Other Rheumatic Conditions

Why Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Should Be On Your Radar

Imad Uthman, MD, MPH, and Munther Khamashta, MD, PhD | February 1, 2014

With a wide range of clinical manifestations and frequent occurrence among rheumatology patients, APS is one for rheumatologists to watch

Inflammatory Myopathies Difficult to Diagnose, Treat

Jonathan Jones, MD, and Robert Wortmann, MD | December 1, 2013

Without a single set of diagnostic criteria for identifying polymyositis, dermatomyositis, or myositis and scant evidence-based therapeutic guidelines, these rare muscle diseases can be hard to manage

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: New Sarcoidosis Cases in Patients Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor–Alpha Inhibitors

Jonida Cote, DO, Thomas Harrington, MD, Alicia Meadows, DO, Fan Lin, MD, and Androniki Bili, MD, MPH | November 1, 2013

Two patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy develop the multisystem disease

Researchers Look for Therapeutic Clues to Sjögrens Syndrome in Neural Pathways

Robert I. Fox, MD, PhD, and Carla M. Fox, RN | November 1, 2013

Beyond biologic agents, scientists study cytokines, chemokines, and the interface between inflammatory and neural/secretory pathways

ACR Issues sJIA Recommendations, SSc Classification Criteria

Kathy Holliman | October 1, 2013

Guidelines address advances in pathophysiology and treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis; criteria classify broader spectrum of systemic sclerosis

EULAR 2013: Researchers Expand Targets for PsA, OA Therapy

Thomas R. Collins | September 1, 2013

Experts discuss insights in the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis and the role of subchondral bone in osteoarthritis

ACR 2013 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium: How to Identify Signs of Myositis and Metabolic Myopathies

Kathy Holliman | August 1, 2013

Rheumatologists offer tips for diagnosing and treating these diseases

What Adult Rheumatologists Need to Know about Juvenile Arthritis

Peter A. Nigrovic, MD | May 1, 2013

How to recognize distinctions between pediatric and adult arthritis

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Diagnosing Antisynthetase Syndrome

Fawad Aslam, MBBS, and Elizabeth B. Russell, MD | May 1, 2013

A variable combination of interstitial lung disease, myopathy, fever, joint involvement, and mechanic’s hands characterize this systemic autoimmune syndrome

Susceptibility Loci Shed Light on Fundamental Pathways of Psoriasis

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | April 26, 2013

Investigators have described 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci. The loci highlight the importance of the skin in both acquired and innate host defense and identify the innate immune response as a key factor in psoriasis.