Hepatitis B virus (HBV) associated polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is an increasingly rare vasculitis in developed countries due to advances in HBV vaccination and antiviral therapy. However, the condition does persist, and rheumatologists should consider it when evaluating vasculitis cases. Below, we discuss a case that illustrates the varied clinical presentations PAN can encompass. A high…
I knew I shouldn’t look. I was driving 60 miles per hour, heading north on I-95, trying to get to the George Washington Bridge before dusk. It takes a certain fatalism to drive through New York City if you are not a native. Ninety percent of the drivers sharing the road with you know exactly…
A clinician’s ability to determine which patients are at greatest risk for hip or other fracture is improving with the use of algorithm-based fracture risk calculators…
Hadlima (adalimumab-bwwd), which is biosimilar to adalimumab, is now FDA approved to treat multiple autoimmune diseases…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Adding high-dose teriparatide to denosumab therapy leads to substantially greater increases in bone-mineral density (BMD) than combination therapy with low-dose teriparatide, a new phase 4 study shows. “The combination of denosumab and teriparatide, particularly with high-dose teriparatide of 40 ug daily, may be of benefit to patients at very high risk of…
Pain can deter patients with rheumatic disease from engaging in physical activity. But the latest research shows exercise helps reduce pain, & other influences may also affect patients’ activity levels, particularly after surgery…
MADRID—During the 2019 European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR), held June 12–15, speakers addressed the complexity of vasculitis in a Challenges in Clinical Practice session titled, How to Maintain Remission in Vasculitis. Although vasculitis appears in many varieties, one commonality exists among these related yet distinct conditions: When there is vital organ or systemic involvement, disease…
A new podcast from the ACR provides in-depth discussions about newly published science, regulatory updates, advocacy and volunteer opportunities for the rheumatology community…
Results from multiple phase 3 clinical trails have led to the FDA approval of upadacitinib to treat patients with moderate to severe active RA…
During the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, the new Meet the Professor Workshops and sessions will feature hands-on training on state-of-the-art topics…