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Bad news. Chikungunya has arrived to Spain. The mosquito bites happened last May in Alicante.
Tres turistas islandeses en Alicante, primeros infectados de chikungunya en España https://t.co/v89dEVyFHr vía @el_pais
Emilio Martin Mola emartinmola ( View Tweet)
Interesting talks from @GeorgeTsokos. Response to Ustekinumab in #lupus trial was associated with reduction in IFN-gamma (IFN-II) but not IL17 (A & F), 22 or IFN-I signature (IFN-alpha) #EULAR2019 https://t.co/xZP4qjSUnH
Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof ( View Tweet)
Major Unanswered Question: according to EULAR Recommendations a regular follow-up and monitoring of disease activity in patients with large vessels vasculitis is recommended
👉🏻But how often❓
👉🏻Is imaging useful at all❓
👉🏻How to screen for vessel stenosis & aneurysms❓#EULAR2019 https://t.co/xFvq1qfIGN
Juan Ovalles, MD, PhD DrJuanOvalles ( View Tweet)
Fibromyalgia Rx in EULAR guidelines includes amitryptylline which won the vote and duloxetine and neurontin or gabapentin which others chose. New thinking is to decide on Rx by type of pain. Don't forget exercise, sleep hygiene, CBT #EULAR2019 @RheumNow https://t.co/XEKG6WBU1i
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Pts with RA have shame and guilt which correlates with demographics and disease activity. Something to think about, acknowledge and give proper help. FRI0030 #EULAR2019 @RheumNow
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
More in #gout news from #EULAR2019: men on uric acid-lowering therapy (and only 1/3 of people in this study were) were less likely to visit the #ER than those who weren’t
CreakyJoints.org CreakyJoints ( View Tweet)
Low dose steroids in RA are benign? I speak to @dr_rachelblack about cataract and glaucoma risk from steroids for @RheumNow (data from SAT0592 at #EULAR2019) https://t.co/3Qo4dZdTNK https://t.co/1kLQ2VwSD3
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
BIIB059 is a monoclonal antibody that blocks BDCA2, which inhibits the production of inflammatory mediators in SLE. A Phase 1 trial showed drug to be safe& tolerable. It continues being investigated in SLE& cutaneous #lupus. #EULAR2019 #InsideLupusResearch https://t.co/bbcV3W57DD
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Lupus Foundation of America · #LupusAwarenessMonth LupusOrg ( View Tweet)
Clinical Highlights #EULAR2019: Emapalumab, an IFN- gamma blocking monoclonal antibody, is effective in macrophage activation syndrome in patients with childhood-onset #SLE #PReS2019 @carmona_loreto >LA
ARD & RMD Open ARD_BMJ ( View Tweet)
We unfortunately missed out on it at #EULAR2019 but nice work and important paper from @CCalabreseDO @cappelliMD @MarieKostine @BetsyKirch @LCalabreseDO on PMR-like irAEs. An area worth exploring! https://t.co/IrEI7QzCPZ @RheumNow
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
You can stop MTX in RA pts in low disease state after adding tofa 11 mg daily long acting for 24 Wks if CDAI <11 (Oral Shift) No diff btw continue vs D/C MTX. Some pts will be happy to stop MTX without loss of effect LBOOO4 #EULAR2019 @RheumNow
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Sjogrens EULAR guidelines leave me dry! Lots of collaboration and work on guidelines but not much content which begs for RCTs in Sjogrens to help our pts. SP0190. But some recent RCTs recently + such as Leflunomide+ Hydroxychloroquine #EULAR2019 @RheumNow https://t.co/JZDcBLHai8
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
For PsA poly arthritis what do you usually start
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
What happens when you use very low doses for rituximab retreatment for RA? More flares, but interesting mean disease activity/B cells comparison suggest most get by fine and fewer get infections #EULAR2019 LB0010 from Nijmegen @RheumNow https://t.co/opsUMPwOFd
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
RA confers a similar risk of inpatient admission for influenza as age >65yo in a large Australian general medical cohort. When will our RA patients get similar access to high dose influenza vaccine as patients >65yo do? #EULAR2019 FRI0058 @bonnialiu @earlyARA @RheumNow https://t.co/hR1fYHdZzQ
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)
"My confidence & zest for life back again", "Being a good mum", "Not having to think about ways to conserve energy". The #patient view of #remission involves the symptoms of the disease, as well as its manifestations. Ruth Williams at #EULAR2019 https://t.co/uzaF7lXuEg
Arthritis Ireland Arthritisie ( View Tweet)
Some very good & practical suggestions for how to improve function and patient #remission suggested by Ruth Williams: good continuity of care & communication; holistic approach to physio, OT & podiatry; CBT; exercise classes & simple aids. #EULAR2019 https://t.co/OHxLjV7Syj
Arthritis Ireland Arthritisie ( View Tweet)
Great talk from @EATC4Children Prof Ramanan on uveitis and current therapeutic options #EULAR2019 https://t.co/44RuFyr1JM
Alder Hey Research AHFTResearch ( View Tweet)
RheumNow expanded twitter coverage of the #EULAR2019 annual meeting is sponsored by Horizon Pharma. All content chosen by RheumNow & its Faculty.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
RA-ILD therapy: some very useful thoughts from @TobyMMaher, a respiratory expert from Royal Brompton #EULAR2019 SP0199 @RheumNow https://t.co/6Y7HziX4Kc
David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)