Abstract Number: 256 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Muckle-Wells Syndrome in Chinese Adult Patients
Background/Purpose: Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is a rare autoinflammatory disease, which is categorized as one of the three cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). MWS is characterized by…Abstract Number: 257 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CNS Manifestations of Patients with Muckle-Wells Syndrome
Background/Purpose: CAPS is a rare autoinflammatory disease associated with mutations in the NLRP3 gene that result in overactivation of the inflammasome, increased secretion of IL-1beta…Abstract Number: 258 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Unmet Psychosocial Needs in Patients with CAPS
Background/Purpose: Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is a rare autoinflammatory disease. Generalized manifestations like recurrent fever and fatigue and organ disease like reduced vision, hearing loss,…Abstract Number: 259 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab in Refractory Cardiac Sarcoidosis – Single Center Experience
Background/Purpose: Cardiac sarcoidosis is a life threatening condition for which there is limited data to guide optimal steroid-sparing agents. B-cells have been reported to…Abstract Number: 260 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients With Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Several epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an increased incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular…Abstract Number: 261 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarcoidosis Is Associated with Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Study
Sarcoidosis is Associated With Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Study Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation has been increasingly recognized as a risk factor of venous…Abstract Number: 262 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013
Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013 Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disorder of unknown etiology. Studies of seasonal and regional…Abstract Number: 263 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Does Sarcoidosis Present in Spain? Characteristics at Diagnosis of 979 Patients from the Sarcogeas-SEMI Registry
Background/Purpose: To characterize the main epidemiological, clinical and radiological features at presentation of sarcoidosis in a large multicenter cohort from Southern Europe. Methods: In January…Abstract Number: 264 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ethnicity-Related Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Sarcoidosis in Spain (SARCOGEAS-SEMI Registry)
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the influence of ethnicity on the clinical presentation of sarcoidosis in a large multicenter cohort from Southern Europe. Methods: In January 2016,…Abstract Number: 265 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Eye Sarcoidosis with or without Systemic Involvement: Application of Iwos Criteria in an Uveitis Unit
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis(Sa) eye involvement is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation and the initial presentation in 5-20% of cases. The definitive diagnosis is histopathological. The sensitivity(S)…Abstract Number: 266 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Obesity- Is There a Causal Relationship?
Background/Purpose: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) is an incompletely understood condition characterized by new bone formation affecting the spine. Despite reported links between DISH and…Abstract Number: 267 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Can We Identify Different Clinicoradiological Patterns?
Background/Purpose: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) was described based on vertebral radiological signs (Resnick). Subsequently, Utsinger presented other criteria that add extraspinal involvement that allowed…Abstract Number: 268 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Abatacept Treatment on T Cells in Muscle Tissue and Peripheral Blood in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Patients
Background/Purpose: Abatacept (CTLA4-Ig), a blocking agent for T cell co-stimulation, has been proven beneficial in several autoimmune diseases. The aim of the study was to…Abstract Number: 269 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Immunoproteasomes Are Essential for Maintaining Myokine Production and MHC Class I Expression in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are muscle diseases, characterized by inflammatory infiltration and increased expression of MHC class I molecules on myofibers. Immunoproteasome, as a…Abstract Number: 270 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene-I Increased in Peripheral CD3+T Lymphocytes of Patients with Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: The study population included 26 treatment-naive DM patients from Department of Rheumatology at China-Japan Friendship Hospital between July 2015 and February 2016 who fulfilled…
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