A review of data on antinuclear antibodies and tests for rheumatoid arthritis
Search results for: idiopathic inflammatory myositis
The Science of Chronic Itch
Inside the pathophysiology, clinical presentations of chronic pruritus
Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Diagnosing Antisynthetase Syndrome
A variable combination of interstitial lung disease, myopathy, fever, joint involvement, and mechanic’s hands characterize this systemic autoimmune syndrome
The Mystery of IVIg
Although initially given as replacement therapy for patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency states, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has proven to be effective in the treatment of various autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. This success has led to a dramatic increase in the use of IVIg, with its use as an antiinflammatory agent now vastly surpassing its use in the treatment of immunodeficiencies. Even so, the basis for the antiinflammatory activity of IVIg remains unclear.
Capillaroscopy a Safe and Direct Method for SSc Diagnosis
Seeing vessels clearly can help with discovery and timely treatment
For Myopathy Basic Diagnostic Rules Hold
Rare and challenging, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are gaining from collaborative research
Is B a Key to Autoimmune Therapy?: B Cell-Targeted Therapies in Autoimmune Disease
A perspective on B cell–targeted therapies in autoimmune disease
Research Across the Spectrum
NIAMS director highlights innovative research initiatives
Diagnosis: Myopathy
Presentation and evaluation of metabolic causes
Clinical Cutting Edge
Updates on Sjogren’s syndrome, myositis, and vasculitis