A 49-year-old man presented to the hospital with confusion, dysarthria, expressive aphasia, and progressive gait instability.
Link between Autoimmunity and Environmental Exposure Needs Further Research
Rheumatology needs further cost-effective and validated methods to track the connection between environmental exposure and autoimmune diseases, including research on phenotypes, genotypes, the synergy between multiple infectious and noninfectious exposures, the timing of exposure, and the mechanisms involved, according to presenters of “Impact of Environmental Health on Autoimmunity,” a session here at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting held in Chicago in November 2011.
Information on New Drug Approvals and Medication Safety
Rheumatology-related drug safety, approvals, and what’s in the pipeline.
Scientists Pinpoint Three HLA Proteins Linked to Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers have identified five amino acids in three HLA proteins that explain most of the association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Epidemiologist Discusses Osteoarthritis Among Various Countries and Ethnic Groups
David T. Felson, MD, MPH, discusses his Beijing study that compared knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis among Chinese to Caucasians in the Framingham study and the UCSF Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.
Unexpected Benefits of Bisphosphonates after Hip Fracture
Recent trials show this bisphosphonates can reduce subsequent hip fractures and mortality, while remaining cost effective.
New Diagnostic Criteria for Axial Spondylarthritis
New name and classification criteria for ankylosing spondylitis may help with earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Dermatology Case Review
A 64-year-old man with history of type-II diabetes (well controlled on sitagliptin/metformin), hypertension, and dyslipidemia presents with complaints of an increasingly painful left lower-extremity lesion present for two to three months.
Dermatology Case Answer
A 64-year-old man with history of type-II diabetes (well controlled on sitagliptin/metformin), hypertension, and dyslipidemia presents with complaints of an increasingly painful left lower-extremity lesion present for two to three months.
A Patient’s Perspective on RA
I was diagnosed in April 2010, at 44 years old, with seropositive RA; the disease rapidly turned my life upside down.
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