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However, 15-30% of patients with acute pericarditis develop recurrent pericarditis
Jonathan Hausmann MD hausmannMD ( View Tweet)
Recurrent pericarditis (RP) is the recurrence of pericarditis after a more than 4-6 week symptom-free period.
RP is typically treated with steroids, colchicine, NSAIDs.
Nevertheless, RP is associated with a high burden of disease and there is an unmet need for better treatment.
Jonathan Hausmann MD hausmannMD ( View Tweet)
The highlight of the last day of #ACR19 is the Rheumatology Roundup Highlights #ACRBest by Drs. John Cush @RheumNow and Arthur Kavanaugh @ACRheum always worth attending with great take home messages #rheum https://t.co/eMdvc2byKG
Dr. Antoni Chan synovialjoints ( View Tweet)
Hope to have many more interdisciplinary discussions re. irAEs #ACR19 @LCalabreseDO @CCalabreseDO @EladSharonMD @DrJNaidoo @UmaThanaMD @lexmeara @drdavidliew https://t.co/8KDorKW2WJ
Laura Cappelli cappelliMD ( View Tweet)
Great ACR 2019. We weathered the weather #ACR @RheumNow https://t.co/lCKxADudRf
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
Different centres have different yields from temporal artery biopsy independent of biopsy length #ACR19 @RheumNow Abs 2685 https://t.co/Gqy9sY4OrM
Philip Robinson philipcrobinson ( View Tweet)
Just took few pictures during social media gathering yesterday at #ACR19. It was so nice to meet everyone. Thanks to @psufka for organizing and it was nice to meet the man behind the legend! @Drbeckyg @maio_danila https://t.co/lSpPz0V4ng
Angelo Gaffo ALGaffoRheumMD ( View Tweet)
Therapeutic approach to skin in #Scleroderma
#ACR19 https://t.co/ZV8J5Z0wum
Juan Ovalles, MD, PhD DrJuanOvalles ( View Tweet)
Couldn’t be explained better https://t.co/m7qmeWCLnl
Jose Campos JoseCamposMD ( View Tweet)
Myositis Treatment Pearls
- Optimize drug dose and allow adequate time to reach effectiveness
- Steroids NOT always necessary
- Steroids and IVIG are the fastest acting agents
- Reasons for admission: dysphagia and SOB
Kanika Monga, MD DrKanikaMonga ( View Tweet)
Primary care providers - take a look at these new gout guidelines. They're very straightforward, and your patients will do much better than if you follow the ACP guidelines. #ACR19 https://t.co/BIGLj6GKRe
Dr. Paul Sufka psufka ( View Tweet)
Hello #ACR19. Are you still confused 😲 about the #pathways of #JAK-inhibitors and #Interferon-blocking strategies in #Lupus? Check up this refresher slide showing what these #SLE #treatments target!! 🎯 https://t.co/ZNnJTkz4nK
Laurent ARNAUD Lupusreference ( View Tweet)
That’s a wrap on #ACR2019 ! Check out @RheumNow for meeting coverage, and see you next year in DC! @LCalabreseDO #cleclinicrheum https://t.co/sx2M5sD6pU
Cassandra Calabrese CCalabreseDO ( View Tweet)
Never thought I'd say it. ACR in beautiful Atlanta. Kind of grows on you. #ACR #ACR19 @RheumNow https://t.co/YJOi5lEQei
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
My post on @RheumNow: “Muscle loss and frailty in rheumatic disease" https://t.co/lpTBAPkrbV #ACR19
Dr. Paul Sufka psufka ( View Tweet)
The most interesting disease topic of #ACR19? Systemic JIA-associated lung disease. An increasingly recognized complication of #SJIA with poor prognosis.
https://t.co/ySHLbU5Pjc
@RheumNow
Jonathan Hausmann MD hausmannMD ( View Tweet)
Asymptomatic sacroiliitis was observed in about 15% of young IBD pts. Entero MRI may be helpful for early inflammatory changes in IBD pts. abst #1174 #ACR19 @RheumNow https://t.co/sQxj8cmuKd
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate ( View Tweet)
Thanks. I forgot about low all phosph as a tip off for hypophosphatemia. Results in CPPD, calcific tendonitis and osteoporosis #ACR @RheumNow https://t.co/RkoeRAXggt
Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)
2020 Gout Clinical Practice Guideline
‼️ For patients with gout where XOI, uricosurics and other interventions have failed to achieve serum urate target/ FREQUENT flares/ NON-RESOLVING tophi, strongly recommend switching to pegloticase over continuing current ULT
#ACR19 @RheumNow
Kanika Monga, MD DrKanikaMonga ( View Tweet)
2020 Gout Clinical Practice Guideline
‼️ For patients with gout where XOI, uricosurics and other interventions have failed to achieve serum urate target/ INFREQUENT flares/ NO tophi, strongly recommend AGAINST switching to pegloticase over continuing current ULT
#ACR19 @RheumNow
Kanika Monga, MD DrKanikaMonga ( View Tweet)