Abstract Number: 2276 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Hemorrhagic Strokes in Patients with Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
Background/Purpose: Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent fevers, early-onset ischemic strokes, livedo racemosa, polyarteritis nodosa, portal hypertension,…Abstract Number: 2277 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Colchicine: An Effective Treatment Option for Unclassified Autoinflammatory Diseases in Children
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibition was found to be an effective, yet very expensive treatment option for children with clinically and genetically defined autoinflammatory diseases (AID).…Abstract Number: 2278 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cryopyrinopathy across Generations: Longterm Disease Outcome
Background/Purpose: Cryopyrinopathies are autoinflammatory disorders (AID) caused by mutations of NLRP3 gene that lead to interleukin-1 (IL-1) overproduction with the clinical picture of periodic fever.…Abstract Number: 2279 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapeutic Value of Canakinumab in Patients with Yao Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Yao syndrome (YAOS, OMIM 617321), formerly termed nucleotide-binding, oligomerization domain 2(NOD2)-associated autoinflammatory disease, is characterized by periodic fever, dermatitis, arthritis, and swelling of the…Abstract Number: 2280 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcriptomic Analysis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Skin Demonstrates Dysregulation of Antimicrobial Proteins and Inflammatory Pathways
Background/Purpose: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disease of the apocrine sweat glands. The purpose of the current study was to identify transcripts…Abstract Number: 2281 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Choices and Response Rates of SAPHO Syndrome: Single Center Case Series
Background/Purpose: SAPHO Syndrome is a chronic disease with bone, joint and skin involvement characterized by synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis. Treatment decisions of SAPHO syndrome…Abstract Number: 2282 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measurement of the Pro-Coagulant Activity of Microparticles in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: Microparticles (MPs) are small membrane-bound vesicles that arise from activated and dying cells. Although the majority of MPs in the blood originate from platelets,…Abstract Number: 2283 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidental Steroid Use May Worsen Outcomes in Patients with Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in the ICU Setting
Background/Purpose: Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is the destruction of platelets in patients exposed to heparin products. While there are two types of HIT, the term…Abstract Number: 2284 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of Lenabasum in Refractory Skin-Predominant Dermatomyositis Subjects Treated on an Open-Label Extension of Trial JBT101-DM-001
Background/Purpose: Lenabasum is a synthetic, non-immunosuppressive, selective cannabinoid receptor type 2 agonist that activates resolution of innate immune responses. Lenabasum had acceptable safety and tolerability…Abstract Number: 2285 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Discontinuation, Complete Clinical Response and Remission in Patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: We examined patients in a large juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) registry for frequency of and factors associated with final corticosteroid discontinuation (Steroid DC), complete clinical…Abstract Number: 2286 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myositis and Fasciitis By Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Recent-Onset Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Effect of Tocilizumab Therapy
Background/Purpose: To assess the prevalence of myofascial inflammatory lesions visible by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and their changes after tocilizumab therapy in active polymyalgia rheumatica…Abstract Number: 2287 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interim Results of an Open-Label Study Assessing Efficacy and Safety of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Gel for Treatment of Refractory Cutaneous Manifestations of Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous dermatomyositis (DM) is often refractory to multiple medications, suggesting better treatments are needed. Adrenocorticotropic hormone gel is a repository corticotropin injection that is…Abstract Number: 2288 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preexisting Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibodies and B Cell Lymphopenia Are Associated with the Development of Myositis in Thymoma Patients Treated with Avelumab, an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Targeting Programmed Death-Ligand 1
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) enhance the immune response against tumors but may also trigger immune-related adverse events (IRAEs). Myositis following receipt of ICIs is…Abstract Number: 2289 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatous Myositis: Heterogeneity and Response to Treatment
Background/Purpose: Granuloma in the muscle can be found in patients with myopathy. This finding has alternatively been interpreted as either sarcoid myopathy or other myositis…Abstract Number: 2290 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Follow-up Results of Myositis Patients Treated with H. P. Acthar Gel
Background/Purpose: Although HP Acthar gel is a purified, injectable formulation of full-length adrenocorticotropic hormone approved by the FDA for use in myositis, peer-reviewed data is…
