BMJ1d
POS0449 GENE THERAPY WITH INTERFERENCE miRNAs AS A NEW ALTERNATIVE FOR DISCOID CUTANEOUS LUPUS (DLE)
Background: Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) represents a chronic and recurrent cutaneous manifestation of Lupus Erythematosus, characterized by a variable course and a pronounced tendency to leave ...
BMJ2d
EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: 2023 update
Objectives To update the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), incorporating new evidence and therapies. Methods An ...
BMJ4d
Synovial fibroblasts assume distinct functional identities and secrete R-spondin 2 in osteoarthritis
Correspondence to Dr Tristan Maerz, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; tmaerz{at}med.umich.edu Objectives Synovium is acutely affected following joint ...
BMJ4d
2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an ...
BMJ4d
Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic description of the extent and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to detect inflammation in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Objectives: To detect differentially the presence ...
BMJ5d
Machine-learning, MRI bone shape and important clinical outcomes in osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Objectives Osteoarthritis (OA) structural status is imperfectly classified using radiographic assessment. Statistical shape modelling (SSM), a form of machine-learning, provides precise quantification ...
BMJ8d
Studies with pain rating scales.
Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...
BMJ12d
Magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist in early rheumatoid arthritis reveals a high prevalence of erosions at four months after symptom onset
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the wrist in detecting early joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS MRI was performed on 42 patients ...
BMJ14d
2018 EULAR recommendations for a core data set to support observational research and clinical care in giant cell arteritis
Correspondence to Lisa Ehlers, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin 10117, Germany; lisa.ehlers{at}charite.de Giant cell arteritis (GCA) ...
BMJ16d
Paraspinal tophi
A young adult patient with gout was incidentally found to have a large mass on the right lumbar spine and sacrum during an abdominal CT scan. A subsequent dual-energy CT (DECT) scan confirmed this ...
BMJ16d
Paul Hunter Plotz (1937–2024): renaissance rheumatologist, human rights advocate and mensch
Paul Hunter Plotz, MD, a Scientist Emeritus in the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, was not just ...
BMJ24d
Assessing the performance of AI chatbots in answering patients’ common questions about low back pain
Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy and readability of the answers generated by large language model (LLM)-chatbots to common patient questions about low back pain (LBP).