systemic diseases, such as Sjögren syndrome (SS), facial rosacea, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and peripheral artery disease, and a history of daily cigarette smoking are significantly associated with more severe dry eye disease (DED) signs, a study has found.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show progressive reduction in the thickness of peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer, suggestive of early neurodegeneration, a recent study has found.

Majority of patients with chronic pancreatitis also have osteoporosis or osteopenia, with risk factors including older age and lower body mass index, among others, according to a study.

Twelve months of treatment with romosozumab produce marked reductions in new vertebral fractures, especially moderate-to-severe fractures, among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, according to a study.

Use of tofacitinib for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may lead to reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV), especially among hepatitis B surface antigen-positive (HBsAg+) and HBsAg-negative/hepatitis B core antibody-positive (HBsAg–/HBcAb+) patients, according to a study from Taiwan.