Arthritis
News, opinions and meeting coverage in rheumatology.
<ѻýҕl>Make the Diagnosis: Why Did This Toddler Stop Walking?ѻýҕl>
Case Study: A fourteen-month-old boy had abruptly stopped bearing weight on his left lower extremity. Parents reported no history of trauma to the limb, but the boy’s medical history included undescended testes. On presentation, the patient had a fever of 100.4°F, which rose to 101.5°F He held his left leg externally rotated and flexed at the hip and refused to extend or bear weight on the limb or crawl. The left hip was tender, but without any palpable masses. He showed minimal signs of discomfort with passive rotation and axial loading. The passive range of motion of the hip showed limitations in extension and adduction.
Aug 27, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Orencia Combo Tops in Early, Severe RAѻýҕl>
PARIS -- In a study of patients with poor-prognosis early rheumatoid arthritis, more patients treated with abatacept (Orencia) plus methotrexate were in remission at 1 year than were those on methotrexate alone, a researcher reported here.
Jun 12, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Vaccines and Biologics: Questions Remainѻýҕl>
Vaccinations for patients with autoimmune diseases -- specifically patients being treated with biologics -- bring with them a variety of issues, including disease-specific, medication-related, and vaccine-associated factors, researchers suggested.
May 24, 2014