SAN DIEGO—Marcela Ferrada, MD, who most recently was on faculty with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Md., discussed relapsing polychondritis (RP), a condition that she herself has.
Growing Up
SAN DIEGO—In the pre-ACR Convergence 2023 Review Course, Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD, assistant professor in medicine and pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C., focused on transitions from pediatric to adult rheumatology care for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
The Eyes Have It
SAN DIEGO—Many rheumatologists see patients referred for uveitis, and Laura Kopplin, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, discussed inflammatory disease of the eye at ACR Convergence 2023.
How to Reduce Gout Flares
SAN DIEGO—If patients with gout keep their serum urate (SU) levels very low with urate-lowering therapy (ULT), they have fewer flares, according to a research abstract presented at ACR Convergence 2023.
Updates in Vasculitis Criteria, Guidelines & Medications
BALTIMORE—2022 was an exciting year in the field of vasculitis, not least of all because the ACR and EULAR released classification criteria for several forms. This development came just one year after the release of ACR/Vasculitis Foundation (VF) guidelines on the management of a number of vasculitides. With so much new information to be absorbed,…
Octagam Trial Results Show Promise
Since the New England Journal of Medicine publication on intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for dermatomyositis late last year, the data have proved a major lift for patient care, offering crucial new insights into how best to manage patients and clues about how to minimize risks.1 The ProDERM trial results also seem to have opened up…
What’s New in RA Research?
Dr. Aletaha discussed several studies of interventions in pre-RA, including SAVE, STIVEA, PROMPT, PRAIRI, TREAT EARLIER and STOP-RA.
Image Case Report: Glandular Swelling
The Case A 47-year-old woman presented with a one-year history of bilateral submandibular gland swelling, mild symptoms of xerostomia and xerophthalmia and arthralgias in her fingers. A review of systems was otherwise unremarkable. On physical examination, her submandibular glands on both sides were enlarged and had a firm texture. Her parotid glands were normal, as…
Case Report: Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare gastrointestinal pathological process defined by the presence of gas within the layers of the intestinal wall, commonly within the mucosa and submucosa of the small and large intestines.2,3 PCI has been described in the literature in association with various connective tissue diseases, including scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease,…
All That Is Old—& New: Treatment Implications for Rheumatoid Arthritis
EULAR 2023 (MILAN)—Over the past several years, a plethora of new treatments for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has emerged, while older treatments still play a large role in therapy for many patients. At the EULAR 2023 session titled Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Small Molecules and Old DMARDs, several speakers presented abstracts comparing different treatment effects…
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