Abstract Number: 2048 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors For Glucocorticoids-Induced Diabetes In Patients With Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Since the efficacy of glucocorticoids for various rheumatic diseases was reported, glucocorticoids are still one of the important therapeutic agents in the current treatment…Abstract Number: 2009 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome Of Allopurinol Or Febuxostat Treatment In Gout Patients Naïve To Urate-Lowering Therapy
Background/Purpose: In the US, 3.9% (8.3 million) of the population have self-reported gout, and 21.4% (43.3 million) have hyperuricemia. The 2012 ACR guidelines recommend febuxostat…Abstract Number: 2010 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Monocentric Series Of 96 Patients
Background/Purpose: Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis characterized by an infiltration of foamy CD68+ CD1a- histiocytes. More than 500 cases of…Abstract Number: 2011 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osseous Sarcoidosis: Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes. Experience From a Large Tertiary Care Academic Hospital
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas. Osseous involvement in sarcoidosis is a rare manifestation and has infrequently…Abstract Number: 2012 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gender Influences On Organ Manifestations In a New Orleans Sarcoidosis Population
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ disease in which pulmonary manifestations predominate. The skin, eyes, heart, gastrointestinal tract (GI), reticuloendothelial, renal and nervous systems are also…Abstract Number: 2013 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Therapy In Refractory Uveitis Of Sarcoidosis. Multicenter Study Of 16 Patients
Background/Purpose: Uveitis related to sarcoidosis is a potentially severe complication. Corticosteroids are the first line of treatment. In refractory cases or in those with unacceptable…Abstract Number: 2014 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cigarette Smoking and Male Sex Are Independent Risk Factors For Ocular Sarcoidosis
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ system granulomatous disease of unknown origin with an incidence of 1-40/100,000. Though pulmonary manifestations are predominant, ocular morbidity is characteristic. …Abstract Number: 2015 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarcoid Arthritis In World Trade Center Exposed New York City Firefighters Presenting As a Unique Clinical Subset
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas with lungs being predominantly affected and the joints in up to 40%.…Abstract Number: 2016 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflamamatory Myositis-Increased Incidence In Fire Department Of New York Firefighters After World Trade Center Exposure
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory myositis (IM) is extremely rare in white middle-aged males. Incidence rates in males ranging from 0.25 to 5 per million. We describe a…Abstract Number: 2017 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hyper Ferritinemia Suggests a High Frequency Of Macrophage Activation Syndrome In a Large Adult Severe Sepsis Cohort: A Role For Anakinra?
Background/Purpose: Inreased ferritin levels are protective during infection whereas but very very high level are associated with MAS in rheumatologic disease cTo determine frequency of…Abstract Number: 2018 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis As a Clinical Syndrome Of Autoimmune Diseases, Haematology, Oncology and Infectious Diseases
Background/Purpose :Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe and acute inflammatory syndrome usually fatal without treatment. HLH includes a spectrum of diseases produced by the proliferation and activation of…Abstract Number: 2019 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease : Features and Outcome Of 91 Patients In France
Background/Purpose: Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) constitutes a rare cause of cervical lymphadenitis, usually reported in Asia. Data about this disease are scarce in Europe. The…Abstract Number: 2020 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics In Japanese Patients With IgG4-Related Disease
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is the new entity, which is a multisystem and fibroinflammatory condition. It is characterized by progressive scarring and dysfunction of affected…Abstract Number: 2021 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Proportion Of IgG4-Related Aortitis In Patients Diagnosed As Chronic Inflammation Of Aorta In Pathology
Background/Purpose: The purpose of our study was to identify the proportion of IgG4-related aortitis in patients diagnosed with chronic inflammation of aorta in pathology and…Abstract Number: 2022 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Comparison Between IgG4-Related Retroperitoneal Fibrosis and Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
The comparison between IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis and idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis Background/Purpose: The purpose of our study was to identify the ratio of IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis…