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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,…
Cannabis Arteritis Following the November elections, there are now 29 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized marijuana (aka cannabis) for medical use. Of these,… rheumnow.com
Paget Disease Paget disease is a localized disorder of bone remodeling that typically begins with excessive bone resorption followed by an increase in bone formation.… emedicine.medscape.com Intensive bisphosphonate therapy no…
The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s position statement on peak bone mass development and lifestyle factors: a systematic review and implementation recommendations Lifestyle choices influence 20–40 % of adult peak bone mass. Therefore,…
