Editor’s note: What research on psoriatic arthritis (PsA) presented at ACR Convergence 2024 has the greatest potential for a positive impact on clinical care, treatment options or serve as the basis for future research? That’s the question The Rheumatologist asked David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD—our founding editor—to consider. With thousands of research abstracts presented at the…
Why was this study done? Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy in childhood, and most patients have a chronic disease course requiring prolonged administration of systemic glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive agents. The initial management for patients with moderately severe JDM is relatively standardized, typically including methotrexate and systemic glucocorticoids with…
In this study, researchers set out to determine the prevalence of baseline risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes and cancer among commercially insured patients with rheumatoid arthritis during their first dispensed treatment.
This study affirms that dysbiosis is a feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and suggests that specific therapies may differentially modulate the gastrointestinal microbiota in RA.
In a new study published in ACR Open Rheumatology, researchers evaluated the impact of tender-swollen joint difference on functional outcomes in early RA and whether associations vary by joint size.
Two new successful trials in abatacept, APIPPRA and ARIAA, are the first to convincingly demonstrate the potential of a preventive approach to RA treatment.
Summaries of selected research abstracts on ANCA-associated vasculitis & IgA vasculitis from the International Vasculitis Workshop.
Lupus Fog? By Laura C. Plantinga, PhD, Patricia P. Katz, PhD, S. Sam Lim, MD, MPH, C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH, & Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH Why was this study done? Perceived cognitive impairment (i.e., lupus fog) is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, comprehensive, multidomain assessments of objective cognitive function are rarely performed….
The large vessel vasculitides were a major focus of the 21st International Vasculitis Workshop held in Barcelona in April. The biennial conference brings together specialists from multiple disciplines, including rheumatology, nephrology and immunology, to discuss cutting-edge vasculitis research. This article reviews important points regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of both giant cell arteritis and…
Most Sunday mornings, I make myself an exceptional cup of pour-over coffee and sit down on my deck with the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. I check out the image of the week. I read the case report with pen in hand, racing to diagnose the patient before the authors spill…