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Rheumatology Medications with Limited Safety Data: How Do We Use Them in Pregnant Patients?

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How does a rheumatologist treat a pregnant woman when many medications are not approved for pregnancy or safety data are limited?

Top Research in Axial Spondyloarthritis Presented at ACR Convergence 2022

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD  |  

PHILADELPHIA—Approximately 100 research abstracts on axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) were accepted for presentation at ACR Convergence 2022. It is exciting to see a wealth of research on axSpA being undertaken worldwide. Here, we highlight important points from 10 of these studies. 1. Abstract 0378: Prevalence of Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Patients Treated for Chronic Back Pain…

ACR Scores Wins for Rheumatology Community at AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting

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Key successes for the rheumatology community secured by the ACR’s delegation include passage of the ACR’s resolution addressing pharmacy benefit administrators, advances in policies to protect rheumatologists and patients in the post-Dobbs landscape and retention of the rheumatology’s representation in the AMA House of Delegates.

Speak Out Rheum: To Prescribe Is Humane (Unless You’re In Texas)

Raymond Scalettar, MD, DSc  |  

You are a rheumatologist in Texas. You are very well trained. Your mentors included some of the leaders in rheumatology, and you are respected by your colleagues and your patients. You know the devastation of untreated rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. A young woman with recent onset of systemic lupus erythematosus is your new patient. You…

Lessons from Master Clinicians: An Interview with Dr. Gary Hoffman

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Rheumatologists who are outstanding clinicians, provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees are in the spotlight in our Lessons from a Master Clinician series. Here, we offer insights from clinicians who have achieved a level of distinction in the field of rheumatology. Gary Hoffman, MD, MS, MACR,…

A Young Disease: A Holistic Approach to the Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome

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Although progress has been made in recent years, rheumatologists still have a lot of questions regarding best management practices for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). During a session of EULAR 2022, Ricard Cervera, MD, PhD, described a holistic approach.

Where Do Rules End & Compassion Begin?

Joel M. Kremer, MD, MACR  |  

My long-standing patient with CRST syndrome (i.e., calcinosis cutis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia) had been losing ground over the past 18 months. BL was 54 and had developed restrictive pulmonary disease without radiographic pulmonary infiltrates. Her mean right heart pressures were moderately elevated by ultrasonography. But the greatest impact on her quality of life…

Case Report: Sweet Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Crohn’s Disease

Ryan Guerrettaz, MD, Angelo Ciliberti, MD, Rochella Ostrowski, MD, Elise Wolff, DO, Nadia Qureshi, MD, & Ramzan Shahid, MD  |  

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, or Sweet syndrome, is an inflammatory disease that classically presents with fever, leukocytosis and tender, erythematous plaques characterized by neutrophilic infiltrates on biopsy. Sweet syndrome has been reported in association with several autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis and sarcoidosis.1 Here, we discuss a case of…