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Childhood Lupus May Hamper Adult Careers

Jack Cush, MD

Long-term outcomes of kids with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) are uncommon, but this cSLE cohort analysis suggests that SLE significantly impacts their future education, vocation, and employment as they reach adulthood.

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Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Women

Jack Cush, MD

JAMA has posted an insights article reviewing autoimmune thyroid disease in women. Thyroid autoimmunity has a higher prevalence in women and with increasing age.



Similar to many autoimmune disorders, thyroid disease is more common in women than in men.

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Higher Cardiovascular Risks with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Jack Cush, MD

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has published the results of a study showing that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of heart failure (HF) and other long-term cardiovascular outcomes. 

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Lupus Activity Affects Mortality

MedPage Today

Each one-unit increase on a disease activity score during the first year after enrollment into a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort was associated with a significant increased risk for death and organ damage during subsequent follow-up, researchers reported.

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RheumNow Podcast – Coconspirators: RA and Lung Disease

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews and discusses more than a dozen news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.

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RheumNow Podcast – Combination Biologics

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush serves up this week's news and articles from RheumNow.com.

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Autoimmune Risk of Death Up during COVID

Jack Cush, MD

A population-based study in the UK shows that patients with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases (RAIRD) were 44% more likely to die during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic (March - April) compared to either the general population or their pre-COVID risk.

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DMARD Dropouts During COVID-19

Jack Cush, MD

A full year from the onset of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, rheumatologists are still seeing the consequences of COVID, with many patients avoiding usual care, follow-up visits, routine lab testing and with many self-stopping their antirheumatic meds, because it seemed like the right thing to do.

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Rheumatology Care Derailed by COVID-19

Jack Cush, MD

A survey study from the  ArthritisPower PPRN or CreakyJoints database shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic patient care was substantially affected in unforeseen ways.

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#LupusAwarenessMonth Dr. Kathryn Dao - Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus, SpA From ACR 2020 https://t.co/TvlqwZqgOv https://t.co/UBeVghYh0g

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May is Lupus month! We've compiled some great lupus resources to share throughout the month. #LupusAwarenessMonth Dr. Janet Pope - Modifying risk of Lupus and RA From ACR 2020 https://t.co/f8a6vHB31e https://t.co/8jteX3F5qg

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Belimumab now approved in the EU for lupus nephritis. The EMA has approved intravenous and subcutaneous Benlysta (belimumab) in combination with background immunosuppressive therapies for adults with active lupus nephritis https://t.co/Twbe1ClT5w

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#VACOLUP study about #COVID19 #vaccine in #lupus = reassuring data for #SLE patients : side-effects are minor/moderate in 80% and the rate of lupus #flare is stable at 3-4%. Thanks to the 571 patients who have already participated 🙏. Link: https://t.co/I0D52fv4BC https://t.co/us0kQlvkVS

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News Feature: Higher Cardiovascular Risks with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has published a study showing that patients with SLE have an increased risk of HF and other long-term cardiovascular outcomes. https://t.co/g07tIP5jBx https://t.co/3fHzgrJjUi

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Metanalysis of 9 studies, and 1132 lupus pregnancies shows that hydroxychloroquine treatment significantly reduced the risk of preeclampsia (OR 0.35), pregnancy hypertension (OR0.41)and prematurity (OR 0.55), but no effect on rates of HELLP, DM, Ab https://t.co/P9MXjDpuiO

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News Feature: Lupus Activity Affects Mortality https://t.co/lxWAHro0LK https://t.co/oIfLqCWSzI

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"Lupus panniculitis appears like this and feels like wood! But... don’t forget about ddx of possible subcutaneous panniculitic T-cell lymphoma. #RNL2021" Thanks Dr. Robert Chao @doctorRBC for the great #RNL2021 coverage.

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BC, Canada study of Lupus mortality: 6,092 SLE pts followed for 17 yrs, there were 451 deaths. Compared to population, all cause mortality was nearly 2 fold higher (HR 1.85 (1.66-2.06); excess deaths from renal (HR 3.04), INFX (2.74) & CVD (2.05) https://t.co/I0kzXNeulH https://t.co/ZVNp4Ec2gC

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#RNL2021 insight from the Lupus panel--originally tweeted by @KDAO2011 "Lupus panniculitis feels like wood: mummified degenerative fat replaced by fibers " #RheumNow

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From @doctorRBC #RNL2021 coverage "Avoid the lawsuit... “warty” appearing skin lesions in a lupus can be confused as skin cancer on shave biopsy when in fact it could be VERRUCOUS LUPUS which can be treated with HCQ. Perform a deeper biopsy. - Dr. Clay Cockrell " #RheumNow

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