The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
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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…

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AS & NSAIDs

New Guideline: NSAIDs Effective in Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis & Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis In February, new recommendations were released for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and… www.the-rheumatologist.org|By Richard Quinn NSAIDs in…

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Scleroderma

Case Report on the Illness of Paul Klee (1879-1940) This article reports on the disease that afflicted Paul Klee, the famous artist. He died before the disease that killed him…

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AS & nr-AxSpA

The term ‘non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis’ (nr-AxSpA) is much more important to classify than to diagnose patients with axial spondyloarthritis The term axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) now is used frequently to describe…

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AS & Genetics

HLA-B27 Syndromes: Overview, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features of HLA-B27 Syndromes The first human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haplotype association with inflammatory disease was… emedicine.medscape.com Other than sacroiliitis and enthesitis, the HLA-B27 is…

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AS & Enthesitis

Enthesitis: New Insights into the Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Modalities & Treatment Enthesitis is a central feature of spondyloarthritis (SpA). This review article summarizes the substantial progress that has been made in…

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AS & Sacroiliitis

How Should We Define Sacroiliitis? Dr Deane reviews a study that evaluated the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) in a cohort of patients with persistent low back pain. www.medscape.com…

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Secukinumab

Secukinumab may slow structural ankylosing spondylitis progression LONDON – Long-term treatment with the interleukin 17A inhibitor secukinumab showed suggestive evidence of inhibiting structural progression of spinal disease… www.rheumatologynews.com|By MITCHEL L.…

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