Abstract Number: 2806 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characteristic Phenotype of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Patients with IgG4-Related Disease, Comparing to Primary Sjögren Syndrome and Healthy Controls
Background/Purpose : IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic disease that is characterized by the infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells and T cells into various organs.…Abstract Number: 2807 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Outcomes in Septic Arthritis Caused By MRSA and MSSA
Background/Purpose: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of adult septic arthritis and the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continues to rise. There…Abstract Number: 2809 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human Papilloma Virus and Chlamydia Trachomatis Infections in Rheumatoid Arthitis Under Anti-TNF Therapy
Background/Purpose: Cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been observed in 28% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in a cross-sectional study with no available data regarding…Abstract Number: 2810 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduced Mortality Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings from Two UK Inception Cohorts
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 20 to 30% increased risk of mortality from all-causes compared to the general population. The aim of…Abstract Number: 2811 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvements in Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Fatigue Are Driven By Reductions in Pain, Not Disease Activity – Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients commonly report reductions in fatigue after commencing Anti-TNF therapy. The mechanisms behind such reductions have not been determined, although it…Abstract Number: 2812 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Rheumatoid Arthritis the Same Disease in Women and Men?- Joint Damage in Patients with EARLY Rheumatoid Arthritis at 10 YEARS after Diagnosis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suggested to be a more severe disease in women than in men as disease activity appears higher in women, and…Abstract Number: 2813 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Morning Stiffness with Measures of Higher Disease Activity in a Large US Registry Population of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose : Morning stiffness may not be specifically queried by rheumatologists in the course of their regular interactions with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This analysis…Abstract Number: 2814 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time-to-Remission, Time-to-Relapse and Disease Severity at the Time of Relapse in RA- Results from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative (OBRI)
Background/Purpose: Clinical remission in RA is the desired goal, however the ability to sustain remission and the timing and severity of relapse is not well…Abstract Number: 2774 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Why Leg Ulcers Do Not Heal? a Prospective Study Showing High Proportion of Small Vessel Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Non healing cutaneous ulcers of lower limbs can have several different aetiologies [1]. It is likely that the patients with such ulcers would be…Abstract Number: 2775 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cutaneous Vasculitis Associated with Severe Bacterial Infections. Study of 27 Patients from a Series of 766 Cutaneous Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: To assess the clinical spectrum of severe bacterial infections presenting as cutaneous vasculitis (CV) in a defined population. Methods: Unselected series of 766 patients…Abstract Number: 2776 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Drug-Associated Cutaneous Vasculitis: Study of 239 Patients from a Single Referral Center
Background/Purpose The 2012 International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference on the Nomenclature of Vasculitides defined drug-associated immune complex vasculitis as a distinct entity included within the…Abstract Number: 2777 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical-Biological Spectrum and Therapeutic Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis: Data from a French Nationwide Study on 57 Patients
Background/Purpose Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis (HUV), an uncommon vasculitis of unknown etiology, is rarely reported. It is also called anti-C1q vasculitis in the 2012 revised International…Abstract Number: 2778 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Systemic Vasculitic Neuropathy: Presentation, Therapeutic Management and Outcome
Background/Purpose Non-systemic vasculitic neuropathy (NSVN) is a small-to-medium–sized vessel vasculitis limited to the peripheral nervous system. It can be considered a single-organ vasculitis, as recently…Abstract Number: 2779 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Inflammatory and Autoimmune Manifestations Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A French Multicenter Retrospective Study
Background/Purpose: To describe characteristics, treatment and outcome of patients with systemic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases (SAID) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).Methods: For this retrospective study, a…Abstract Number: 2780 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of a Sequential Treatment with Intravenous Prostaglandins Followed By Bosentan in Patients with Buerger Disease and Severe Ischemic Lesions: A Case Series
Background/Purpose: Buerger disease or tromboangitis obliterans (TAO) is a distinct form of systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology though strongly linked to cigarette smoking. It affects…
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