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Abstract Number: 261 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound CUT-Off in GIANT CELL Arteritis a Solution to Arteriosclerosis Pitfall in the Halo Sign
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Luis M Beltran², Irene Monjo², Francesco Deodati², Wolfgang A. Schmidt³ and Juan García-Puig², ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario La Paz, MADRID, Spain, ³Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Med Ctr for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: At the age of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) atherosclerosis is common. The ultrasonographic (US) appearance of athermanous plaque is usually easily differentiated from the…
Abstract Number: 262 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
FDG PET/CT Visualization of Inflammation in Temporal and Maxillary Arteries in Treatment-Naive GCA Patients
Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen^1,2, Ib Tønder Hansen^3,4, Kresten Krarup Keller⁵, Philip Therkildsen^6,7, Ellen-Margrete Hauge^6,8 and Lars Christian Gormsen⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ²Clnical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ³Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Clinical medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁹Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT is increasingly used to diagnose large vessel GCA (LV-GCA), but has previously been considered unable to reveal inflammation in temporal arteries…
Abstract Number: 263 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Analysis of Vascular Calcification Using a Novel Semi-Automated Software
Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Mohammadhadi Bagheri², Veit Sandfort³, Ashkan Malayeri⁴, Mark Ahlman⁴, David A. Bluemke⁴, Jianhua Yao² and Peter C. Grayson⁵, ¹Fellowship and training branch, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Radiology and Imaging Sciences, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Clinical Center, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Calcification of the coronary arteries, aorta, and branch vessels can occur in both large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and atherosclerosis. The study objective was to…
Abstract Number: 264 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Method to Assess Subchondral Bone Formation Using Naf-PET in the Evaluation of Knee Osteoarthritis
Venkata S. Jonnakuti¹, William Y. Raynor¹, Elena G. Taratuta¹, Abass Alavi² and Joshua Baker³, ¹Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Radiology/Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies using 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (NaF-PET) have quantified the increase in bone formation associated with osteoarthritic (OA) abnormalities with the maximum…
Abstract Number: 265 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of an Omeract Semiquantitative Scoring System and Imaging Atlas for the Assessment of Cartilage in Hand Osteoarthritis
Alexander Mathiessen¹, Hilde B Hammer², Lene Terslev³, George A. W. Bruyn⁴, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁵, Emilio Filippucci⁶, Ida Kristin Haugen⁷, Marion Kortekaas⁸, Peter Mandl⁹, Ingrid Moller¹⁰, Esperanza Naredo¹¹, Ruth Wittoek¹², Annamaria Iagnocco¹³ and Karen Ellegaard¹⁴, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Rheumatology, MC Groep, Loenga, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt , Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ⁷Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Dept. of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Instituto de Poal, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ¹³Academic Rheumatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy, ¹⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by gradual loss of articular cartilage. Evaluation of cartilage in the small joints of the hands has shown that ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 266 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Pattern of Hand Osteoarthritis in a Working Population Using Ultrasound
Mario Giulini¹, Hasan Acar², Ralph Brinks³, Matthias Schneider², Benedikt Ostendorf⁴, Oliver Sander⁵ and Philipp Sewerin⁶, ¹Department for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The estimated prevalence of hand osteoarthritis (HOA) varies severely according to the selection of different diagnostic modalities, items of interest and subject samples. In…
Abstract Number: 267 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound As a Diagnostic Tool for Eosinophilic Fasciitis and Correlation with MRI Findings
Florentina Berianu¹, Neha Narula² and Andy Abril¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) presents with pain and induration of the skin. Currently the clinical diagnosis is based on typical physical findings along with MRI…
Abstract Number: 268 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Applications of Salivary Gland Ultrasonography in Sjögren Syndrome and Sicca Symptoms: A Single Center Experience
Yen-Po Tsao^1,2, Ming-Han Chen^3,4, Wei Sheng Chen^1,5, Chien Chih Lai^1,5 and Chang Youh Tsai^1,2, ¹National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ²Division of Allergy- Immunology- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ³Division of Allergy- Immunology- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy- Immunology- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁵Department of medicine, division of allergy, immunology, rheumatology, Division of Allergy- Immunology- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease that involves salivary and lacrimal gland, which influences life quality of patients. In the recent classification criteria declared…
Abstract Number: 269 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Rheumatologic Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia. Biobadasar Registry
