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Inflammatory Origin of Fever Is Key to Diagnosis

September 1, 2014 • By Simon M. Helfgott, MD

Fever in rheumatology patients may present evidence of an inflammatory process... [Read More]

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

January 1, 2014 • By Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD

Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27... [Read More]

Dermatology Case: History of ANCA–Associated Vasculitis, Fever, Rash

April 6, 2012 • By Joseph F. Merola, MD, Monica Ramirez, MD

A 66-year-old woman with a history of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis presents with two days of fever and rash.... [Read More]

Dermatology Case Answer: History of ANCA–Associated Vasculitis, Fever, Rash

April 6, 2012 • By Joseph F. Merola, MD, Monica Ramirez, MD

A 66-year-old woman with a history of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis presents with two days of fever and rash.... [Read More]

Research Helps Explain Idiosyncrasies of COVID-19

November 23, 2021 • By Jason Liebowitz, MD

The Basic and Clinical Research Conference session on Rheumatology Complications of Emerging Viral Infections/SARS-CoV-2 presented findings from numerous studies that help explain some of the idiosyncrasies of COVID-19.... [Read More]

Case Report: A Rare Mimic of Giant Cell Arteritis

November 14, 2021 • By Iryna Nemesh, MD, Saleema Kherani, MD MPH, Shikha Singla, MD, & William Wirostko, MD

Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The clinical manifestations of syphilis are divided into four stages: 1) the primary stage, characterized by painless mucosal or cutaneous chancre at the site of infection that resolves spontaneously; 2) the secondary stage in which a generalized maculopapular rash and condyloma… [Read More]

Basic Science: New Insights into Inflammation in OA, VEXAS, COVID-19 & More

November 10, 2021 • By Samantha C. Shapiro, MD

Michael B. Brenner, MD, addresses exciting advances in basic science in rheumatology, including insights into inflammation in osteoarthritis, the adult-onset autoinflammatory syndrome VEXAS and more.... [Read More]

Case Report: Is It Castleman Disease, or Castleman-Like?

October 13, 2021 • By Philip Chu, MD, RhMSUS, Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD, Jadee L. Neff, MD, PhD, & Rebecca E. Sadun, MD, PhD

Regressed germinal center with follicular dendritic cell prominence (star), onion-skinning (blue arrowhead) and increased vascularity (orange arrows) are seen.

The difference between Castleman disease and Castleman-like disease may be subtle, but it comes with significant ramifications. Case Presentation This case involves a pregnant 19-year-old woman who presents over multiple hospitalizations with concerns for systemic lupus erythematosus and macrophage activation syndrome. At 36 weeks’ gestation, the patient’s weight had dropped from 215 lbs. to 170… [Read More]

Vasculitis Guidelines in Focus, Part 4: Polyarteritis Nodosa

September 22, 2021 • By Michael Putman, MD

Jason Springer, MD, MS, served as one of the lead authors of the ACR/VF guidelines for polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), and talks about the recommendations specific to PAN here.... [Read More]

COVID-19 & Pediatric Rheumatology

September 14, 2021 • By Elizabeth Sloan, MD

PRSYM 2021—Although primary COVID-19 infection has the most significant complications in adult patients, pediatric rheumatologists have also seen significant changes in their practice over the past year. With the emergence of COVID-19, the rise of a mysterious post-COVID hyperinflammatory syndrome, now known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), was identified, and pediatric rheumatologists have… [Read More]