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Psoriatic Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Uveitis & Vice Versa

Rob Goodier  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Two classes of inflammatory diseases, uveitis and psoriatic disease, appear linked, as a diagnosis of one increases the risk of developing the other, new research has found. A study of Danish patient registries found nearly triple the rate of uveitis among patients with psoriatic arthritis compared to the general population, and double…

Many Psoriasis Patients Have Undiagnosed Arthritis

Kathryn Doyle  |  

(Reuters Health)—Up to 15% of people with psoriasis have undiagnosed arthritis that’s related to the skin condition, according to a new review. “The important takeaway,” said Dr. Abby Van Voorhees, director of the Psoriasis and Phototherapy Treatment Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, “would be that further education is needed…

Drugs Studied for Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Weight Loss

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Plus, rheumatology drug news from EULAR 2014

Rheumatologists Make Progress Defining Spectrum of Axial Spondyloarthritis

Atul Deodhar, MD  |  

New research clarifies terminology used for diagnosis, but questions remain around epidemiology, genetics and management of patients with axial skeletal inflammation

Treating Early-Stage Spondyloarthritis May Prevent Disease Progression, Say Researchers at the ACR/ARHP Winter Rheumatology Symposium

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Therapy with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, ustekinumab in early stages of osteitis may halt molecular switching to bone-forming phenotype characteristic of SpA