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Rheumatology Fellow Questions Diagnostic Utility of Patient Physical Exam

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  November 17, 2015

“Do you seriously want me to stand on my tiptoes?” my gruff 68-year-old patient at the VA Rheumatology Clinic asked, incredulous. “I came with a walker. I think you very well know, doc, that if I get on my tippy-toes, then I’m going to fall flat on my face.” He had a point, one that…

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FOCIS 2015: Research Increases Understanding of Lupus, RA

Catherine Kolonko  |  October 13, 2015

The field of rheumatology took center stage when a handful of speakers discussed trends and research during a disease-oriented session of the 2015 Federation of Clinical Immunity Societies (FOCIS 2015) conference held in San Diego in June. Neutrophils in SLE Mariana Kaplan, MD, chief of Systemic Autoimmunity Branch at the National Institute of Arthritis and…

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Case Report: Interstitial Lung Disease with Positive ANCA Test

Sara Tedeschi, MD  |  October 13, 2015

“Worst of all is the pain in my calves,” she said. “It feels like burning deep inside.” So began my first encounter with a 69-year-old woman who was referred to rheumatology clinic for evaluation of two months of constitutional symptoms and a positive ANCA test, which had been ordered by her primary care doctor. Her…

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Selena Gomez Says Suffered from Lupus, Underwent Chemotherapy

Reuters Staff  |  October 10, 2015

(Reuters)—Pop singer and actress Selena Gomez has revealed in an interview that she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus, which led to her canceling the end of her tour in 2013, but that the disease is now in remission. “I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy,” Gomez, 23, told Billboard magazine….

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EULAR 2015: Cardiovascular Concerns, Infertility in RA

Thomas R. Collins  |  September 15, 2015

ROME, Italy—In what researchers say is the first study evaluating cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) findings in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) patients, cardiovascular abnormalities were significantly worse in patients with ERA than in matched, healthy controls. The study results were presented at EULAR 2015, the annual congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). Cardiovascular Concerns…

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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Parents Discuss Challenges, Support Rheumatologists Can Offer

Kathy Holliman  |  September 15, 2015

One parent wishes that she could have consulted a crystal ball at the beginning of her daughter’s illness to have “some kind of idea of what we were in for. There are so many stages of letting go of the idea of what your little kid is in for in life, what they are going…

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Ankle Replacement: Are Patients with Ankle Arthritis Good Candidates?

Linda Childers  |  September 15, 2015

Ankle arthritis is a debilitating condition that leaves many patients in severe pain and greatly limits their activities. Until recently, the standard treatment for bone-on-bone ankle pain has been ankle fusion, or arthrodesis, in which surgeons literally fuse the bones of the ankle joint together. However, in the past few years, total ankle replacement surgery,…

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Arthritis May Be Worse in Poor Countries, but Seem Worse in Rich Ones

Janice Neumann  |  September 6, 2015

(Reuters Health)—A study of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finds that those in wealthy nations are more troubled by it, even though people in poor countries have more severe symptoms. The results, tallied from 17 countries, suggest that cultural factors may influence patients’ perception of their illness, and possibly even the results of clinical trials…

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica Misdiagnosis Results in Positive Outcome

Hiroshi Watanabe, MD, PhD  |  July 14, 2015

In late February 2011, a 68-year-old woman visited the rheumatology outpatient clinic. She had been congenitally healthy and had been a field athlete in her early days. Beginning in early January 2011, she became aware of pain in her neck and both shoulders, with pain spreading to her lower back and thighs. She also became…

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Rheumatologist Recalls Personal Experience with RA

Monica Piecyk, MD  |  May 15, 2015

In late March 2012, I awoke with pain in my left hand. I had difficulty moving my metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints. They did not move smoothly, but clunked. As I repeatedly attempted to open and close my hand, I realized that I had morning stiffness. As the pain and stiffness gradually improved over the next hour,…

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