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QD Clinic - Lessons from the clinic. In this video: Patients stable on a biologic need guidance on when, and if, they can stop their biologic.
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JAMA Dermatology reports that after the onset and diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), such patients have a higher risk of certain forms inflammatory arthritis.
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A controlled clinical trial has shown that giving the IL-6 receptor antibody, tocilizumab (TCZ), to patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) results in clinical efficacy and has a steroid sparing efffect.
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#MLK - "We may have all come on different ships; but we’re in the same boat now” Martin Luther King, Jr.
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#MLK - “We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
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IL-37 may be a target for psoriasis. IL-37 is downregulated in lesional skin & IL-37 serum levels correlate with psoriasis severity. IL-37 is an anti-inflammatory & immunosuppressive cytokine from IL-1 family. Tofacitinib may increase IL-37 in psoriasis https://t.co/jPaGlcDFV2
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Population based study of ~72K chinese people shows that the DASH diet was assoc with significantly (30%) lower risk of hyperuricemia - more pronounced among older people (≥50 y), women and physically inactive (<0.01 for all). #Gout https://t.co/Ns1KzD5PfM
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Plasmapheresis Indications : TTP, HUS, Cryoglobulinemia, Hyperviscosity, Myasthenia gravis, Goodpastures, Catastrophic APL Syn, Chr inflamm demyelinating polyneuropathy, Removal of drugs/toxins, Alveolar hemorrhage, ANCA vasculitis (questionable) https://t.co/Prw62LB6WH
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#MLK - “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hydroxychloroquine in RA metanalysis shows clinical efficacy of HCQ was similar to or lower than MTX or SSZ monotherapy. When HCQ combined with other DMARDs it increased the clinical efficacy. There is a paucity of data on HCQ structural (Xray) benefits https://t.co/Q5ukHrjybJ
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A of TB risk with TNF inhib - Risks by country:
- Worldwide - 9.62 cases/1000 pts exposed
- Asia, 13.47 /1000
- S America 11.75 /1000
- Europe, 6.28 /1000 patients
- North America 4.34 /1000
(low risk (USA, EU) and high risk countries (Asia, S.Amer).
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Anti-transcription intermediary factor 1 (TIF1)-γ autoantibodies are linked with cancer-associated Dermatomyositis in adults https://t.co/DeBoDdEbV1
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#MLK - “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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#MLK - “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
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#MLK "Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” - Martin Luther King
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The driving force behind @RheumNow profiled in this article. Thanks for taking the time Jack
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