In diagnosing and treating a disease that is rapidly gaining recognition worldwide since it was first recognized in Japan in 2003, 42 experts from 10 different countries recently collaborated to discuss and review the current experience and data on IgG4-related disease. The result is the “International Consensus Guidance Statement on the Management and Treatment of…
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International Consensus Statement on the Management & Treatment of IgG4-Related Disease
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition that affects multiple organs and can lead to tumefactive, tissue-destructive lesions and organ failure. An international panel of experts has released a consensus statement on its management…
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Patients with Large-Vessel Abnormalities Present Diagnostic Dilemma for Rheumatologists
Absent signs, symptoms suggesting etiology, clinicians rely on inflammatory markers, imaging to make the diagnosis
How Rheumatism Got its Name
The origination of the ailing word and its variations throughout history used to describe rheumatic disorders
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What Mick Jagger Can Teach Us About Growing Old Gracefully
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ACR Report Outlines Reasonable Use of Ultrasound in Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) “Report on Reasonable Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatology Clinical Practice” addresses using the technology in the context of an overall clinical evaluation
Meet the Challenge of Primary CNS Vasculitis
Diagnosis and treatment of this rare and poorly understood condition
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