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Older Lupus Patients Need Follow-Up After Hospital Discharge
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Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older with lupus faced dramatically higher mortality when they received no follow-up care during the month after a hospital stay, researchers found.
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KNOW YOUR NUMBERS! (2.10.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and the numbers, from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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Without DMARDS, Shoulder Arthroplasty Increasing in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The need for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients appears to depend on the use of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to Seminars in Arthroplasty.
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Systemic Sclerosis cohort study of 506 SSc pts with saw 5.3 with Degos-like lesions (89% in fingers). Degos lesions more assoc w/ diffuseSSc & acro-osteolysis, digital ulcers, and calcinosis (but not renal crisis, ILD, or pulmonary HTN
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Multicenter study of 80 AOSD & 60 controls used to develop AOSD criteria:
- 3 pts rash
- 3pts fever ≥ 39C
- 2 pts pharyngitis
- 2 pts arthritis
- 2 pts NLR ≥ 4
- 1 pt glycosyl ferritin ≤ 20%
7 pts = Dx (sens 92.5%) vs Yamaguchi(79%), Fautrel (76%) https://t.co/UvtSABRs8s https://t.co/LzqWdyaj8h
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Full read, solid review of Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis from BMJ https://t.co/mc1ozL6CG8 https://t.co/xQkX7WpETv
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Pregnancy & RA: metanalysis of 9 studies, 12K RA pts met vs 10 million controls. RA preg have more maternal complications (C sect OR 1.55; preeclampsia OR, 1.6; preterm OR, 1.8) & neonatal probs (low gestat wt, ICU OR 1.34, & stillbirths OR, 1.99). https://t.co/1hA0zGsDtk https://t.co/awaV07GbEv
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Early ph II Pilot trial of 30 Systemic Sclerosis Pts using a new antifibrotic FT011 400mg vs 200mg v PBO x 12 wks showed CRISS score improved by 60% (400mg; (p=0.02 ) or 20% (200mg) at 12wks. An OL extension is planned for 9 mos @400 mg/d. https://t.co/ZU5wGXMDMC https://t.co/9kp20kfuCn
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β-damascone, a major aroma from rose, was shown in animal models to dendritic cell -mediated immune functions, thusly demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties https://t.co/0w2b2dflkM https://t.co/zz0l7DJSY4
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Know your numbers!!
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and the numbers, from the past week on https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv.
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Serious Infection Risk in Pediatric Psoriasis with Ustekinumab, Etanercept, or MTX
This comparative analysis looks at the risk of SIE requiring hospitalization in pediatric PSO patients treated with ustekinumab, etanercept, or MTX prior to 2016.
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The FDA has added a new indication to the oral JAK inhibitor Cibinqo (abrocitinib) - now approved to treat atopic dermatitis in adolescents 12 to under 18 years old. (Approval is based on a phase 3 JADE TEEN trial. https://t.co/DsQj3BfPmZ https://t.co/0bpb2FAwpg
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An open-label trial of 170 adults w/ IgA Nephropathy (proteinuria >1 g/d) evaluated addition of mycophenolate to standard care (SC). MMF (1.5g/d) associated w/ less renal worsening - 7.1% MMF + SC vs. 21% SC alone (aHR 0.23; 95% CI, 0.09-0.63) https://t.co/FlcafoZi3U https://t.co/tQkZE8RRyy
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Meta-analysis (21 studies, 3948 pregnant pts) HCQ may reduce risk of preeclampsia (OR 0.45) & premature delivery (OR 0.84) in pregnant autoimmune pts. HCQ may also reduce risk of gestational HTN (OR 0.42) & pre-term birth (OR 0.63) in pregnant SLE pts https://t.co/riQDRN9r1A https://t.co/uR8Nem4Ndx
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Benlysta granted Orphan Drug Designation by US FDA as potential Rx of systemic sclerosis, such status facilitates eval in rare diseases. GSK is planning a trial of belimumab for SSc-associated interstitial lung disease in the first half of 2023 https://t.co/kWItB7NEvn https://t.co/eVbQtKy98H
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Enthesitis-related arthritis compared in kids - 105 ERA (57 axial vs 48 peripheral). Axial ERA pts were older @onset (12 vs. 11yrs), longer Dx delay(10 vs. 5 mos), higher inflammatory markers, more Hip Dz (53% vs 27%), more biologic Rx (67% vs 21%) https://t.co/KTYn1kv3qO https://t.co/eWbvMSBLxm
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211 Adult Crohn's pts w/ steroid-free remission >6mo on Combo infliximab & immunosuppressant either cont combo or W/D IFX or Immsup. 2-yr relapse rates: 14% Combo vs, 36% IFX vs 10% Immunosup. WD of IFX had 3.45-4.76 fold incr rsk of flare https://t.co/6EbM3Vx0Ei https://t.co/5ZOE2oxCl0
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Did you have a chance to listen to last week's RheumNow podcast? Dr. Cush covers rheumatology news from the last week. Make sure to tune in before we release our next episode tomorrow!
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Treatment failures studied in 718 RA pts
- csDMARDs D/Cs intolerance (22%), inefficacy (20%), acute Rxns (5%), severe infx(0.6%)
- bDMARDs D/Cs inefficacy (29%), intolerance (10%), acute Rxns (6%), severe infx (1.5%)
- Multi-drug ifailure 5.7-8.4% https://t.co/FdoP77uELe https://t.co/dQjTNncABc
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