Quiz on anterior uveitis
[ays_quiz id=’10’] Take this multiple-choice self-quiz and test your knowledge of anterior uveitis.
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Human leukocyte antigen-B27 status is not suggestive of treatment response in psoriatic arthritis axial disease
A study published in the American college of rheumatology Open Rheumatology has concluded that the human leukocyte antigen-B27(HLA-B27) status is not predictive of biologic disease-modifying …
Peripheral blood NLR and LMR may assist in predicting renal function and prognosis in patients with lupus nephritis
Peripheral blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR) can act as biological indicators in predicting renal function and prognosis in patients with lupus nephritis, …
DMARDSs do not reduce the risk for Parkinson disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients
The findings of a nested case-control study published in the journal of Neurology have concluded that the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) does not …
Investigations in Rheumatology: Role of Myositis Specific Autoantibodies in Diagnosis & Management
Dr. Vineeta Shobha spoke about the role of myositis-specific autoantibodies in diagnosis & management, anti- synthetase syndrome, antigenic target in DM, proposed criteria for different …
Quiz on IgG4RD
[ays_quiz id=’9′] Interesting facts about IgG4RD Test yourself on aspects of characterization, clinical feature, and diagnosis of IgG4 – related disease.
Eye and Rheumatology Series – 4 : Anterior Uveitis
Dr. Padmamalini discussed the clinical clues in the differential diagnosis of anterior uveitis. A detailed history and a thorough clinical examination remain the …
Myositis specific antibodies to predict treatment response in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Recent study findings, published in Arthritis Care & Research, have shown that patients with dermatomyositis-specific autoantibodies achieved better levels of treatment response compared to other autoantibody-defined …
Metabolomic profiling in RA may help identifying patients prone to ILD
Interstitial lung disease (ILD), an extra-articular manifestation noted in nearly 11% of RA patients, is a major cause for poor prognosis noted in this population …