In a study, researchers found rheumatoid arthritis patients experience a persistent burden of functional disability regardless of disease duration, age or gender.
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Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Recognized with ICD-10 Code
The new diagnostic code should streamline billing for treatment of nr-axSpA, better define the spectrum of spondyloarthritic diseases and enable new research strategies into these conditions.
Case Report: Diagnosing a Lupus-Flare Mimic
The diagnosis of rheumatic diseases requires the exclusion of other systemic disorders. Infection, hematologic conditions, malignancies and some drugs may all lead to syndromes that closely mimic rheumatic diseases, which may lead to diagnostic delays. Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative diseases (LPDs) characterized by systemic inflammatory manifestations.1,2 As with…
Case Report: What’s Causing This Severe Case of Rhabdomyolysis?
Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical syndrome characterized by muscle tissue necrosis and release of intramuscular components into the circulation. Typical manifestations include muscle pain and myoglobinuria, causing dark urine. Serum creatinine kinase (CK) enzyme levels are usually markedly elevated. Severity can range from muscle enzyme elevation in the serum of an otherwise asymptomatic patient to extremely…
Study Finds Mirikizumab Superior to Secukinumab for Plaque Psoriasis
In a comparison study, subcutaneous mirikizumab proved superior to subcutaneous in achieving skin clearance in patients with plaque psoriasis…
Guselkumab Approved for PsA
Based on data from two clinical trials, the FDA has approved guselkumab to treat adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis…
FDA Approves Secukinumab for Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
In June, the FDA approved secukinumab to treat non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis after data from a clinical trial demonstrated its efficacy…
IL-1-Beta Blockade May Slow OA Progression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Interleukin (IL) 1 beta is a key player in the osteoarthritis (OA) inflammatory process and inhibiting it may help slow the disease process, according to an exploratory analysis of data from the CANTOS trial.1 CANTOS participants who were treated with the IL-1-beta inhibitor canakinumab had a significantly lower rate of total hip…
Doctors Detail Kawasaki-Like Disease in Adult COVID-19 Patients
(Reuters Health)—During the COVID-19 pandemic, an inflammatory condition similar to Kawasaki disease has been reported in children and adolescents, and now two groups of New York doctors each describe a case, one in a 36-year-old woman and one in a 45-year-old man.1 “We’re still learning how COVID-19 is affecting children and adults. The better we…
Rheum After 5: Dr. Veena Patel Combines Her Love of Medicine & Art
As a young child growing up in Oxford, Ohio, Veena Patel, MD, demonstrated a talent for arts and crafts. At age 7, she painted a portrait of her father, now a retired mechanical engineer, which he still proudly admires. Dr. Patel, an assistant rheumatology professor at Dell Medical School—the graduate medical school of the University…
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