In a recent study of unilateral lateral epicondylalgia, corticosteroid injection resulted in worse clinical outcomes compared to placebo injection, and there were no significant differences in those who received physical therapy or no physical therapy.
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Why Oral Corticosteroids Should Not be Used in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Steroid use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to higher mortality rates, greater rate of infections, more cases of pneumonia, and serious gastrointestinal events
Letter: No European Consensus on Steroid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis
There is not a consensus between all European rheumatologists regarding the use of steroids in RA; quite a few share your skepticism, including myself.
Letter: Skepticism on Steroids in RA
There is not a consensus between all European rheumatologists regarding the use of steroids in RA; quite a few share your skepticism.
When Steroids Cause Psychosis
Medical management of this side effect is complicated in rheumatology patients.
Case Report: Complicated Presentation Eventually Explained by Rare Syndrome
Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP), also known as Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome or primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, is a rare syndrome that can be inherited as autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or sporadically. This progressive disease primarily affects males, who tend to have more severe features than females. PDP usually occurs during adolescence, often starting around puberty.1 The main clinical features are…
SMILE, an Online Lupus Tool, Can Aid Shared Decision Making
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often face many concerns, fears and uncertainties that render “treatment decision making very difficult,” says Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Often these patients, who tend to be women from minority groups, “do not have access to easily understandable…
The Roles of the Interdisciplinary Rheumatology Team in Patient Care Highlighted
To work together effectively, clinicians and rheumatology professionals need to understand the roles of every member of the interdisciplinary team. To enhance this understanding, the ARP Interprofessional Practice & Management Committee has undertaken a project to describe the modern roles of members of the interdisciplinary team in a series of fact sheets. The first three…
Can Repeat Injections Improve Knee OA Pain?
Promising Results from a Phase 3 Study SAN DIEGO—An investigational liposomal formulation of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (TLC599) for intra-articular injection is being studied to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). George Spencer-Green, MD, MS, chief medical officer of Taiwan Liposome Company (TLC), Cambridge, Mass., presented recent data on this agent in a late-breaking abstract session…
Make Way for the Interprofessional Rheumatology Team!
Editor’s note: Originally published on Oct. 12, 2023. Updated Feb. 28, 2024, to add fact sheets. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a leading cause of medical errors and poor care is a lack of communication between healthcare providers.1 As healthcare has evolved, the importance of holistic care has become more…
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