Education/ACR/EULAR

Janet Pope Janetbirdope
5 years 3 months ago
Our study shows that HCQ retinopathy virtually never occurs in first 5 yrs, SLE has more risk than other diseases such as RA and chloroquine has a far higher risk of retinal toxicity OP0333 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow @CRASCRRheum @earlyarthritis https://t.co/ZzRy3po4yw

David Liew drdavidliew
5 years 3 months ago
Serum calprotectin as a biomarker in ANCA-associated vasculitis is enticing, and not just during induction:
during maintenance following remission, it might predict relapse and renal decline independently of disease characteristics
MAINRITSAN data OP0031 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/ItI0BPGrUX


k dao KDAO2011
5 years 3 months ago
#EULAR2020 OP0167 Results are finally in!!
MMF can be safely w/drawn in quiescent SLE: prospect RCT (nonblinded) 102 pts. MMF tapered over 12 weeks, f/u 60 weeks; no sig diff for flares in pts who stopped MMF vs. maintained; pts who cont MMF had ⬆️ minor infections. @rheumnow https://t.co/bOnuEBLis9


David Liew drdavidliew
5 years 3 months ago
So #EULAR2020 was meant to be in Germany, and I was meant to go. I am currently not in Germany.
Germany can come to me!
Just getting into the #EULAR2020goesvirtual spirit @RheumNow https://t.co/RxeTwunR0K


Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 3 months ago
When starting IV Pegloticase in #Gout, Do you start a DMARD too? #EULAR2020
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.
For Jessica, an ICU nurse, 12-hour shifts were usually fast paced, challenging and productive. But the cadence and demands of work abruptly changed mid-March when COVID-19 came.
Amongst her many ICU admissions she took care of Larry, who was instantly interesting and forever memorable. He had contracted the coronavirus less than a week before. He was a 60-ish yr. old man who tried to be humorous, but who was clearly distressed and worried. He