Abstract Number: 2156 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Patients with Dermatomyositis in a Specialty Clinic Versus Clinical Trial with Anabasum (JBT-101), a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 Agonist
Background/Purpose: There are limited treatment options and no published double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials for the treatment of skin manifestations of dermatomyositis (DM). There is no…Abstract Number: 2157 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Clinical Remission of Skin Disease in Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Quantitative estimates of the duration and severity of cutaneous disease are lacking for adult dermatomyositis (DM) patients. The Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity…Abstract Number: 2158 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA-DRB1*04:03/*04:06 As the Genetic Susceptibility to Dermatomyositis Positive for Anti-Transcriptional Intermediary Factor 1-γ Antibody in Japanese Population
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is characterized by inflammation of the skin and skeletal muscle, and is occasionally complicated by interstitial lung disease or concomitant malignancy. It…Abstract Number: 2159 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dermatomyositis Acute Onset/Flares Following Ingestion of Isalean® Herbal Supplement: Clinical and Immunostimulatory Findings
Background/Purpose : The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has gained popularity in the United States over the last few decades. Herbal supplements have…Abstract Number: 2160 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Significance of Anti-Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase Antibodies Which Are Positive By ELISA but Not By Immunoprecipitation – the Variations of Antigen Recognition and the Association with Interstitial Lung Diseases but Not Myositis –
Background/Purpose: Anti-aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (ARS) antibodies are associated with common clinical characters, which are fever, polyarthritis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), Raynaud’s phenomenon, mechanic’s hand and…Abstract Number: 2161 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics between African American and Caucasian Patients with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis and Their Response to Conventional Treatment
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have shown that increased age at diagnosis and non-Caucasian race are associated with lower survival in polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM). However, itÕs…Abstract Number: 2162 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: In systemic sclerosis, a scleroderma pattern on nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) (SSc) is well recognized. In idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), a scleroderma-like pattern, including giant-ramified…Abstract Number: 2163 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Utilization Patterns and Performance of Commercial Myositis Autoantibody Panels in Routine Practice
Background/Purpose: Myositis autoantibody testing is now widely commercially available, with an evolving role in routine clinical care. However, the use and performance of commercial "myositis…Abstract Number: 2164 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Factors in Polymyositis/ Dermatomyositis Patients with Anti-Synthetase Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies (Abs), which mainly consists of anti-Jo1, PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ and KS, are the most common myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs). It has…Abstract Number: 2165 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Easily Obtainable Myositis Autoantibody Panel Predictive Factors
Background/Purpose: Myositis autoantibodies have diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic implications, but their utility in clinical practice is unclear. We aimed to describe our institutionÕs ordering practices…Abstract Number: 2166 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Efficacy and Predictive Factors for Clinical Response
Background/Purpose: Despite the absence of specific guidelines or trials on intravenous immunoglobulins (IvIg) in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), the treatment is considered effective…Abstract Number: 2167 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Anti-Synthetase Positive and Negative Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy– a Registry-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) failed to show efficacy in the placebo-controlled Rituximab in Myositis (RIM) trial. However, post hoc analyses indicated…Abstract Number: 2168 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dissociation of FVC and Dlco in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) is characterized by decrease in both lung compliance and pulmonary vascularity, leading to…Abstract Number: 2169 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Two-Center Experience with Rituximab in Patients with Primary Idiopathic Myositis and Overlap Myositis: A Retrospective Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have suggested the possible benefit of the anti-CD20 agent Rituximab (RTX) in autoimmune myositis (AIM). As AIM is a rare and heterogeneous…Abstract Number: 2170 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Near Patient Detection of Anti-MDA5 Antibodies Using Photonic Ring Immunoassays
Background/Purpose: The presence of anti-MDA5 antibody is associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis and/or rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease that can be fatal.In the latter case, it…
