ANCA-Assoc. Vasculitis has great Rx optionis, BUT still no reliable biomaker to predict relapse or renal outcomes, this includes IL-6. But there is hope for CD163 in the future. https://t.co/lFyfTPj5vG https://t.co/wLfOPz76JC

10yr retrosp. study of 110 Still’s dz pts. MAS occurred in 37% (1/2 @onset; assoc w/ serositis) and ILD observed in 82% (also assoc w/ MAS, polycyclic course) https://t.co/SNa0KiWfgY https://t.co/xbpCuHdJka

Another IL-17A inhibitor (Vunakizumab) for active Ankylosing Spondylitis Vunakizumab, a novel anti–interleukin (IL) 17A monoclonal antibody, was studied in patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis [r-axSpA] and found to be effective and tolerable. https://t.co/y0mw7tRWbs

Fatigue in SLE An NIH lupus cohort study looked at fatigue in SLE and found associations with organ damage, obesity, but does not correlate with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. https://t.co/JEAnhMFJD8 https://t.co/sROKzsyISl

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Registry of 587 #SLE pts. 30% were RNP+ --> more dz activity than RNP- (SLEDAI-2 8.0 vs 4.0) and more Rx use (daily GC 6.8 vs 3 mg). RNP+  more renal, skin & serologic activity & less likely to LLDAS (20% vs 32%) or REM (12% vs 23%). RNP + 18-fold more likely to be Sm+ https://t.co/9i3BBGA0uu

Vitamin D in Rheumatic Disease - Is It Good Enough? Vitamin D in rheumatic disease — is it sufficient? Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is common and linked to inflammatory rheumatic diseases, raising the question of whether low vitamin D drives immune dysregulation, disease https://t.co/Xd8s8LKqKT

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Toll-Like Receptor Drugs Effective in Cutaneous Lupus Enpatoran, an investigational oral drug that inhibits Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8, was superior to placebo in relieving lupus skin manifestations in a dose-finding phase II trial. https://t.co/R1wbJHXwjD https://t.co/65HtG0Te94

Lupus Mortality Risk in Young Women New research using death certificate data from 52,942 females, reveals that systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a leading cause of years of potential life lost among young women in the United States, underscoring the disease’s significant https://t.co/2FSINr6gZN

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