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Abstract Number: 1397 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Successful Treatment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Biologic and Immunosuppressive Combination Therapy
Maya Estephan¹, Mehrdad Maz², Mark Hamblin³ and Julian Magadan¹, ¹Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, ILD Clinic, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas city, KS
Background/Purpose: Although cardiac involvement is symptomatic in only 5% of patients with sarcoidosis, it is considered an important prognostic factor and the second leading cause…
Abstract Number: 1398 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal and Serologic Findings in an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic Population-a Systematic Review and Collation with Disease Status
Mohamed Elarabi^1,2, Katherine Griffin³, Luxme Mahendira^1,4, Jenna Sykes³, Erin Norris^1,2, Anne Stephenson^1,3, Elizabeth Tullis^1,3 and Laurence Rubin^1,5, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Saint Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Respirology, Saint Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴30 Bond Street, Saint Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Saint Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by exocrine gland production of highly viscous mucus, leading to obstructive and inflammatory changes in the…
Abstract Number: 1399 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Arthropathy in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Amanda Schnell¹, Muhammad Imran², Michael Crosser³ and Mehrdad Maz⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: There are limited published studies about patterns of arthropathy seen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The objective of this study was to determine the…
Abstract Number: 1400 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hyperferritinemia and Fever in Adults
Kensuke Nakanishi and Mitsuyo Kinjo, Rheumatology, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Japan
Background/Purpose: Clinical associations of hyperferritinemia include: hepatocellular injury, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), hematologic malignancy, adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD), and iron overload. Fever of undetermined origin (FUO)…
Abstract Number: 1401 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There Any Difference Between Autoimmune or Hemato-Oncology Etiology of Macrophage Activation Syndrome?
César Antonio Egües Dubuc, Miren Uriarte Ecenarro, Nerea Errazquin Aguirre, Olga Maiz Alonso, Iñaki Hernando Rubio and Joaquin Maria Belzunegui Otano, Rheumatology, Donostia University Hospital, Donostia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a group of diseases, especially autoimmune (AI) and hemato-oncology (HO). So it will be interesting to find any clinical…
Abstract Number: 1402 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Manifestations Following Remission of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Baruch Goldberg¹, Eyal Muscal², Marietta De Guzman³ and Carl Allen⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Pediatric Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁴Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a potentially fatal pathologic inflammatory process resulting from impaired immune function due to inherited gene mutations or secondary to…
Abstract Number: 1403 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immune Related Adverse Events Associated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Case Reports
Noha Abdel-Wahab^1,2 and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor³, ¹Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Department, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, Assiut, Egypt, ²The Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, Houston, TX, ³General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Background: The recent discovery of the immune checkpoint blockade that targets the regulatory pathways in T cells to enhance antitumor immune responses has led…
Abstract Number: 1404 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Death and Infection Rates Appear Reduced in a Modern Cohort of ICU Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Erin M. Wilfong¹, Sara G. Murray², Gabriela Schmajuk³ and Jinoos Yazdany⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies of patients with rheumatic diseases admitted to ICU care have been limited to case series; none included patients admitted after 2010. We…
Abstract Number: 1405 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Serum Levels and Antidrug Antibodies and Its Relationship with Disease Activity in Rheumatic Diseases
Samantha Rodriguez-Muguruza¹, Melania Martínez-Morillo¹, Juana Sanint², Bibiana Quirant Sr.³, Aina Teniente Sr.⁴, Agueda Prior⁵, Anne Riveros-Frutos⁶, Susana Holgado⁷, Maria Lourdes Mateo⁷, Alejandro Olivé⁸, Jeronima Cañellas⁵ and Xavier Tena⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³Immunology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴immunology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁸Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor-blocking monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), idiopathic juvenile arthritis (IJA) and off-label in…
Abstract Number: 1406 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Treatment of Undifferentiated Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Voké Kakpovbia¹, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo², Jude Des Bordes³, Robin Christensen⁴ and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor², ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: While various studies have looked at possible RA therapies for undifferentiated arthritis (UA), there remains no consensus on optimal management strategies. We undertook a…
Abstract Number: 1407 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Clinical Features of Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Acne Syndrome
Patrycja Hoffmann¹, Amanda K. Ombrello², Deborah Stone³, Anne Jones⁴, Karyl Barron⁵ and Daniel Kastner⁶, ¹Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, ²Inflammatory Diseases Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda, MD, ⁴NHGRI/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁵National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch, NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The dominantly inherited pyogenic arthritis pyoderma gangrenosum and acne (PAPA) syndrome is caused by mutations in PSTPIP1. It is one of the least understood…
Abstract Number: 1408 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cogan Syndrome: Differential Response to Biologic Agents and Role of PET-CT in the Increased Diagnosis of Aortitis
Bahtiyar Toz¹, Burak Erer², Sevil Kamali², Ilknur Tugal-tutkun³, Lale Ocal² and Ahmet Gul⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine,, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Cogan syndrome (CS) is a rare inflammatory disorder typically characterized by interstitial keratitis and audiovestibular symptoms, and patients may also develop other inflammatory ocular…
Abstract Number: 1409 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subglottic Stenosis: A Unique Inflammatory Disorder
Robert S. Katz¹ and Robert Bastian², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Bastian Voice Institute, Downers Grove, IL
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory subglottic stenosis may present with discomfort, stridor, and hoarseness. In these patients granulomatosis with angiitis needs to be ruled out. A diagnosis using…
Abstract Number: 1410 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prolotherapy Versus Corticosteroid Injections and Phonophoresis for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Gulseren Demir¹, Muyesser Okumus², Aynur Karagoz³ and Turgut Kultur⁴, ¹Clinic of PMR, Health Ministry Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, KÄ±rÄ±kkale, Turkey, ³Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴University of Kirikkale, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Assistant Professor, Kirikkale, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Proximal plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of plantar heel pain in adults. Plantar fasciitis is a degenerative syndrome of the plantar fascia…
Abstract Number: 1411 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Patients with Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
Jose Ramon Lamas¹, Pilar Tornero-Esteban², Carlos García Fernández³, Luis Rodriguez Rodriguez², Fernando Marco⁴ and Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez⁵, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ³Ortopaedics Surgery and Traumatology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ⁴Traumatology, Ortopaedics Surgery and Traumatology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rotator cuff lesions cause shoulder pain and disability. The outcome after surgical repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears has been controversial due to the…

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