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Study Finds Health & Financial Benefits in AxSpA Treat-To-Target Strategy

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EULAR 2020 e-CONGRESS—In what speakers at the European e-Congress of Rheumatology described as the first treat-to-target and tight control (T2T/TC) strategy trial in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), researchers found such a strategy has both health and financial benefits. In the year-long study—called TICOSPA—centers were randomized to apply either a T2T/TC strategy or care left to the…

Leveraging the ACR’s RISE Registry for Research

Ellen M. Gravallese, MD  |  

I have always been dissatisfied with the apparent dichotomy between researchers and clinicians; this is a false divide. Yes, research includes laboratory-based investigation, clinical trials, and retrospective and prospective studies of disease entities, among other pursuits. However, clinicians also contribute to research by sharing clinical data and through observations of their patients. Clinicians’ daily contributions…

ACR Convergence Offers Quick Reviews of Rheumatology Topics in Shorter, ‘Down & Dirty 30’ Sessions

Catherine Kolonko  |  

Here’s a taste of what participants in this year’s virtual annual meeting, ACR Convergence 2020, will have access to during Down & Dirty 30, four 30-minute sessions designed to provide refreshers on specific rheumatology-related topics.

Case Report: Diagnosing a Lupus-Flare Mimic

Nobuya Abe, MD, Yuichiro Fujieda, MD, PhD, & Tatsuya Atsumi, MD, PhD  |  

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: Does She Have a Fungal Infection or Autoimmune Disease?

Case Report: Does She Have a Fungal Infection or Autoimmune Disease?

Sarah Dill, MD, & Duane Pearson, MD  |  

A 61-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was hospitalized for a several-month history of progressively worsening left ankle pain and swelling. She had been unable to bear weight on her left leg for several days and did not notice improvement in symptoms with 20 mg of prednisone daily, which she…