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Jogging and Osteoarthritis: Separating Myth from Reality Is it OK to run with knee pain? Is it a harbinger of osteoarthritis? In this slideshow, we feature some of the latest…

Mastocytosis Mastocytosis is a disorder characterized by mast cell proliferation and accumulation within various organs, most commonly the skin. The World Health… emedicine.medscape.com Mastocytosis ON THIS PAGE: You will find…

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis NORD gratefully acknowledges Kenneth L. McClain, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of… rarediseases.org Histiocytosis The histiocytoses encompass a group…

Tips for Diagnosing, Treating Seldom Seen Forms of Vasculitis  www.the-rheumatologist.org Anti-TNF-Alpha Therapy and Systemic Vasculitis Mediators of Inflammation is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research and review…

Treatment Challenges, Uncertainty Abound with IgA Vasculitis CHICAGO—Diagnosing and treating IgA vasculitis—leukocytoclastic vasculitis involving deposits of IgA1 deposits on the walls of small vessels—is rife with uncertainties, outright unknowns and…

Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis Gastrointestinal involvement is known to be associated with primary vasculitis. But in some cases, it may be… rheumatologynetwork.com An Update on Intestinal Behcet's Disease What…

Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger Disease) Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), an… emedicine.medscape.com  

CanVasc Recommendations for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis This includes new therapes and new guidelines,… rheumnow.com Maintenance of Remission in ANCA-vasculitis: MAINRITSAN study It is well known that ANCA-associated vasculitides… rheumnow.com Long-term remission…

New Treatment Strategies in Large-vessel Vasculitis Will biologics have a place in the treatment of large-vessel vasculitis? medscape.com Abatacept efficacy differs in trials of Giant Cell and Takayasu’s arteritis A…

Diagnosing CNS Vasculitis In this case series, the authors present 5 patients with a clinical history and MRI findings suggestive of primary CNS vasculitis. How to best diagnosis this rare,…