Rheumatology
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Minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis is a realistic target
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Switch ANCA-associated vasculitis patients to maintenance therapy after 6 months
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Adding MRI bone marrow edema improved diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, combining the 2010 RA classification criteria with MRI-detected bone marrow edema...
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Lupus severity and genotype associated with greater risk of pneumonia
Key clinical point: Beware pneumonia in patients with severe SLE. Major finding: Pneumonia is five times more common among patients with systemic...
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Psoriatic arthritis patients often changed or stopped treatment
Key clinical point: Patients with psoriatic arthritis who started taking a nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug often changed...
From the Journals
NHLBI expert panel issues guidelines on sickle cell disease
The “much anticipated” guideline to help primary-care and emergency clinicians improve the management of sickle cell disease includes a consensus...
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Anti-inflammatory treatment could slow bone loss in early rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Aggressive anti-inflammatory treatment correlated with slowed bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
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COPPS-2 curtails colchicine enthusiasm in cardiac surgery
Key clinical point: Perioperative use of colchicine should be considered only in well-selected patients. Major finding: Perioperative colchicine...
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Quality of life gains achieved with comprehensive disease control in RA
Key clinical point: Disease control in rheumatoid arthritis translates into meaningful improvements in quality of life.Major finding: Patients...
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Neuronal autoantibodies may contribute to hippocampal atrophy in SLE, Sjögren’s
Key clinical point: Anti-NR2 antibodies may contribute to hippocampal gray matter volume loss in patients with SLE or pSS.
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Whole exome sequencing finds TREX1 mutation in a child with cerebral lupus
Key clinical point: Whole exome sequencing can identify the genetic causes of complex autoimmune diseases such as SLE on an individual,...