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CARRA Consensus Treatment for Refractory Juvenile Dermatomyositis
CARRA has developed consensus treatment plans for the use of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with refractory, moderately severe juvenile dermatomyositis. Juvenile dermatomyositis is the most common form of idiopathic, inflammatory myositis in childhood, with an estimated incidence of 3.2 per million children per year in the United States.
Lead with Lupus (8.2.2024)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com - leading with lupus because everyone wants to know about lupus!
Frequency and Features of CPPD
An international cohort study of patients with calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, i.e., recurrent acute CPP crystal arthritis, chronic CPP crystal inflammatory arthritis, and crowned dens syndrome (CDS) identifies both acute and chronic inflammatory phenotypes, each with distinctive clinical and imaging diagnostic features.
Decline in Physician Trust During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA reports that following the COVID-19 pandemic US adults trust in physicians and hospitals decreased, and was associated with lower odds of COVID vaccination.
Review of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Lancet Rheumatology has published a review of Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease - a chronic inflammatory and degenerative crystal arthropathy that increases with aging.
NSAIDs Used Despite Contraindications
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Osteoarthritis affects 600 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of disability.
Pain Reduction with Methotrexate in Knee Osteoarthritis
The Annals of Internal Medicine reports that oral, low dose, weekly methotrexate significantly reduced knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain, stiffness, and function in a randomized controlled trial.
Arthritis drugs may relieve long COVID lung symptoms
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential treatment for the respiratory symptoms of long COVID after discovering an unknown cause of the condition inside the lungs.
RA Inflammation and Cognitive Impairments
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New Classification Criteria for Juvenile Axial Spondyloarthritis
An expert panel has published new and validated classification criteria for axial disease in children with juvenile spondyloarthritis (SpA; AxJSpA).
Location, Location, Location (7.26.2024)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Location matters; Geo-rheumatology?
PEXIVAS: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patients
A secondary analysis of the PEXIVAS study showed antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV) patients complicated by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) may have improved with plasma exchange and glucocorticoids, the results did not achieve significance.
Digital Self Screening for Arthritis Diagnosis
There are numerous impediments to diagnosis or referral; and a new study evaluates patient use of a mobile artificial intelligence (AI)–based symptom checker for diagnoses, but demonstrated only modest accuracy when applied to a cohort of patients with joint symptoms.
