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Rheumatology

The group focuses its research projects on non-traumatic musculoskeletal diseases, mainly autoimmune diseases (Lupus, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, Inflammatory myopathies,...), and immune-mediated arthropathies (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis,...). The group has mainly carried out clinical research studies (description of disease phenotypes, response to treatments) and, in recent years, basic research (histopathology, immunology, and genetics) has been added. Likewise, innovative projects have been developed (training of rheumatic patients, thermal imaging in arthritis, mobile devices for monitoring chronic diseases) for application to clinical practice. Four members of the group are doctors and 5 more are finishing their PhD. We have got updated records of disease groups, clinical situation and prescribed advanced (biological) treatments. We have got a collection of biological samples of all these autoimmune diseases in different stages of evolution and different treatments

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Only original articles, editorials, guidelines.

  • García-Hoz C, Crespo L, Pariente R, De Andrés A, Rodríguez-Ramos R, Roy G.

    Intraepithelial Lymphogram in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients: A Validation Cohort.

    Nutrients . 16(8): . Number of citations: 10

    [doi:10.3390/nu16081117]

  • Rua-Figueroa I, García de Yébenes MJ, Martinez-Barrio J, Galindo Izquierdo M, Calvo Alén J, Fernandez-Nebro A, Menor-Almagro R, Carmona L, Tejera Segura B, Tomero E, Freire-González M, Sangüesa C, Horcada L, Blanco R, Uriarte Itzazelaia E, Narváez J, Rosas Gómez de Salazar JC, Gómez-Sabater S, Morales CM, Andreu JL, Segarra VT, Aurrecoechea E, Perez A, Nóvoa Medina J, Salgado E, Lozano-Rivas N, Montilla C, Ruiz-Lucea E, Arevalo M, Iñiguez C, García-Villanueva MJ, Exposito L, Ibáñez-Barceló M, Bonilla G, Carrión-Barberà I, Erausquin C, Fragio Gil JJ, Pecondón A, Toyos FJ, Cobo T, Muñoz-Jiménez A, Oller J, Nolla JM, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    SLESIS-R: an improved score for prediction of serious infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus based on the RELESSER prospective cohort.

    Lupus Science & Medicine . 11(1): . Number of citations: 6

    [doi:10.1136/lupus-2023-001096]

  • Fernández-Lozano D, Hernández-Rodríguez I, Narvaez J, Domínguez-Álvaro M, De Miguel E, Silva-Díaz M, Belzunegui JM, Moriano Morales C, Sánchez J, Galíndez-Agirregoikoa E, Aldaroso V, Abasolo L, Loricera J, Garrido-Puñal N, Moya Alvarado P, Larena C, Navarro VA, Calvet J, Casafont-Solé I, Ortiz-Sanjuán F, Salman Monte TC, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Incidence and clinical manifestations of giant cell arteritis in Spain: results of the ARTESER register.

    RMD Open . 10(1): . Number of citations: 21

    [doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003824]

  • Loganathan A, Zanframundo G, Yoshida A, Faghihi-Kashani S, Bauer Ventura I, Dourado E, Bozan F, Sambataro G, Yamano Y, Bae SS, Lim D, Ceribelli A, Isailovic N, Selmi C, Fertig N, Bravi E, Kaneko Y, Saraiva AP, Jovani V, Bachiller-Corral J, Cifrian J, Mera-Varela A, Moghadam-Kia S, Wolff V, Campagne J, Meyer A, Giannini M, Triantafyllias K, Knitza J, Gupta L, Molad Y, Iannone F, Cavazzana I, Piga M, De Luca G, Tansley S, Bozzalla-Cassione E, Bonella F, Corte TJ, Doyle TJ, Fiorentino D, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Hudson M, Kuwana M, Lundberg IE, Mammen AL, McHugh NJ, Miller FW, Montecucco C, Oddis CV, Rojas-Serrano J, Schmidt J, Scirè CA, Selva-O'Callaghan A, Werth VP, Alpini C, Bozzini S, Cavagna L, Aggarwal R.

    Agreement between local and central anti-synthetase antibodies detection: results from the Classification Criteria of Anti-Synthetase Syndrome project biobank.

    CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY . 42(2): 277-287. Number of citations: 32

    [doi:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/s14zq8]

  • Altabás-González I, Pego-Reigosa JM, Mouriño C, Jiménez N, Hernández-Martín A, Casafont-Solé I, Urguelles JF, Román-Ivorra JA, Navarro MR, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Salman-Monte TC, Narváez J, Vidal-Montal P, García-Villanueva MJ, Garrote-Corral S, Blázquez-Cañamero MÁ, Marras C, Piqueras-García M, Martínez-Barrio J, Sánchez-Lucas M, Cortés-Hernández J, Penzo E, Calvo J, de Dios JR, Rodríguez BÁ, Vasques-Rocha M, Tomero E, Menor-Almagro R, Gandía M, Gómez-Puerta JA, Frade-Sosa B, Ramos-Giráldez C, Trapero-Pérez C, Diez E, Moriano C, Muñoz-Jiménez A, Rúa-Figueroa I.

    Thorough assessment of the effectiveness of belimumab in a large Spanish multicenter cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

    RHEUMATOLOGY . 64(1): 276-282. Number of citations: 15

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kead696]

  • Naredo E, D'Agostino MA, Terslev L, Pineda C, Miguel MI, Blasi J, Bruyn GA, Kortekaas MC, Mandl P, Nestorova R, Szkudlarek M, Todorov P, Vlad V, Wong P, Bakewell C, Filippucci E, Zabotti A, Micu M, Vreju F, Mortada M, Mendonça JA, Guillen-Astete CA, Olivas-Vergara O, Iagnocco A, Hanova P, Tinazzi I, Balint PV, Aydin SZ, Kane D, Keen H, Kaeley GS, Möller I.

