Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by multi-organ fibrosis with an autoimmune
background. Although autoantibodies are detected frequently in SSc patients, the role of …

Diagnosis of cardiac involvement is important for the management of patients with systemic
sclerosis (SSc). This study was undertaken to determine the significance of gated myocardial …

A 54‐year‐old Japanese man without apparent immunosuppression presented with nodules
with purulent drainage on the right lower leg. He had ringworm of the right leg and tinea …

Objective To determine serum levels and spontaneous production by peripheral blood
mononuclear cells (PBMC) of interleukin 12 (IL-12), a potent inducer of type 1 helper (Th1) T cells…

Two cases of urticarial vasculitis (UV) accompanying systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
are reported. Both patients developed characteristic wheal and purpuric lesions of UV …

RESULTS The study population included 5 patients with fibrillartype DH (mean age 67.4
years; age range 41–81 years) in the active stage of the disease, who had not received any …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and clinical correlations of anti-agalactosyl IgG
antibodies (anti-AG IgG) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: Serum samples …

Myricetin is a flavonoid that has recently been suggested to interfere with the intestinal folate
transport system. To examine that possibility, focusing on its sustained inhibitory effect on …

A 10-year-old Japanese girl presented with a rhomboid-shaped brown macule, 4x3 mm in
size, on the sole of the right foot. Dermoscopic examination revealed a number of black dots …

A 75‐year‐old J apanese man presented with pruritic blisters and macules on his trunk and
extremities. He had been on hemodialysis for 4 years because of chronic renal failure, and …