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Phase 3 Results for Ixekizumab Promising in Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

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In a phase 3 study, ixekizumab proved safe and effective for improving the signs and symptoms of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in combination with conventional background medications, such as NSAIDs…

Coding Corner Questions: Rheumatology Word Search

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Questions What type of drug is interchangeable with an FDA-approved biologic? What drug is used in conjunction with infliximab, unless the patient cannot tolerate it? What can be used as a key element in an evaluation and management (E/M) service, along with the history, exam and medical decision making? What drives the level of an…

Ankylosing Spondylitis & Uveitis: An Ophthalmologist’s Perspective

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It’s often said the eyes are the window to the soul, and in the case of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondylo­arthropathies, one can also say the eyes are the window to systemic disease. Although uveitis occurs in approximately 2–5% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, 6–9% of patients with psoriatic arthritis and 25% of patients…

Lessons from Master Clinicians: An Interview with Dr. Paul Plotz

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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. Paul Plotz, MD, is scientist…

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Case Report: A 50-Year-Old Man Suffers Dye-Induced Arthritis

Hrudya Abraham, MD, Eric Warm, MD, FACP, & Avis Ware, MD  |  

Hair dye products are commonly used by both men and women to enhance youth and beauty and to follow fashion trends. As reported in the medical literature, hair dyes and their ingredients are associated with allergic contact dermatitis. A possible association with joint inflammation has also been recognized. There is literature to support that para-phenylenediamine…

Remote Use of the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ)

Juan Schmukler, MD, & Theodore Pincus, MD  |  

The patient medical history is far more prominent in clinical decisions for rheumatology than for many common chronic diseases in which a gold standard biomarker, such as blood pressure or serum glucose, is applicable to diagnosis and management of all individual patients.1 Components of a subjective patient history may be recorded as structured, quantitative, standard,…

Depression in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Mastery Is Key

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A recent study indicates that depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis is a result of both contextual and disease-related factors. Researchers found a patient’s mastery—the perception they have control over things in their lives—plays a key role in the development of depression in this patient population…

Make Rehab Fun: Virtual Reality & Therapeutic Gaming

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Using virtual reality in rehabilitation can have benefits—as long as it is properly understood. In fact, some evidence suggests benefits from the judicious use of immersive virtual reality with patients with rheumatic diagnoses. People tend to have a lower perception of effort compared with actual exertion and lower reports of pain with longer time to exhaustion.