Other Rheumatic Conditions

T Cells & Autoimmune Diseases

New investigational strategy provides way to identify, characterize autoreactive T cells that escape thymic selection and cause autoimmunity

Richard Quinn | November 26, 2014

Study suggests updating the ACR’s core set outcomes to gauge effect of fatigue on patients

Pilar Brito-Zerón, MD, PhD, and Manuel Ramos-Casals, MD, PhD, on behalf of the EULAR-SS Task Force Group | November 1, 2014

Differences in its epidemiologic, clinical and immunologic features underscore need for a homogeneous diagnostic and therapeutic approach

Jared H. Brock, BS, Blaine M. Hannafin, MD, RDMS, & Frank Lovecchio, DO, MPH | October 1, 2014

A 65-year-old man presents with symptoms of erythrodermic psoriasis flare

Research around autoimmune disorder shows patients may respond to treatment with sirolimus

Richard Quinn | October 1, 2014

Latest study suggests tropospheric winds from farmlands in northeastern China may carry etiologic agent for KD to the Far East, Western U.S.

Philip J. Hashkes, MD, MSc, & Ronald M. Laxer, MDCM, FRCPC | October 1, 2014

Two case studies demonstrate the difficulty, delay in recognizing this rare autoinflammatory disease

Thomas R. Collins | September 1, 2014

Experts offer tips for treating, managing cardiac effects; using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients chronic inflammatory conditions

Fever in rheumatology patients may present evidence of an inflammatory process

James T. Rosenbaum, MD | August 1, 2014

A rheumatologist voices skepticism that physicians, patients can arrive at mutually shared healthcare decisions