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Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes: Difficult to Recognize, Diagnose, Treat
Two case studies demonstrate the difficulty, delay in recognizing this rare autoinflammatory disease
Treatment Options, Guidelines for Managing Gout Discussed at the ACR/ARHP Winter Rheumatology Symposium
Better understanding of goals, effect of gout therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, urate lowering medication needed to improve quality of care
Exploring Kawasaki Disease
New epidemiologic data, clinical studies have shed light on diagnosis, treatments, patient outcomes for this childhood disease, but etiology is still unknown
Rheumatology Drug Updates
Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know
Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition
Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27
John F. Kennedy’s Odyssey in Search of Diagnosis
Myriad health conditions from back pain to gastrointestinal illness plagued the late president and baffled his physicians
California Rheumatology Alliance 2013 Meeting: Rheumatologists Advised to Drop Prednisone Maintenance Therapy in Lupus Patients
A systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease expert emphasizes benefits of hydroxychloroquine, burst of steroid treatments
Rheumatology Drug Updates
Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know
Rheuminations: New Rules for Rheumatologists
Transparent hospital costs, salary caps for senior hospital executives, and no more faxes top one rheumatologist’s wish list for revised healthcare rules