Data from a population-based case control study found that systemic glucocorticoid use was associated with increased risk of S. aureus bacteremia (CA-SAB), with a clear dose-response relationship.
Inflammatory ganglionopathies can be associated with good clinical outcomes if treatments are administered in a timely manner.
Regression of skin fibrosis is a feature of the natural history of dcSSc. However, the pattern of regression can be quite heterogeneous despite improvements in predicting progression.
CTD is associated with higher prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in African Americans and in young adults.
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