Rheumatologists treating HIV patients in 2017 must think through many important factors as this population ages. As we continue to learn, rheumatologists must consider important drug–drug interactions, relatively uncommon rheumatological presentations of HIV, as well as specific diagnostic challenges. Working closely with infectious disease specialists is the best way to achieve optimum care for this…
As clinicians, we are familiar with pain, stiffness and soreness—subjective nouns that define our métier. These helpful words serve as signposts that direct us along the path to the proper diagnosis. Consider the young man with a stiff, sore back (a case of ankylosing spondylitis?) or the postpartum woman experiencing newly painful, stiff and sore…
SAN FRANCISCO—An athletic 19-year-old male has an episode of rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle tissue that leads to contents of muscle fiber in the blood, after weight-lifting and basketball drills. But his labs come back normal. He cuts down on his exercise, but has a second episode four months later, then finally sees a rheumatologist…
Physicians find patients’ interaction with their digitized records can improve engagement, outcomes
A new study suggests that GATM may serve as the functional link between the ability of statins to lower cholesterol and their ability to cause statin-induced myopathy. (posted Nov. 19)
Differentiating between subgroups of myositis is a diagnostic challenge for physicians, but using some guiding principles can be helpful,
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