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Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology is a monthly international peer-reviewed journal which has been covering all clinical, experimental and translational aspects of musculoskeletal, arthritic and connective tissue diseases since 1983. The journal includes annual monothematic issues on the following topics:

The monothematic issue on Myositis is also the official organ of the International Myositis Society (iMyoS, https://imyos.org).

Articles submitted on these topics, once accepted are published ahead-of-print online, and subsequently included in the correspondent monothematic issue.

Editor-in-Chief
Stefano Bombardieri, MD

Environmental Rheumatology

LER & CER: Letter to the Editor Rheumatology

Letter to Editor Rheumatology: Commentaries and Controversies (LER) has been an online forum for a stronger voice and a wider audience for critical and dissenting views in rheumatology and related disciplines. It has joined forces with Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology to achieve the deserved wider audience.

Letters can be submitted solely to: https://www.clinexprheumatol.org, please read Authors’ Guidelines.

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A page charge of €130.00 will be assessed for all articles published. Instructions for payment will be sent to authors along with the proofs. There is no charge for solicited articles.

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From 31/07/2025 to 07/08/2025

CER18904
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Hopelessness is associated to severity of both digital vasculopathy and lung disease in systemic sclerosis patients: a prospective one-year study
P. Bearzi, L. Navarini, L. Capra Mattioli, G. Bindi, M. Minerba, C. Salvolini, A. Orlando, G. Lanaia, M. Vizzini, T. Cocchiaro, M. Vomero, O. Berardicurti, D. Currado, V. Liakouli, A. Marcoccia, R. Giacomelli

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18923
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Evaluation of different algorithms to identify the scleroderma pattern in nailfold videocapillaroscopy
A. Shinzato, J.Y. Sekiyama, C. Kayser

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18543
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Unravelling the relationship between anxiety, autonomic nervous system dysfunction and fibromyalgia: a systematic review
A. Di Bari, G. Demo, E. Patron

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18741
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Impact of immunosuppression on development and outcome of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
S. Rodolfi, C.C.M. Ng, A.M. Ruiz Bejerano, M. Kanitkar, V.H. Ong, C.P. Denton

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18012
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Primary versus systemic sclerosis-associated Raynaud’s phenomenon: relationship with clinical and environmental factors
E. Favoino, M. Prete, V. Liakouli, A. Sisto, A. Corrado, P. Leone, G. Lisco, M. Vomero, E. Biancalana, E. Chiara, G. Emmi, V. Racanelli, A. Marcoccia, R.D. Grembiale, F.P. Cantatore, L. Navarini, P. Ruscitti, F. Ciccia, R. Giacomelli, F. Perosa

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18596
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Revisiting the epidemiology of giant cell arteritis
M.Á. González-Gay, E. Heras-Recuero, A. García-Fernández, T. Blázquez-Sánchez, A. Torres-Roselló, C. Caraballo-Salazar, F. Rengifo-García, M. Belhaj-Gandar, M. Álvarez-Rubio, S. Castañeda

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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From 31/07/2025 to 07/08/2025

CER18652
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Clinical adverse events to voclosporin: a real-world drug safety study based on FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
J. Zhang, Y. Wan, L. Liu, R. Chen, Y. Shi, Y. Tang, P. Li, H. Huang

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18310
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Effect of Baduanjin Qigong and transcranial direct current stimulation on quality of sleep and disease impact in elderly patients with fibromyalgia: a randomised, sham‐controlled study
H. Saeed Ali, R. Khanmohammadi, E. Arabameri, I. Shaw, B.S. Shaw

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER17861
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Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: clinical characteristics and mortality in a large single-centre cohort
R.A. Namas, M. El-Kaissi, E. Memisoglu, S. Khan, S.S. Al Qassimi, M.A. Omair, J. Chapman, O. Kanwar, A.M. Almarzooqi, J.A. Al Saleh, A. Mubashir, M.F. Elarabi, D. Khanna

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CER18747
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The effect of medical cannabis on gastrointestinal symptoms in fibromyalgia and disorders of gut-brain interaction: a patient‑centred real‑world observational study
A. Santonicola, P. Moscato, C. Soldaini, G. Loi, A. Merchionda, P. D'addieco, A. Lauritano, G. Pellegrino, P. Sarzi-Puttini, P. Iovino

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CER18085
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Is the gut microbiome of importance in fibromyalgia? A critical review of emerging evidence
S. Shtrozberg, L. Bazzichi, P. Sarzi-Puttini, V. Aloush, J.N. Ablin

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