    Validation and incorporation of digital entheses into a preliminary GLobal OMERACT Ultrasound DActylitis Score (GLOUDAS) in psoriatic arthritis.

    ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES . 83(8): 1060-1071. Number of citations: 29

    [doi:10.1136/ard-2023-225278]

  • Serrano-Warleta M, Palomeque-Vargas A, Manzo R, Blanco-Cáceres B, Vazquez-Díaz M, Guillen-Astete C.

    Usefulness of ultrasound in clinical decision-making in rheumatology clinical practice: A single-center longitudinal study.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 20(3): 147-149.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2024.02.004]

  • Villalobos-Sánchez L, Blanco-Cáceres B, Bachiller-Corral J, Rodríguez-Serrano MT, Vázquez-Díaz M, Lázaro Y de Mercado P.

    Quality of life of patients with rheumatic diseases.

    Reumatologia Clinica . 20(2): 59-66. Number of citations: 5

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2023.06.002]

  • Fernández-Bañares F, Crespo L, Planella M, Farrais S, Izquierdo S, López-Palacios N, Roy G, Vidal J, Núñez C.

    Improving the Diagnosis of Dermatitis Herpetiformis Using the Intraepithelial Lymphogram.

    Nutrients . 16(2): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.3390/nu16020232]

  • Naredo E, Guillén-Astete C, Olivas-Vergara O, Largo R, Mérida-Velasco JR, Barrio-Asensio MDC, Vazquez-Carballo C, Herrero-Beaumont G, Uson J, Murillo-González J.

    Revisiting the metacarpophalangeal joint: comparison of ultrasound tissue patterns with its anatomical, histological, and immunohistochemical features.

    ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN . : .

    [doi:10.1055/a-2595-9856]

  • Larco-Rojas X, Castro MF, Sánchez-Piedra C, Taboada VM, Olivé A, Rosas J, Menor R, Rodríguez B, García-Aparicio Á, Longo FJL, Arija SM, Vadillo JAG, Barato SG, Gonzalez RL, Narváez FJ, Galisteo C, Martín JG, Lucea ER, Naranjo A, Illera Ó, Melchor S, Moreira B, Raya E, Guzmán JLP, Cid N, Júdez E, Moriano C, Torrente-Segarra V, Corominas H, Magallón BG, Astete CG, Castellvi I, Bohórquez C, Loricera J, Lorenzo NA, Andreu JL.

    Nervous system involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome: analysis from the Sjögrenser registry.

    Modern Rheumatology . : .

    [doi:10.1093/mr/roag050]

  • Serrano-Combarro A, Atienza-Mateo B, Martín-Gutierrez A, Paino LI, Casafont-Solé I, Loarce-Martos J, Blanco-Madrigal JM, Ortega-Castro R, Mena-Vázquez N, Fernández-Díaz C, Loricera J, Ferrer-Pargada D, Ferraz-Amaro I, Castañeda S, Blanco R.

    Window of opportunity with abatacept in Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A multicentre study of 526 patients.

    European Journal of Internal Medicine . : 106997-106997.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106997]

  • Benegas M, Zamora N, Martire MV, Fernández-Ávila DC, Airoldi C, Citera G, Schneeberger EE, Soriano ER, Medina CL, Buschiazzo E, Navarro-Compán V, Ibáñez S 5th, Vera C, Macía-Villa C, Bautista-Molano W, Collantes-Estévez E.

    Ibero-American consensus on reactive arthritis: definition, diagnosis, and management.

    CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY . : .

    [doi:10.1007/s10067-026-08400-8]

  • Vadillo C, Matesanz C, Nieto MA, Moreno-Fresneda P, Sanchez Pernaute O, Romero-Bueno F, Nieto MJR, Laporta R, Godoy H, Loarce J, Rigual J, Leon L, Abasolo L.

    Survival and immunomodulatory therapy in autoimmune disease-associated progressive pulmonary fibrosis: a multicenter registry (NEREA).

    RHEUMATOLOGY . : .

    [doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keag606]

  • Rua-Figueroa I, Fernández-Fernández D, Plaza Z, Roberts K, Serrano-Benavente B, Galindo-Izquierdo M, Calvo Alen J, Menor R, Mena-Vázquez N, Uriarte E, Tomero E, Freire M, Sanguesa C, Gómez-Sabater S, Horcada L, Lozano-Rivas N, García-Villanueva MJ, Quevedo-Rodríguez A, Díez-Álvarez E, Narváez J, Iñiguez C, Loricera J, Novoa J, Ruiz-Lucea E, Rosas J, Expósito L, Carrión-Barbera I, Salgado E, Andreu JL, Aurrecoechea E, Montilla C, Román Ivorra JA, Bonilla G, Cobo-Ibañez T, Muñoz-Jiménez A, Torrente-Segarra V, Arévalo-Salaet M, Pecondón-Español A, Pérez-Gómez A, Flores E, Pego-Reigosa JM.

    Trends and variability in the use of glucocorticoids in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus included in the RELESSER-PROS registry.

    Reumatologia Clinica . : 502220-502220.

    [doi:10.1016/j.reumae.2026.502220]