Abstract Number: 1435 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hormonal Contraception Use and Capacity to Self-Screen for Contraindications Among Adolescents in a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Background/Purpose: Many states allow pharmacists to prescribe combined hormonal contraception (HC), eliminating the barrier of a provider visit. For adolescent rheumatology patients, however, a clinician…Abstract Number: 1436 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy Outcomes in Partners of DMARD Exposed Men with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – an Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Males account for about one third of all cases of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). During the course of the disease and often into adulthood,…Abstract Number: 1437 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use,Safety and Efficacy of Thalidomide from a Tertiary Level Pediatric Rheumatology Centre in India
Background/Purpose: Thalidomide is an effective agent for several pediatric rheumatic diseases: SOJIA, Behcet's disease and recalcitrant skin disease in cSLE to name a few. Systemic…Abstract Number: 1438 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment and Response of Down Syndrome Arthropathy
Background/Purpose: Of the very few studies describing Down syndrome arthropathy (DA), crude prevalence estimates indicate DA maybe as common as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), however,…Abstract Number: 1439 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Yellow Fever Vaccination in Brazil: Short-Term Safety in Pediatric Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Yellow fever (YF) immunization is not routinely performed in juvenile autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD) patients. However, during the recent epidemic campaign in state of…Abstract Number: 1440 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Sclerosis in Pediatric Patients: An Epidemiological Study in a Large Insured Population in the US
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a very rare autoimmune disorder and only very few population-based epidemiological studies described its incidence and prevalence in children. In…Abstract Number: 1441 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Performances of Antibodies Against Carbamylated Proteins in US Based Populations with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Recently, antibodies directed against carbamylated antigens (anti-CarP antibodies) were identified in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies have established the predictive and prognostic value of this…Abstract Number: 1442 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differential Chemical Isotope Labeling Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry and a Universal Metabolome Standard Reveals a Metabolome Profile with Consistent Accuracy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is hampered by suboptimal accuracy of currently available serological biomarkers. Recent advancements in metabolomic profiling include dansylation liquid…Abstract Number: 1443 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Erosive Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Using Osteoarthritic Patients As Controls Compared to Validated Radiographic Criteria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most prevalent chronic inflammatory joint disease (1,2) responsible for structural damage. Radiography (RX) is considered as the gold standard…Abstract Number: 1444 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Optimization of Ultrasonographic Examination for the Diagnosis of Erosive Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Erosive Osteoarthritis with Radiography Considered As Gold Standard
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most prevalent chronic inflammatory joint disease (1,2) responsible for structural damage. Radiography (RX) is considered as the gold standard…Abstract Number: 1445 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Bone Erosions in RA Patients Relatives with Clinically Suspicious Arthralgia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a preclinical phase without symptoms that progress to symptomatic phases. Clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) refers to patients with symptoms without…Abstract Number: 1446 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Optimal Joint Set for Ultrasound Assessment of Synovitis in RA: Results from the Rasch Measurement Model
Background/Purpose: The recently introduced composite OMERACT-EULAR power Doppler (PD)/grey scale (GS) ultrasound (PDUS) scoring system for RA with a proposed 18 joint set was developed…Abstract Number: 1447 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Lymphatic Drainage in the Hands of Flaring RA Patients As Measured By Indocyanine Green Clearance Via Real Time Near Infrared Imaging
Background/Purpose: Near infrared (NIR) imaging studies of subdermal indocyanine green (ICG) in murine models of inflammatory arthritis established abnormal lymphatic vessel (LV) function during arthritic…Abstract Number: 1448 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Impact of Articular Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Follow-up of Patients with Polyarthritis
Background/Purpose: It is well established in the literature that musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is more sensitive than clinical examination in the detection of synovitis. MSUS can…Abstract Number: 1449 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microwave Radiometry As a Novel Additional Method for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Assessment: A Prospective Single-Center Study
Background/Purpose: Microwave Radiometry (MR) is an easy-to perform, rapid, non-invasive method detecting in-depth tissue temperature that may be useful for joint inflammation assessment in RA…
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