Abstract Number: 2141 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of a Pediatric Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index
Background/Purpose: A Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index app (GTI 2.0) is now used as a clinical trial outcome measure in adults, but glucocorticoid (GC) toxicity issues in…Abstract Number: 2142 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exposure to Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs during Pregnancy in Women with Inflammatory Arthritis and the Risk of Serious Maternal Infection: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Infection risk is one of the concerns regarding therapy with conventional disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and to our knowledge no research has examined…Abstract Number: 2143 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lymphoproliferative Malignancy in Psoriatic Arthritis and the Role of Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapies
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a systemic inflammatory disease that can have musculoskeletal (PsA-MsK) or concurrent MsK and skin (PsA-MsK/skin) manifestations, and the skin disease…Abstract Number: 2144 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiological Characterisitics of Psoriatric Arthritis: A Nationwide Study of Inpatient Hospitalisations in 2014
Background/Purpose:: Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative inflammatory arthritis associated with Psoriasis. Using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) we studied the epidemiological characteristics of inpatients admissions…Abstract Number: 2145 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Heart Failure with Prolonged Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is commonly prescribed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cardiotoxicity is a rare but potentially life-threatening side effect of HCQ and may…Abstract Number: 2146 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Retinal Toxicity in Rheumatologic Patients on Hydroxychloroquine Therapy
Background/Purpose: HCQ is one of the most common DMARD(s) used in treatment of several rheumatologic diseases, including RA and SLE. Although rare, retinal toxicity remains…Abstract Number: 2147 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations between Current Cigarette Smoking and SLE-Related Cytokine and Chemokine Biomarkers Among U.S. Female Nurses without SLE
Background/Purpose: Current cigarette smoking and recent cessation (within 4 years), compared to no smoking or remote cessation, have been associated with increased anti-dsDNA+ SLE…Abstract Number: 2148 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Incidence of FMF in Germany – Results of the First Retrospective Analysis of Representative Claims Data
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a rare hereditary autoinflammatory disease that predominantly affects, but is not limited to, persons of Middle Eastern ancestry. In…Abstract Number: 2149 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing the Prevalence of Localized Scleroderma in Childhood Using Dministrative Claims Data from the United States
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Localised Scleroderma (jlSc) is believed a rare autoimmune disease, which occurs 10 times more often then systemic sclerosis in childhood and is believed…Abstract Number: 2150 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Poverty Income Ratio with Physical Functioning in a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Lower socioeconomic status (SES) has been shown to be associated with poor physical functioning in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients; however, previous studies have…Abstract Number: 2151 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Obesity on SLE Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Obesity is associated with increased disease severity in multiple autoimmune conditions, likely via formation of pro-inflammatory adipokines [1]. However, the role of obesity in…Abstract Number: 2152 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Classification (SLICC) Criteria to Detect Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Data
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease that has diverse manifestations that can occur over a long period of time. The complexity of…Abstract Number: 2153 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Treatment Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis: Private Versus Public Insurance
Background/Purpose: Despite therapeutic advancements, lupus nephritis (LN) remains a major cause of mortality among patients with SLE. Loma Linda University Health serves a region in…Abstract Number: 2154 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biosimilar Infliximab Treated-Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis in France: Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes
Background/Purpose: CT-P13 was the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar to infliximab (IFX) approved in France. Reflect trial has been set up to evaluate in real life…Abstract Number: 2155 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis in the United Kingdom: An Observational Study Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease that is characterised by fibroblast dysfunction and excess extracellular matrix deposition that leads to skin thickening and…
