The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
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Rituximab pharmacokinetics not associated with response in ANCA-associated vasculitis MADRID — No association was observed between pharmacokinetic levels of rituximab and clinical… healio.com Randomised controlled trial of prolonged treatment in…
Research Offers Insight into Diagnosis, Treatment of Small-Vessel Vasculitis WASHINGTON, D.C.—Experts speaking at the 2016… the-rheumatologist.org The Histopathological Classification of ANCA-associated Glomerulonephritis Comes of Age The antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated…
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener Granulomatosis) Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener granulomatosis, is a rare… emedicine.medscape.com ANCA-associated Vasculitis - GPA ANCA-associated Vasculitis - GPA mdedge.com Venous Thromboembolism Risk…
Anti-IL-5 Success in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis The NEJM reports success when using mepolizumab (anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibody) in a 52 week study of patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).…
Microscopic Polyangiitis Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is vasculitis of small vessels. It was initially considered as a microscopic… emedicine.medscape.com Microscopic Polyangiitis Microscopic Polyangiitis mdedge.com
Cryoglobulinemia vasculitis: how to handle More than 50% of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients produce a mixed cryoglobulin and two-third of them will develop a symptomatic cryoglobulinemia vasculitis (CryoVas).…
Seven shortcuts help with diagnosis of CNS vasculitis SNOWMASS, COLO. – Getting a diagnosis of primary angiitis of the CNS correct is a multidisciplinary team effort, according to Leonard H.…
Polymyalgia rheumatica: Causes, symptoms, and management What is polymyalgia rheumatica, who does it affect, what are the causes, and how is it diagnosed? Learn about the different treatment options available.…
Actemra - First FDA Approved Drug for Giant Cell Arteritis Genentech announced on May 22 that… rheumnow.com Ustekinumab inhibits Th1 and Th17 polarisation in a patient with giant cell arteritis…
Vasculitis: Takayasu Arteritis Vasculitis: Takayasu Arteritis mdedge.com Clinical assessment in Takayasu’s arteritis: major challenges and controversies Review; Authors: Haner Direskeneli clinexprheumatol.org Rituximab therapy for Takayasu arteritis: a seven patients experience…