Rheumatology is scientific bimonthly aimed at rheumatologists, orthopaedists and general practitioners. Includes the original articles, observational studies, cross-sectional studies and reviews, including case based reviews, containing analysis of the literature, indicating their significance and innovation. Classic case reports will no longer be accepted as separate articles or letters to the editor. The journal also publishes recommendations, experts’ opinions, letters to the editor, eulogies and reports from national and international meetings and conferences.

Editor-in-Chief: Maria Maślińska

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Prevalence and factors associated with cognitive impairment in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study

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Janus kinase inhibitors in giant cell arteritis: unmet needs and new challenges

Arriana Gkouvi, Eleni Patrikiou, Maria Grammatikopoulou, Dimitrios Bogdanos

Methotrexate-related beliefs, fears, and use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a coss-sectional survey

L'heri Hind, Rkain Hanan, Farih Sara, Tahiri Latifa, Kronbi Fatine, Abouqal Redouane, Hajjaj-Hassouni Najia, Allali Fadoua

COVID-19 prophylaxis, diagnostics, and treatment in patients with rheumatic diseases. The Polish experts panel opinion

Brygida Kwiatkowska, Magdalena Krajewska-Włodarczyk, Bogdan Batko, Maria Maślińska, Marcin Stajszczyk, Jerzy Świerkot, Piotr Wiland, Zbigniew Żuber, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz

Polymyalgia rheumatica and polymyalgia-like syndromes as adverse events following immunisation with COVID-19 vaccines: a 15 months update

Ciro Manzo, Alberto Castagna, Arvind Nune, Marco Isetta

Peculiarities of clinical signs, course and treatment of musculoskeletal system lesions in post-COVID syndrome

Larysa Voloshyna, Svitlana Smiyan, Oleksandr Voloshyn, Inna Buzdugan, Olga Bukach, Natalia Voloshynovych, Oleksandra Doholich

Influenza – a problem still existing during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Polymyalgia rheumatica and polymyalgia-like syndromes as adverse events following COVID-19 vaccines: working notes from a narrative review of published literature

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Burden of disease, pain catastrophizing, and central sensitization in relation to work-related issues in young spondyloarthritis patients

Aicha Ben Tekaya, Hanene Ben Said, Imene Yousfi, Siwar Ben Dhia, Selma Bouden, Leila Rouached, Ines Mahmoud, Rawdha Tekaya, Olfa Saidane, Leila Abdelmoula

Autoimmunity and long COVID in children

Oksana Boyarchuk, Liubov Volianska

Coronary artery lesions in Takayasu arteritis

Marta Dzhus, Halyna Mostbauer

Approach to prediction and receiver operating characteristic analysis of a regression model for assessing the severity of the course Lyme borreliosis in children

Svetlana Nykytyuk, Andriy Sverstiuk, Serhiy Klymnyuk, Dmytro Pyvovarchuk, Yuri Bogdanovich Palaniza

The influence of growth hormone deficiency on bone health and metabolism

Arnika Wydra, Izabella Czajka-Oraniec, Jakub Wydra, Wojciech Zgliczyński

Presence of subclinical giant cell arteritis in patients with morning stiffness of duration less than 45 minutes at the time of diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica

Ciro Manzo, Alberto Castagna, Nicola Veronese, Marco Isetta

Primary hyperparathyroidism: clinical manifestations, diagnosis and evaluation according to the Fifth International Workshop guidelines

Magdalena Kochman

Selected musculoskeletal disorders in patients with thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, and obesity

Nicola Dyrek, Agnieszka Wikarek, Małgorzata Niemiec, Piotr Kocełak

Emotional and cognitive states of geriatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic – an observational study

