Search results for: diffuse systemic sclerosis

2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Fibrotic Complications of Scleroderma

Mary Beth Nierengarten | February 1, 2015

Rheumatology experts discuss challenge of selecting appropriate SSc patients with skin fibrosis for treatment

Laboratory Testing for Diagnosis, Management of Patients with Rheumatic Disease

Peter H. Schur, MD | December 1, 2014

A review of data on antinuclear antibodies and tests for rheumatoid arthritis

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Review

Tehniat Haider, MD, Steven Hugenberg, MD, Veronica Mesquida, MD, & Mell Gutarra, MD | September 1, 2014

Diagnosis, treatment and management of refractory gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a patient with GPA

Malignant Atrophic Papulosis Is Challenging to Diagnose, Treat

Aixa Toledo-Garcia, MD, Jessica Farrell, PharmD, & Lee Shapiro, MD | July 1, 2014

Patient histories, clinician reports of condition also called Köhlmeier-Degos disease underscore need for integrated, multidisciplinary care

Exploring Kawasaki Disease

Mary Beth Son, MD | April 2, 2014

New epidemiologic data, clinical studies have shed light on diagnosis, treatments, patient outcomes for this childhood disease, but etiology is still unknown

What Role Does Fascia Play in Rheumatic Diseases?

Helene M. Langevin, MD | March 1, 2014

Recent research explores possible connections between abnormalities in fasciae and painful musculoskeletal conditions such as chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as scleroderma

Rheuminations: Rheumatologists Seek Better Understanding of Fibrosing Disorders

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | December 1, 2013

Research into scleroderma, fibrosis, and Raynaud’s phenomenon may provide clues into the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

ACR Issues sJIA Recommendations, SSc Classification Criteria

Kathy Holliman | October 1, 2013

Guidelines address advances in pathophysiology and treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis; criteria classify broader spectrum of systemic sclerosis

A Spotlight on IgG4-Related Disease

Emine Atac, MD, and John H. Stone, MD, MPH | January 1, 2013

What rheumatologists need to know about identifying and diagnosing immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD)

What Rheumatologists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

Aryeh Fischer, MD, and Jeff Swigris, DO, MS | December 1, 2012

Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), poly-/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appear to carry the greatest risk for developing connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD)