Tag: Inflammation
ACR: Few Serious Infections Seen in Infants Exposed to non-TNFis, Tofacitinib
Findings observed for offspring of mothers receiving tofacitinib, non-TNFis for inflammatory disease
Coronary Calcium Score May ID CV Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
More active inflammation, high ApoB/ApoA1 ratio, and homocysteine tied to coronary calcium risk
Antidepressant Effect Seen for Anti-Inflammatories in MDD
Review shows reduced depressive symptoms for anti-inflammatory agents compared with placebo in MDD
Mortality Down for Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitides Patients
Average annual decline of 1.6 percent in AAV-related mortality rate seen from 1999 to 2017 in the U.S.
Serum IL-35 Levels Tied to Bone Loss With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Low BMD, high bone metabolism, low vitamin D also seen in postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis patients
Patients With Rheumatic Disease Often Have Trouble Accessing Care
Access issues include getting specialty appointments and affording treatment
Giant Cell Arteritis Occurs at Similar Rate in Blacks, Whites
Biopsy-proven GCA occurs more often in women versus men, but not in white versus black patients
Guidelines Issued for Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Two-part guideline addresses diagnosis, evaluation, management of the chronic inflammatory skin disease
Biologic Tx for Psoriasis May Reduce Coronary Inflammation
Findings indicated by perivascular fat attenuation index, as measured by coronary CT angiography
Oral Steroids Increase Infection Risk in Inflammatory Disease
Dose-response effect seen with increased infection risk even at low daily doses of oral glucocorticoids
