Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
Immunoglobulin E, what is it good for? The many roles of IgE. IgE can bind to FcεRI (the high-affinity receptor for IgE, composed of 1 α chain, 1 β chain,…
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Behçet’s Disease
Speaker provides updates on management of Behçet’s syndrome DESTIN, Fla. – A speaker here at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology provided an update on Behçet’s syndrome, including a review of…
Systemic Vasculitis
2015 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis rheumnow.com EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis In this article, the 2009 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for…
Gout, CKD & CVD
Gout Drug Fends Off Renal Failure Risks were lowest for dosages of 300 mg/day or higher www.medpagetoday.com Allopurinol probably reduces the risk of renal failure through the lowering of uric…
Minimally Invasive Surgery
'Awake' Lumbar Fusion Offers Eye-Opening Recovery Improvement In a small case series, the innovative approach shortened hospital stay and narcotic use while offering significant improvement in disability. www.medscape.com Literature review…
Blood Disorders
Musculoskeletal Complications of Hematologic Disorders Reviewed Morais and colleagues have published an informative review of rheumatologic and musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders that may potentially befall those with benign or malignant blood…
AS Diagnosis, Remission, Flare
New Diagnostic Criteria for Axial Spondylarthritis New name and classification criteria for ankylosing spondylitis may help with earlier diagnosis and treatment. www.the-rheumatologist.org Having spent over a week contemplating various aspects…
Drug-Free Remission in AS
Frequency and duration of drug-free remission after 1 year of treatment with etanercept versus sulfasalazine in early axial spondyloarthritis: 2 Year data of the ESTHER trial The aims of this…
Tapering in AS
Do low-dose anti-TNF regimens have a role in patients with ankylosing spondylitis? TNF-α inhibitors (anti-TNFs) are highly effective in treating the symptoms of AS and their use is well established…
Outcome Prediction in AS
Predicting outcome in ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has an estimated prevalence of 0.2–0.86% for adult Caucasian populations of western European extraction [1]. The ability of anti-TNF treatment to dramatically…
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