Abstract Number: 2203 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adalimumab Therapy Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Non-Diabetic Psoriatic Patients: A 6-Month Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory condition that shares similarities with other inflammatory immune disorders. In this context, patients with psoriasis are at an increased…Abstract Number: 2204 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Onset Vitiligo Under Biological Agents: A Case Series
Background/Purpose: biological agents are now widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of chronic cutaneous, rheumatic and gastro-intestinal inflammatory diseases. Various cutaneous lesions have…Abstract Number: 2205 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Management of Asymptomatic Coccidioidomycosis in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Background/Purpose: In the Southwestern United States, coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is an endemic fungal infection which typically causes a self-limited pulmonary illness. Immunosuppressed patients, including those…Abstract Number: 2206 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Incidence of Zoster in Patients with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus and Dermatomyositis Is Increased Compared to the Average U.S. Population
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster is a common condition that causes significant pain and, often, post-herpetic neuralgia. In the United States the incidence of zoster per 1,000…Abstract Number: 2207 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Ehler-Danlos Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) constitutes a heterogeneous group of inherited connective tissue disorders characterized by abnormalities of collagen I, III, V, or fibronectin, and primarily…Abstract Number: 2208 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ovarian Reserve Alterations in Premenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Behcet’s Disease and Spondyloarthritis – Impact on Anti-Muellerian Hormone Levels
Background/Purpose: Recent publications showed a negative influence of systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome on female ovarian reserve (OR). Other authors did not find…Abstract Number: 2209 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Different Patterns of Gut Injury in UC and CD
Background/Purpose: About 10 % of patients with IBD have symptoms that match both Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), termed inflammatory bowel disease unclassified…Abstract Number: 2210 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Redefining Dermatomyositis: Description of New Diagnostic Criteria That Differentiate Pure Dermatomyositis from Overlap Myositis with Dermatomyositis Features
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a major form of autoimmune myositis (AIM). The characteristic DM rash (Gottron's papules, heliotrope rash) and perifascicular atrophy (PFA) at muscle…Abstract Number: 2188 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Mortality of Relapsing Polychondritis in the United Kingdom: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: To estimate the incidence, prevalence and mortality of Relapsing Polychondritis (RP), and to describe the clinical features of RP, in a large population. Methods:…Abstract Number: 2189 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis- Case Series from a Tertiary Care Center
Background/Purpose Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease with skin nodules and arthritis. On skin or joint biopsy the hallmark is the presence…Abstract Number: 2190 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Features of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Connective Tissue Disease in a Spanish Southwest Cohort
Background/Purpose Diffuse interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD), and can increase morbidity and mortality significantly. The predominant patterns of…Abstract Number: 2171 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Polymorphisms in the FCN1 Gene Coding for M-Ficolin Are Associated with Disease Activity, Radiographic Damage and Are the Strongest Predictors of DAS28 Remission in 180 DMARD naïve Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: M-ficolin is a pattern recognition molecule that collaborates with associated serine proteases as an activator of the complement system. High M-ficolin levels are strongly…Abstract Number: 2172 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
PTPN22 Promotes TLR-Induced Amelioration of Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial fluid exhibits high levels of type 1 interferons (IFN). Type 1 IFN may exert potent anti-inflammatory effects, since a TLR3…Abstract Number: 2173 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Natural Killer Cells and Gamma Delta T Cells in Enthesitis Related Arthritis Category of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis Related Arthritis (ERA) is the most common form of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in India. ERA is associated with increased frequency of Th17…Abstract Number: 2174 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MicroRNA-146a in Salivary Gland Epithelial Cells Inhibits Co-Stimulatory Molecule CD80 Expression and Increases Autoreactive T Cell Activation in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) causes severe dry mouth and eyes. The presence of immune cell infiltration in the salivary (SG) and lacrimal glands suggests a…
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