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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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Is the gut microbiome of importance in fibromyalgia? A critical review of emerging evidence
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Medical cannabis for chronic pain management: questions and answers between clinical and medico-legal issues
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A Phase 3, 28-week, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (OA-10) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single injection of lorecivivint in the target knee joint of moderately to severely symptomatic osteoarthritis patients
Y. Yazici, J.R. Tambiah, C.J. Swearingen, V.A. Lopez, S. Kennedy, M.S. Fineman, I. Simsek, E. Solomon, T.E. Mcalindon

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Is it time to review the 2016 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia?
G. Cassisi

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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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The 5 most viewed Abstracts in the last 7 days
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CER18085
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Is the gut microbiome of importance in fibromyalgia? A critical review of emerging evidence
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Rheumatology Abstract

 

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Infections preceding diagnosis associated with myositis phenotypes in a national patient registry
T. Ohnishi, J. Wilkerson, N. Bayat, P.N. Farhadi, A. Faiq, C.F. Dillon, A. Schiffenbauer, C.G. Parks, H.I. Brunner, B. Goldberg, F.W. Miller, L.G. Rider

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Vagal nerve stimulation and fibromyalgia: an additional therapeutic option
G. Dolcini, M. Favretti, D. Franculli, G. Buoncuore, G. Pellegrino, M. Di Carlo, P. Sarzi-Puttini, F. Conti, C. Iannuccelli, M. Di Franco

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CER18538
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V. Schweiger, B. Ganz, A. Martini, P. Sarzi-Puttini, L. Bazzichi, E. Bonora, P. Vendramin, M. Nizzero, L. Zamboni, L. Polati, F. Lugoboni, D. Raniero, E. Polati, G. Del Balzo

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18606
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The microbiota in axial spondyloarthritis: what have we learned from Mendelian randomisation studies?
M.L. Stoll, M. Appah, H.K. Tiwari

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