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National Inpatient study (2000-2014) shows increased risk of vertebral compression fractures (VCF) in Ankylosing spondylitis (2.7%), compared to RA 0.77% & gen population 0.35%. VCF Hosp increased over time in AS, but decr in RA pts https://t.co/ugV44XJf8a
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5 years ago
152 Israeli pts w/ Breakthrough COVID infx >7d after 2nd Pfizer vax; all hospitalized, 38 w/ Poor outcome & 22% (34/152) died. All were older, most males, w/ comorbidities, 40% immunocompromised; high risk w/ RTX & low anti-spike IgG titers https://t.co/x1Uuyo7qim
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5 years ago
Study of 33 RCTs, 4544 pts Rx w/ either IL-17 or TNF inhibitors finds lower risk of UVEITIS with anti-TNF mAb (vs PBO OR = 0.46; vs IL-17i OR = 0.34. IL-17 inhibitors are not protective against uveitis https://t.co/AIxgI2qhq9
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5 years ago
Study of 647 RA pts wanting to get pregnant finds only 3.9% SSA+ & 1.1% SSB+ (higher in RF+ pts); ~1/2 had SSA titre of >240 units/mL - but No cases of neonatal lupus or heart block seen. In a French register, SSA related CHB was 1.5% https://t.co/FmZzPpmB7D
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5 years ago
Can you refuse to see unvaccinated pts? NY Times letter reviews options for “vaccine hesitant” or “vaccine refusing”
1. Ask if vaccinated
2. Offer telehealth
3. Require masks & distancing
4. Minimize contact betw vax & no-vax pts
5. Address pt concerns
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5 years ago
Botanical extract, Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. latilobum (GCWB) studied in 112 w/ mild-mod. knee OA. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study finds GCQB signif better than placebo in WOMAC total & function scores https://t.co/xyKlrL2CG7
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5 years ago
Sweets Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis) in NEJM. A 46-year-old woman with erythematous painful raised lesions on her thumb, arms and other areas. https://t.co/Tggz1lLULR
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5 years ago
Do Women or Men make the best doctors? https://t.co/HTtZd9GHRH+
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
5 years ago
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has an annual incidence of 0.4%. Population based study shows more likely in women, 50-59 years, w/ obesity, gout, rheumatoid arthritis or a prior hx of wrist injury. https://t.co/X7U5yh0R3l
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5 years ago
Impact of Nail Psoriasis on Psoriatic Arthritis
Mease and colleagues have shown that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with nail involvement have worse disease and outcomes than those without nail psoriasis.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
5 years ago
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Potential Birth Defects with Hydroxychloroquine
HCQ is one of the safest meds used in rheumatology, but there is new claims data suggesting a small increase in the risk of malformations associated with first-trimester HCQ use.
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5 years ago
ICYMI: News: EULAR Guidelines on Intraarticular Therapy
EULAR has published evidence-based recommendations on the use of intra-articular therapies (IAT) based on the literature review and recommendations of a multidisciplinary international task force.
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5 years ago
