Vasculitis

Patients with Large-Vessel Abnormalities Present Diagnostic Dilemma for Rheumatologists

Eli Miloslavsky, MD | February 1, 2015

Absent signs, symptoms suggesting etiology, clinicians rely on inflammatory markers, imaging to make the diagnosis

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Review

Tehniat Haider, MD, Steven Hugenberg, MD, Veronica Mesquida, MD, & Mell Gutarra, MD | September 1, 2014

Diagnosis, treatment and management of refractory gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a patient with GPA

Rheumatologist Volunteers as Pilot for Air Medical Transport

Carol Patton | August 1, 2014

Howard Epstein, MD, spends weekends piloting planes for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

7 Tools to Identify Depression

Nancy Sharby, PT, DPT, MS | August 1, 2014

Why screening for depressive symptoms in patients with arthritis is needed

Diagnose, Manage and Treat Giant Cell Arteritis

Gretchen Henkel | July 1, 2014

A rheumatologist at the California Rheumatology Alliance 10th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting in San Francisco shares research findings on this inflammatory blood vessel disease

Malignant Atrophic Papulosis Is Challenging to Diagnose, Treat

Aixa Toledo-Garcia, MD, Jessica Farrell, PharmD, & Lee Shapiro, MD | July 1, 2014

Patient histories, clinician reports of condition also called Köhlmeier-Degos disease underscore need for integrated, multidisciplinary care

ADA2 Mutation Connects Vascular Pathology to Immunodeficiency

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | June 13, 2014

Two new studies that examine the effects of a genetic defect in adenosine deaminase 2 may advance a gene-based definition of vasculopathy

Case Study in Dermatology: Familial Sarcoidosis/Blau Syndrome

Johanna Sheu, MS, & Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc | June 1, 2014

Test your diagnostic knowledge with this case of multiple erythematous, slightly hyperpigmented waxy papules coalescing into plaques without scale over both distal lower extremities

7 Things Ophthalmologists Want Rheumatologists to Know

Vanessa Caceres | May 1, 2014

Careful collaboration is key to treating patients with rheumatic or inflammatory diseases that affect the eyes

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Takayasu’s Arteritis

Ashwini Komarla, MD; Michael George, MD; Antoine Sreih, MD; & Chris Derk, MD, MS | May 1, 2014

How this rare form of large-vessel vasculitis affects different portions, branches of aorta and ways to diagnose, treat and manage the disease