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Why Farber Disease May Be Misdiagnosed as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Boris Hugle, MD, MSc, Laura Mueller & Thierry Levade, MD, PhD | June 1, 2014

A case study reveals how late presentation of this rare, autosomal-recessive disorder, which can involve arthritis-like symptoms, can be mistaken for JIA

Growing up with Juvenile Arthritis

Christina Iversen | April 2, 2014

A pediatric patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis shares her perspective on living with the disease, importance of pediatric rheumatology 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

ACR’s Lupus Initiative Advances Education Around Diagnosing, Treating Disease

Joseph Flood, MD | March 1, 2014

Online progam boasts continuing medical education, learning curriculum for healthcare professionals and students, as well as a smartphone app to help patients track their symptoms

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Clues to Predictors of Autoimmune Disease Revealed

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

New research clarifies signs of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus years in advance and could lead to presymptomatic treatment intervention

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Diagnostic,Treatment Approaches Evolve for Kawasaki Disease

Mary Beth Nierengarten | February 1, 2014

New data examine infliximab as a treatment option, and updated diagnostic criteria aids physicians in recognizing KD and detecting cardiac involvement in patients

Parents Give Back after Watching Daughter’s Struggle with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Staff | February 1, 2014

Diagnosis prompts Steve and Debbie Russell to support the Rheumatology Research Foundation

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD | January 1, 2014

Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Genetic Research Yields Clues to Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis

Mary Beth Nierengarten | January 1, 2014

Studies determine that both RA and PsA are autoimmune diseases and link disease susceptibility to certain alleles that encode the major histocompatibility complex, HLA

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Health Professionals In the Spotlight

Richard Quinn | January 1, 2014

ARHP members are honored with awards for research, education, advocacy, and patient care in rheumatology