Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Novartis announced that Cosentyx (secukinumab) has received FDA approval for treatment of children and adolescents with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis #EULAR2021 https://t.co/JlkmjLwqQ8
Many great presentations this week at EULAR 2021 will feature industry sponsored clinical trials and reports. Often these become the pivotal studies for regulatory approval and the annual congresses are their first look.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Hands-Down Rheumatology - Gout doesnt get to the hands until its done its damage below (MTP, ankle, knee) and usually only in those with severe tophaceous goutdCan also present as dactylitis or Carpal tunnel. Women on diuretics w/ CKD can get gout in Nodal OA joints https://t.co/EpBpdC31J6
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Hands-Down Rheumatology - Whats your diagnosis - Erosive Hand OA or Psoriati https://t.co/abYqBNhFyX arthritis?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Starting Thursday we'll be covering EULAR. Tune in for coverage on KOL perspective highlights, clinical trial highlights and much more. https://t.co/L7ryiQ5HdV
Foot pain is a common but underappreciated symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and can be associated with worse disease, European researchers found.
In a cohort of 320 patients with RA, 69% reported foot or ankle pain, according to Morten Bilde Simonsen, PhD, of Aalborg University in Denmark, and colleagues.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
RNL 2021 - ACR COVID Vaccine Guidance: Dr. Jeff Curtis
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
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
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Top May Tweet: Belimumab now approved in the EU for lupus nephritis. The EMA has approved intravenous and subcutaneous Benlysta (belimumab) in combination with background immunosuppressive therapies for adults with active lupus nephritis https://t.co/Twbe1ClT5w
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Hands-Down Rheumatology - Mechanics hands - rough, thickened/caloused, cracks/fissures; seen in 20-70% of dermatomyositis; associated with the anti-synthetase syndrome, but also w/ lung dz and amyopathic DM https://t.co/bkCI3SUXNh https://t.co/jrOGkKAm9z
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Hands-Down Rheumatology - Swollen Hands In Rheumatoid Arthritis - could be from synovitis, tenosynovitis, edema, effusion, bony hypertrophy, nodules, secondary OA. https://t.co/dRCMzgdHqf
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 4 months ago
Hands-Down Rheumatology - Erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA) affects 2.6% of knee OA pts (from Osteoarthritis Initiative) Risk factors - older [RR 0.76), female (RR=1.73), greater OA severity, and "thinner bones" https://t.co/3s8E4F6QDR