Teresa Sadura-Sieklucka, Joanna Szczuka, Tomasz Targowski

Low muscle mass and body composition analysis in a group of postmenopausal women affected by primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Suhel Gabriele Al Khayyat, Paolo Falsetti, Edoardo Conticini, Roberto D’Alessandro, Francesca Bellisai, Stefano Gentileschi, Caterina Baldi, Marco Bardelli, Luca Cantarini, Bruno Frediani

Successful treatment of severe systemic lupus erythematosus with anifrolumab: a single-center observational study

Małgorzata Wisłowska, Piotr Szczęsny, Jakub Wroński, Krzysztof Bonek

Multicenter evaluation of tofacitinib retention and safety in rheumatoid arthritis – why cardiovascular risk factors do not equate to overt risk

Anna Felis-Giemza, Mateusz Moskal, Krzysztof Proc, Zbigniew Guzera, Marcin Stajszczyk, Karolina Palej, Kornelia Chmurzyńska, Piotr Wiland, Krzysztof Batko, Bogdan Batko

Tocilizumab as a first-line biologic treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients – the impact of concomitant methotrexate treatment and Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index on the clinical response – results from the multicenter observational ACT-POL study

Marcin Stajszczyk, Sławomir Jeka, Anna Juś, Katarzyna Pawlak-Buś

Factors of depression among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Brygida Kwiatkowska, Anna Kłak, Maria Maślińska, Małgorzata Mańczak, Filip Raciborski

Weronika Kurowska, Ewa Kuca-Warnawin, Anna Radzikowska, Michał Jakubaszek, Maria Maślińska, Brygida Kwiatkowska, Włodzimierz Maśliński

Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: 2026 recommendations of the Polish Society for Rheumatology

Piotr Leszczyński, Cezary Iwaszkiewicz, Zbigniew Żuber, Brygida Kwiatkowska, Bogdan Batko, Katarzyna Pawlak-Buś

Systemic lupus erythematosus with intestinal pseudo-obstruction and polyserositis complicated by pneumatosis intestinalis and pulmonary embolism: a unique challenge posed by a fatal combination

Abraham Mohan, Aiswarya Mohan, Anuradha Ramachandran, Bulbul Jacob, Tom Kurien, Jacob Pulinilkunnathil, Deepu Maniyan, Deepak Thaliyachira

Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of the Early Arthritis for Psoriatic Patients questionnaire: a Turkish multicenter validation study

Umut Bakay, Ozge Sevil Karstarli Bakay

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and shoulder instability: current surgical strategies and future directions

Jakub Adamus, Aleksandra Poszytek, Zuzanna Roszkowska, Dominik Sokalski, Adam Surma, Sławomir Struzik, Paweł Łęgosz, Aleksandra Sibilska

Targeting inflammation with infliximab in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a possible paradigm shift for a newly recognized inflammatory component

Piotr Buda, Dorota Żmudzka, Karolina Wiśniewska, Grzegorz Kowalewski, Jarosław Kierkuś, Maciej Dądalski

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Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: 2026 recommendations of the Polish Society for Rheumatology

Piotr Leszczyński, Cezary Iwaszkiewicz, Zbigniew Żuber, Brygida Kwiatkowska, Bogdan Batko, Katarzyna Pawlak-Buś

Prevalence and factors associated with cognitive impairment in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study

Rudy Hidayat, Dian Azzahra, Suryo Anggoro Kusumo Wibowo, Anna Ariane, Faisal Parlindungan, Johanda Damanik, Abirianty Araminta, Fara Fauzia, Jessica Audrey

Sarcoma in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A systematic review

Wojciech Wołyniec, Mariusz Szajewski, Dariusz Nałęcz

Janus kinase inhibitors in giant cell arteritis: unmet needs and new challenges

Arriana Gkouvi, Eleni Patrikiou, Maria Grammatikopoulou, Dimitrios Bogdanos

L'heri Hind, Rkain Hanan, Farih Sara, Tahiri Latifa, Kronbi Fatine, Abouqal Redouane, Hajjaj-Hassouni Najia, Allali Fadoua

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