AS/Spondyloarthritis

3 years 5 months ago
A study at #ACR21 by Charite-University Medicine Berlin researchers suggests taking tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) #biologics earlier in the course of disease could slow down spinal progression in #AxialSpondyloarthritis patients. https://t.co/lDkaMkOcez


3 years 5 months ago
#Uveitis is the most ⬆ freq xtra-articular manifestation in axSpA.
What factors are assoc'd w/AAU attacks?
👁🗨Active disease
👁🗨History of AAU
Bottomline: Treat axSpA, treat uveitis = better outcomes.
@RheumNow #ACR21 abs1314 https://t.co/O0kHulwJoP


3 years 5 months ago
axSpA and Uveitis
Uveitis
🔼 in HLA-B27; Disease duration; Latin American pts
🔽 in Psoriasis
⭐️Uveitis was not significantly different in axSpA vs pSpA
Recurrent Uveitis
🔼disease duration and body mass index (BMI)
Abst #1307 #ACR21 @Rheumnow https://t.co/QDg8tOPgir

Differentiation between a flare of disease and infection in patients with autoinflammatory (AI) conditions, where fever is the hallmark, can be extremely difficult. Promptly distinguishing…

3 years 5 months ago
Emerging Therapies in Spondyloarthritis: A Promising Pipeline by Dr. Olga Petryna (@DrPetryna ) #ACR21
https://t.co/9ggUAh0YJe https://t.co/WHpQp3GYBe


3 years 5 months ago
Knowledge Bowl at #ACR21
⭐️Which HLA allele confers an increased risk for anterior uveitis and inflammatory sacroillitis?
➡️HLA-B27
@RheumNow

3 years 5 months ago
My summary article on some of the many abstracts at #ACR21 on #WorkParticipation in #axSpA.
Featured abstracts in this article:
#0358 https://t.co/LrZYWqCuOm
#0362 https://t.co/flL5MiqDL8
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3 years 5 months ago
Dr Elliott presenting on US assessment of enthesitis with TNFi vs secukinumab. Surprisingly TNFi showed a more marked decrease in US enthesitis. Abstr#1356 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/XXgYMgkMyP
