The small and medium sized vessels vasculitis included in the group of vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies,is a rare disease characterized by the presence of vasculitis in association wit...
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The small and medium sized vessels vasculitis included in the group of vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies,is a rare disease characterized by the presence of vasculitis in association with asthma and *** objective of this report is to describe a case with a typical initial presentation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis-EGPA,that evolved with atypical clinical manifestations and findings in complementary *** the clinical evolution and comprehending the therapeutic response of the patient in question,with scientific embasement on published medical literature.
Background:Despite therapeutic advances,treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis(axSpA)continue to pose as a challenge as many do not respond well to conventional Western medications,such as nonsteroidal ant...
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Background:Despite therapeutic advances,treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis(axSpA)continue to pose as a challenge as many do not respond well to conventional Western medications,such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs)and biologic diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs(bDMARDs).Hence,acupuncture is a possible *** studies found electroacupuncture to be better than manual acupuncture,though no trials have been conducted in patients with *** clinical trial aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy,safety,and cost-effectiveness of electroacupuncture compared to manual acupuncture for patients with ***/Design:This randomized controlled trial will recruit 100 patients diagnosed with axSpA,who have active disease despite NSAIDs and *** patients will be randomized to receive either electroacupuncture or manual acupuncture in a 1:1 *** participants will receive standard rheumatologic care in addition to 20 acupuncture *** mean difference in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index score between the 2 groups over 12 weeks will serve as the primary *** outcomes include improvements in other clinical,quality of life,and economic outcomes over 24 *** adverse events will be ***:Results from this trial may provide evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness,safety,and cost-effectiveness of electroacupuncture compared to manual acupuncture for patients with axSpA,and guide implementation into clinical *** of this trial include the lack of patient blinding,use of a repeated measures design,and possible variation in acupuncture technique amongst the various Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners.
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