Gimena Gomez¹, Alejandro Brigante Jr.², Alejandro Benitez³, Osvaldo Cerda⁴, Soledad Retamozo⁵, Ignacio Javier Gandino⁶, Ana Quinteros⁷, Ida Exeni⁴, Belén Barrios⁸, Pablo Astesana⁹, Carolina Sanchez Andia⁴, María Victoria Collado¹⁰, Amelia Granel¹¹, Ana Cappuccio⁴, Rosana Quintana¹², Eduardo Mussano¹³, Andrea Smichowski², Mercedes De La Sota¹⁴, Karin Kirmayr¹⁵, Edson Javier Velozo¹⁶, Maria Silvia Larroude¹⁷, Ana Bertoli¹⁸, Santiago Aguero¹⁹, Cristina Battagliotti²⁰, Sidney Soares de Souza²¹, Emilia Cavillon⁹, Analia Bohr²², Oscar Luis Rillo², Eugenia Bedoya²³, Eduardo Kerzberg²⁴, Boris Kisluk¹², Ingrid Petkovic²⁵, Dora Pereira²⁶, Juan Carlos Barreira², Luis Somma², Ana Carolina Costi²⁷, Belen Virasoro², Fernando Melo²⁸, Sergio Paira²⁹, Luis Roa Perez², Leandro Carlevaris Sr.³⁰, Gustavo Casado⁴ and María Celina de La Vega⁴, ¹on behalf of BiobadaSar study group, Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Berazategui, Argentina, ⁴Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, CABA, Argentina, ⁵Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁶Reumatologia, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Tucuman, Argentina, ⁸Section of Rheumatology, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. E. Tornú”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁹Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Cordoba, Argentina, ¹⁰Instituto de Investigaciones, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, La Plata, Argentina, ¹²Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Rosario, Argentina, ¹³Córdoba, Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁴Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, ¹⁵Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Río Negro, Argentina, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Entre Rios, Argentina, ¹⁷Centro de Diagnostico Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁸Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁹Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Catamarca, Argentina, ²⁰Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Santa Fe, Argentina, ²¹Ramallo 1851, Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, CABA, Argentina, ²²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Rehabilitación Manuel Rocca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²³Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Entre Rios, Argentina, ²⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁵Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Mendoza, Argentina, ²⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁷Rheumatology, HIGA General San Martin La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ²⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁹Reumatologia, Hospital J M Cullen, Santa Fe, Argentina, ³⁰Rheumatology, Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Biobadasar is a registry that monitors adverse events in patients who use biological treatments in rheumatologic diseases conducted by the Argentine Society of Rheumatology.…
Abstract Number: 270 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HIV Infection and Avascular Necrosis in the Antiretroviral Era
Yasir Abdulqader¹, Muhsen Al-ani² and Konstantinos Parperis³, ¹Internal Medicine, Maricopa Integrated health system, Phoenix, AZ, ²Internal Medicine, Maricopa Integrated Health System and University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, phoenix, AZ, ³Rheumatology, Maricopa Integrated Health System and University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Infection with the HIV has been associated with an increased risk of developing avascular necrosis (AVN), however there are only few studies in the…
Abstract Number: 271 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Trend of Incidence Rate, Frequency and HLA Phenotype of Reactive Arthritis and Uveitis in Japanese Patients with Bladder Cancer Following Intravesical BCG Therapy: A 20-Year, Two-Center Retrospective Study
Yoshinori Taniguchi¹, Satoshi Inotani², Hirofumi Nishikawa², Kosuke Inoue³, Taro Horino², Takashi Karashima⁴, Yasuhiko Yoshinaga⁵ and Yoshio Terada³, ¹Endocrinology, Metabolism,Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan, ²Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan, ³Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan, ⁴Urology, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan, ⁵Kurashiki Medical Center, Kurashiki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (iBCG) is used as an effective immunotherapy of bladder cancer. However it may have, as adverse event, a reactive…
Abstract Number: 272 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Difference in the Clinical Characteristics between Cytomegalovirus Disease and Asymptomatic Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Rheumatic Diseases
Shunya Kaneshita, Takashi Kida, Hidetake Nagahara, Yuko Kitagawa, Hideaki Sofue, Akiko Kasahara, Risa Sagawa, Takuya Inoue, Amane Nakabayashi, Yuji Kukida, Kazuki Fujioka, Makoto Wada, Takahiro Seno, Masataka Kohno and Yutaka Kawahito, Inflammation and Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common opportunistic infections in rheumatic diseases. A definite diagnosis of CMV infection usually requires histopathological confirmation,…
Abstract Number: 273 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk Factors of Developing Adult T Cell Leukemia (ATL) in Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) Positive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Endemic Area, Japan; A Retrospective Cohort Study
Kunihiko Umekita¹, Yayoi Hashiba², Shunichi Miyauchi¹, Kazuyoshi Kubo², Toshihiko Hidaka² and Akihiko Okayama¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Zenjinkai Shimin-no-Mori Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). ATL is an aggressive T-cell malignancy caused…
Abstract Number: 274 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency of Chronic Joint Pain Following Chikungunya Infection: A Colombian Cohort Study
Aileen Chang¹, Liliana Encinales², Alexandra Porras³, Nelly Pacheco², St. Patrick Reid⁴, Karen Martins⁵, Shamila Pacheco², Eyda Bravo², Marianda Navarno², Alejandro Rico Mendoza³, Richard Amdur⁶, Priyanka Kamalapathy⁶, Gary S. Firestein⁷, Jeffrey Bethony⁶ and Gary Simon⁶, ¹Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Allied Research Society, Baranquilla, Colombia, ³Allied Research Society, Bogota, Colombia, ⁴University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, ⁵United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease, Frederick, MD, ⁶George Washington University, Washington, DC, ⁷Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: To estimate the frequency of chronic joint pain after infection with chikungunya virus in a Latin American cohort. Methods: A cross sectional follow-up of…
Abstract Number: 275 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Factors of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases Treated with Immunosuppressive Drugs
Yusuke Yoshida¹, Hiroki Kohno², Katsuhiro Oi³, Tadahiro Tokunaga³, Tatsuomi Kuranobu³, Takaki Nojima⁴, Shintaro Hirata³ and Eiji Sugiyama¹, ¹Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan, ²Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan, ³Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan, ⁴Clinical Immunology and Rheumatolog, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections occur frequently in immunocompromised patients. This disease will be fatal if proper treatment is not done. Therefore, in the treatment of…

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