Recent research found women with COPD and asthma—even those who have never smoked—are at a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis…
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What Our Colleagues Should Know: Integrated Care for the Lungs
Multi-system diseases have unique challenges. And Dr. Aryeh Fischer says that when treating patients with interstitial lung disease, pulmonologists and rheumatologists must better understand “how we [both] approach our shared diseases.”
What Listening to Lungs Might Teach About Rheumatic Disease
One of your first clinical assignments as a medical student was likely to have been the lung exam. Its key descriptors may still resonate in your mind: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. Proudly parading down the hospital corridors, your newly purchased stethoscope snugly tucked inside your lab coat pocket, you carefully place its cold metal…
Listen to the Lungs: An Interview with Dr. Aryeh Fischer on ILD
In a recent interview, Aryeh Fischer, MD, addresses the importance of checking patients with autoimmune diseases for interstitial lung disease, noting that advances in technology and awareness can lead to early detection and affect patient outcomes…
ACPA-Positive & ACPA-Negative Patients with RA: The Difference Begins in the Lungs
A new study from Stockholm, Sweden, strengthens the link between the lungs and anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)–positive RA. After analyzing the bronchial tissue of untreated patients with early RA, researchers found the patients’ lungs had signs of immune cell accumulation and activation…
Lungs Are Particularly Vulnerable in Patients with Systemic Rheumatic Disease
In an observational study, physicians found that systemic rheumatic disease exacerbation and treatment-related infections were often related to the lungs…
Rheumatic Manifestations of Diabetes (Mimics, Common Culprits & More)
Understanding the intersection of diabetes mellitus & rheumatic diseases, including lesser known rheumatic entities of diabetes, such as diabetic cheiroarthropathy, scleredema & diabetic myonecrosis, is crucial for accurate diagnosis.
The Rheumatologist’s Role in Sarcoidosis
Rheumatologists are uniquely positioned to care for patients with sarcoidosis. Here are insights into the condition, its treatment and more.
Case Report: An Uncommon Presenting Complaint of GPA
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small vessel vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (C-ANCA), specifically proteinase 3 (PR3) ANCA. GPA classically presents with multi-organ involvement. The first description of GPA defined a triad of features: 1) systemic necrotizing angiitis, 2) necrotizing inflammation of the respiratory tract and 3) necrotizing glomerulonephritis.1 Few cases of digital…
The ACR and CHEST Release 2 New ILD Guidelines
Clinicians should not rely on glucocorticoids as a first-line treatment of SARD-ILD in patients with systemic sclerosis, according to a strong recommendation in a new ILD treatment guideline from the ACR and CHEST. The guideline is one of two addressing the screening, monitoring and treatment of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) secondary to systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs).
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