All News
Impact of Nail Psoriasis on Psoriatic Arthritis
Mease and colleagues have shown that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with nail involvement have worse disease and outcomes than those without nail psoriasis.
Read Article
RheumNow Podcast – What Not to Do (7.16.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
Read Article
Osteonecrosis in Lupus
A single center analysis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients found symptomatic osteonecrosis (ON) in nearly 10%.
Read Article
Impact of Nail Psoriasis on Psoriatic Arthritis
Mease and colleagues have shown that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with nail involvement have worse disease and outcomes than those without nail psoriasis.
https://t.co/fOiso0EGAK https://t.co/6YREBE2mHg
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Top Tweet Last Week:
Potential Birth Defects with Hydroxychloroquine
HCQ is one of the safest meds used in rheumatology, but there is new claims data suggesting a small increase in the risk of malformations associated with first-trimester HCQ use.
https://t.co/IHNKjHVXaU https://t.co/Oay2ayVr9m
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
ICYMI: News: EULAR Guidelines on Intraarticular Therapy
EULAR has published evidence-based recommendations on the use of intra-articular therapies (IAT) based on the literature review and recommendations of a multidisciplinary international task force.
https://t.co/Z6vC0x9zY1 https://t.co/dKpjpo50YT
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
ICYMI: Hands-Down Rheumatology - Sarcoidosis usually presents as a monarthritis or oligoarthritis. Late sarcoid arthritis affects knees, ankles, fingers (dactylitis). Bony lesions show honeycomb trabecular pattern).
https://t.co/lmXBbJz6ts https://t.co/qqSEmm4lNI
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Rheums--Have a rheumatology question or case for Jack Cush? Record it here and we may feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology.
https://t.co/wzNmOzH4VE https://t.co/kKoBTHWX6z
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
ICYMI: New ACR Rheumatoid Arthritis Guideline: Emphasis on Methotrexate
https://t.co/J9wmcZr17D https://t.co/9fUNrdVWuP
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Osteonecrosis in Lupus
A single center analysis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients found symptomatic osteonecrosis (ON) in nearly 10%.
https://t.co/PoVsm6TYT1 https://t.co/MTeTiUXDS4
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Arthritis as a Harbinger of Pediatric Cancer
Lancet Rheumatology has published a cohort analysis showing that a small but significant subset of children presenting with arthralgia or arthritis may have a pediatric malignancy.
https://t.co/jospgTxqBd https://t.co/eewDj5rQgL
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Knee corticosteroids injx within 4 wks of total joint arthroplasty may be assoc w/ a higher risk of postop infection (studies suggest a risk w/in 3 mos of TKA). Greatest risk seen w/in 2 wks of injx (OR 2.89), worse in <65 yrs & w/ comorbidities (RA) https://t.co/nZKTkv7ym5 https://t.co/4W6CNsrqpf
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
NEJM posts images of the malar rash, typical of #SLE. https://t.co/YZsnAXyhVX
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Survey of women re: sex & reproduction (SRH) says women prefer 1) Rheums to initiate SRH discussions, 2) clear info on pregnancy & infertility risks w/ Dz & DMARDs, 3) holistic Rx approach, 4) not to be intermediaries betw Rheum & OB https://t.co/Orlh6gLO6P https://t.co/rS4r39Easx
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Of 100 newly diagnosed #RA patients, Foot Involvement was the 1st manifestation in 29%. Pattern: 59% w/ forefoot involvement, 27% hindfoot and 14% midfoot. Pts were 58-63% RF+/CCP+. https://t.co/OGS2Fzfgg3 https://t.co/AKCj4pipYG
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Very cool to see #RheumMadness in @ACRheum 🔥
#NephMadness —> #RheumMadness a “joint” venture
Impressive work by @DavidLeverenz and entire team @LisaCriscione @GuyKatzMD @didemsayginmd @Allen06440733
RheumMadness: An Educational Tournament
https://t.co/hHpm93C0yT https://t.co/ZPYxG6NUrl
Matthew Sparks, MD, FASN, FAHA Nephro_Sparks ( View Tweet)
ACR/Vasculitis Foundation 2021 Guidelines for ANCA–Associated Vasculitis
Chung et al have published the 2021 treatment guidelines for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–AAV, including GPA, MPA, and EGPA.
https://t.co/234OQ7klRd https://t.co/33sWq1U55T
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Ann Int Med: 185 Hospitalized COVID-19 pts were treated with either PBO remdesivir or HCQ. Neither remdesivir nor HCQ affected viral clearance, Sxs duration, mortality or need for mechanical ventilation. https://t.co/NEFABDD4bK
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Todays NEJM: Ruxolitinib effective in glucocorticoid-refractory Chronic Graft-versus-Host Dz. Phase 3, 329 pts; wk 24 responses better w/ RUX (50 vs 26%; P<0.001). Important? as there is phase 2 data showing JAK efficacy in scleroderma https://t.co/ygLevqfuMW
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
In 2016, 552,230 RA adults were hospitalized -1120 for influenza, 590 H zoster, & 785 for S. pneumoniae. These infections constituted 0.5% of RA hospitalizations at a cost of $124 million & 13,750 hosp stay days. https://t.co/7vtsWafGvv
Links:
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)