Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Diseases
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 91
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Takayasu arteritis; ANCA vasculitis; systemic vasculitis; cardiovascular risk in rheumatic diseases; systemic sclerosis; systematic reviews; meta-analyses
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Interests: systemic sclerosis; targeted treatments; interstitial lung disease; digital ulcers; calcinosis; pulmonary arterial hypertension; autoantibodies; progression; disease outcomes; Takayasu arteritis; giant cell arteritis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autoimmune diseases are an important cause of morbidity and early mortality in the general population. Autoimmune diseases affect individuals from childhood to older age groups. These diseases may be organ-specific (such as myasthenia gravis or autoimmune thyroiditis) or systemic (such as rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren’s syndrome, inflammatory myositis, or systemic vasculitis). The diagnosis and management of autoimmune diseases are areas of active evolution. Through clinical studies of large cohorts, various prognostic markers of autoimmune diseases are increasingly being identified. The same also holds true with regard to molecular biomarkers of autoimmune disease diagnosis and prognosis, whether these biomarkers are genomic, proteomic, or metabolomic. The possibility of expanding the knowledge of specific molecular targets has also led to the approval of newer drugs for the management of autoimmune diseases or the inclusion of new clinical indications for already approved targeted therapies. Moreover, preclinical research on autoimmune diseases and the mechanisms of autoimmunity over the past few years has been extremely productive, with many ground-breaking steps. This Special Issue focuses on updates in the diagnosis, pathogenesis, prognosis, and treatment of autoimmune diseases, particularly on systemic autoimmune diseases. Original articles and review articles on these aspects of autoimmune diseases are welcomed. All the articles shall undergo peer review as per the standard protocols of the journal and be accepted only after successful peer review.
Dr. Durga Prasanna Misra
Dr. Corrado Campochiaro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autoimmune diseases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- spondyloarthritis
- systemic sclerosis
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- vasculitis
- inflammatory myositis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
