PHILADELPHIA—The term pseudogout has been a source of confusion among rheumatologists, especially as our understanding of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease has become more nuanced. This condition has many complex and interesting facets that warrant closer investigation. An ACR Convergence 2022 session sought to update the audience on the progress to date in developing…
This ACR Convergence 2022 session focused on ways to improve health equity in Indigenous populations.
PHILADELPHIA—The term autoinflammatory syndrome was coined by Daniel L. Kastner, MD, PhD, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Md., not long after he discovered that mutations in the gene MEFV, which codes for the protein pyrin, are responsible for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).1 Early on, the term was meant to signify monogenic conditions in which…
PHILADELPHIA—Approximately 60 research abstracts on gout were accepted for presentation at ACR Convergence 2022, including two plenary abstract presentations. It is exciting to see a wealth of research on gout being undertaken worldwide. Here, we highlight important points from seven of these studies. 1. Abstract 1810: Frequency and Patterns of Opioid Use in the Management…
PHILADELPHIA—At the first Plenary Session of ACR Convergence 2022, on Saturday, Nov. 12, speakers shared key research findings on the efficacy and safety of methotrexate as a co-therapy with pegloticase in refractory gout, the effectiveness of rituximab and cyclophosphamide in connective tissue disease associated-interstitial lung disease and the value of remote education for primary care…
With ~60 research abstracts on gout accepted for presentation at ACR Convergence 2022, filtering the noise to get to the key thoughts may be challenging. Lisa Stamp, MBChB, PhD, can help. A rheumatologist, professor of medicine and the associate dean of research at the University of Otago in Christchurch, New Zealand, she has extensively researched…
On Monday, Nov. 14, Michael Pillinger, MD, will moderate the session Gout Is an Autoinflammatory Metabolic Disease at ACR Convergence 2022. This session will address the autoinflammatory nature of gout and highlight it as an IL-1β-mediated diseases. Increasing knowledge on the inflammatory mechanisms of gout has implications for disease management. These engaging talks will review…