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2 Cases of SLE-Associated Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrage

2 Cases of SLE-Associated Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Abhimanyu Amarnani, MD, PhD, Nicole K. Zagelbaum Ward, DO, MPH, Lauren Mathias, MD, Nathan Lim, MD, Baljeet Rai, MD, Sky Wang, MD, & William Stohl, MD, PhD  |  

Pulmonary manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) include pleuritis, acute pneumonitis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, shrinking lung syndrome and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). DAH is a rare, but devastating, complication of SLE, with high mortality rates. The incidence of DAH in SLE ranges from 0.6% to 5.4%, but the mortality rate…

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COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Rheumatic Disease

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With a large percentage of the U.S. population unsure whether they will get vaccinated against COVID-19, rheumatology patients remain vulnerable. On May 13, the ACR hosted a virtual town hall highlighting ways rheuma­tology providers might effectively approach their patients who have not yet decided to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Get the Slow Yes At the…

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FDA’s Arthritis Advisory Committee Narrowly Endorses Avacopan Approval

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On May 6, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Arthritis Advisory Committee narrowly voted in support of avacopan, a C5a receptor inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis. Although the panelists were excited about the possibility of a steroid-sparing therapy, some raised questions about whether results from…

Colchicine: An Ancient Drug with Modern Uses

Ibrahem Salloum, MD, & Deepan S. Dalal, MD, MPH  |  

Discovered more than 3,000 years ago, colchicine is one of the oldest drugs still in use today. Like most old remedies, colchicine is a chemical substance found in many plants, most notably in colchicum autumnale, known as wild saffron or autumn crocus. It was mentioned in the oldest Egyptian medical text, Ebers Papyrus (circa 1550…