High Lupus Flare and Complication Rates in Lupus Pregnancy

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An incident cohort study from Denmark showed that 84 SLE pregnancies resulted in 62 live births.  Lupus disease activity strongly influenced maternal complications seen in half and fetal complications were observed in one-third of cases.

The EULAR 2015 Report – Friday and Saturday

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These abstracts and presentations were presented last week on the 12th and 13th of June at the EULAR 2015 annual meeting in Rome.

Varicella Zoster Virus Commonly Found in Giant Cell Artery Biopsies

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Varicella-zoster virus infection was studied in temporal artery biopsies from those suspected of having giant cell arteritis.

The EULAR 2015 Report- Friday

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These abstracts and presentations were presented 12 June at the EULAR 2015 annual meeting.

The EULAR 2015 Report - Wednesday

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EULAR 2015 started the afternoon of Wednesday June 10th.

Does Cirrhosis Increase the Risk of Autoimmune Disorders?

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A Danish nationwide healthcare registry was used to identify newly diagnosed alcoholic cirrhosis patients between 1977 and 2010. A matched cohort analysis compared each patient with five random individuals from the population.

Difficulties Diagnosing Interstitial Lung Disease in Scleroderma

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The diagnosis of chronic lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis may be difficult because of atypical symptoms, variable evolution and limitations of current classification criteria for a definite diagnosis. Nevertheless, diagnosis is necessary as patients with SSc-ILD have a p

Safety of Azathioprine in SLE Pregnancy Studied

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Sildenafil May Help Heal Scleroderma Ulcers

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A prospective study of sildenafil was conducted in 25 centers that included 83 patients and 192 digital ulcers at entry. The odds of healing ulcers was less, but not significant, for sildenafil.

Inflammatory Fibromyalgia - Is it Possible?

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Fibromyalgia is a noninflammatory disorder. However, there are patients with prolonged morning stiffness, subjective joint swelling and many with modest-to-moderate elevations of acute-phase reactants.

The Real Prevalence of Sjogren's Syndrome

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The population prevalence of Sjogrens syndrome is  0.2%, with an incidence of 4 cases per 100,000 per year.  Sjogrens is 20 times more common in females than males.

Sjogrens Syndrome and Familial Risk

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A population based study from Taiwan shows that Sjogren's syndrome, to have a prevalence of 0.05%. The prevalence of the syndrome, however, was 10 times higher among women (0.10%) compared to men (0.01%). Overall, having an affected first-degree relative with Sjogren's syndrome carried

The Danger Model as an Alternative Cause of Autoimmunity

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The danger model was proposed by Matzinger as an alternative (or complement) to the traditional self-non-self (SNS) model of autoimmunity.

Communication Gap Between MDs and Lupus Patients

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May 10 was World Lupus Day.

Drug-Induced Lupus is Rare with TNF inhibitor Therapy

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A different point of view on RA

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Professor Fergus Shanahan, a consultant gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at University College Cork, has an issue with the label “auto-immune” disease being applied to conditions such as RA, lupus, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, asthma and type 1 diabetes.

Hemophagocytic Syndrome in Adults

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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(HLH) is a rare complication of many disorders. In children, systemic JIA is by far the most common cause of HLH.