AS/Spondyloarthritis
2 years 5 months ago
The third SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in IMID (RA, SpA, PsA, UC, CD) patients on immunosuppression improves the serologic response follow the first two vaccine doses and allowed them to close the gap compared to the two-dose vaccinated controls #EULAR2022 @RheumNow OP0192 Jyssum et al
2 years 5 months ago
#EULAR2022 OP0274
Hospitalization for TB and other opportunistic infxn (OI) w inflamm joint disease:
⭐️9% with RA, 6% with PsA and AS in Western Australia
⭐️Decrease overall since 1985, but recent increase
⭐️Sharp rise of mycotic infections
⭐️No PJP, likely due to ppx
@Rheumnow
2 years 5 months ago
#OP0248 #EULAR2022 In contrast to data from #OP0247 where SpA was protective, a matched population study in Canada found the opposite - increased risk of hospitalisation & death in SpA. A meta-analysis cd help to disentangle this @RheumNow https://t.co/keNZ2RPnXF
2 years 5 months ago
WATCH: New 2022 ASAS/EULAR Recommendations on the Management of AxSpA
Dr. Sophia Ramiro (Leiden University Medical Center) presents an overview of the new Spondyloarthritis treatment guidelines from ASAS/EULAR Task Force. #EULAR2022
https://t.co/AiCNQPm6KB https://t.co/kn4rmcbZrH
2 years 5 months ago
What is "backfill" on MRI? Answer: joint space lesions with a calcified matrix resembling new bone formation found in axSpA. #EULAR2022 POS0149 argues for a standardization of this nomenclature. @RheumNow https://t.co/ifrowQnRcn
2 years 5 months ago
Women with spondyloarthritis at increased risk of gestational diabetes, elective and emergency C-sections, and spontaneous pre-term birth. Infants were not more likely to be born SGA.
@RheumNow #EULAR2022 ABST#OP0126 https://t.co/BTXQqruvPs
2 years 5 months ago
Differentiating AS from OCI using CT scanning by Terrier et al showed that Subchondral Bone Attenuation Coefficient (SBAC) was higher in OCI than AS with a threshold of >7500 Hounslow Units discriminating the two conditions #EULAR2022 @RheumNow POS0126 https://t.co/8MdSe3Dqp7