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Updated EULAR Recommendations on the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis Medscape has published an overview to the 2024 updated recommendations for the treatment of SSc presented in Vienna at EULAR 2024. https://t.co/rmBIfNzJcu https://t.co/uZ2JUdsecZ

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Retrospective study, biopsy-proven Lupus Nephritis pts - 35 of 115 pts (30%) were ANCA positive. ANCA+ LN pts had higher dz activity, predominantly proliferative LN, require more immunosuppressives (CTX, MMF) to achieve remission. https://t.co/jzU8fPYHps https://t.co/E7pMDWJmKt

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Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma (ssSSc), which accounts for nearly 10% of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and was first described in 1962, is a subset of SSc. https://t.co/5NMykTHEtK https://t.co/JNo27zaTrJ

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174 Active RA pts not responding to MTX were started on TCZ. High GM-CSF (> 5 ng/ml and > 10 ng/ml) at baseline were the independent predictors of poor response to TCZ at Wk24. high GM-CSF had signif higher DAS28-ESR & cytokine levels at baseline https://t.co/AreLBseJDq https://t.co/OyIOkiUOT1

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268/279 SLE pts w/ kidney biopsy for proteinuria were Dx w/ lupus nephritis. Proliferative LN (III/IV+V) had higher levels of C1q, chromatin, dsDNA, ribosomal P Abs. C1q & dsDNA independently assoc w/ proliferative LN. AutoAbs decreased in proliferative LN https://t.co/oq3JhrFlz8 https://t.co/nxQBZvoOzP

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Full read overview of myositis associated - ILD (and treatments), including: - Case examples - Antisynthetase Syndrome - Anti-MDA5 Amyopathic DM - Interstitial Lung Disease in Myositis https://t.co/PhfuuBHOYf https://t.co/OC1GmWkYyO

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Problems With Laboratory Tests in the Management of RA https://t.co/kUYivP7SHW https://t.co/nFtB75N0jQ

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Enhance your clinical practice with insights from the EULAR 2024 Poster Hall Presentations, now on https://t.co/V10S4oVFsv. This year's conference showcases pivotal research in rheumatology. Visit https://t.co/gL38TVZRkM to stay at the forefront of medical innovation. https://t.co/cZontmAPTq

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ICYMI: Metrics Used by Rheumatologists in RA https://t.co/7Qr4cYvqp1 https://t.co/1FnyNpfhqi

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Pain in RA: Different Drugs for Different Mechanisms https://t.co/pOETFkTIkS https://t.co/Vn5zgrYsKR

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Top 20 Best Rheumatology Hospitals - 2024 Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been named the top hospital for rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. This is the 7th year in a row they have held this spot. https://t.co/ZHogsqVR5H https://t.co/45qm4Li4ii

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Study of 478 CA pts Rx w. anti-PD-(L)1 Ab or anti-CTLA4 Ab - 28 (6%) had pre-existing Autoimmune Dz (AI). irAE (w/ checkpoint inhib) were higher w/ preexisting AI (57% vs 35%), but activity of AI was not related to irAEs occurrence. https://t.co/CHIdaH91qR https://t.co/XuaLk4D205

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Prospective cohort study from 474 055 participants in UK Biobank, finds long-term exposure to air pollutants, NO2 etc, assoc w/ a 19% to 47% increased risk incident psoriasis. Air pollution and genetic predisposition also significantly incr incident PsO https://t.co/ogX81ybU3l https://t.co/Mvd6tAj2j6

• Air Pollution, Genetic Susceptibility, and Psoriasis Risk in the UK