Abstracts Archive - Page 878 of 2607 - ACR Meeting Abstracts

Abstract Number: 0624 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Regional Body Composition and Physical Function Using the Short Physical Performance Battery Among Peruvian Women with HIV
Diego Cabrera¹, Mijahil Pavel Cornejo Ortega², Yvett Pinedo³, Patricia Garcia⁴ and Evelyn Hsieh⁵, ¹Yale University, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ²Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, ⁴Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ⁵Yale University School of Medicine; West Haven VA, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: The musculoskeletal (MSK) system is significantly affected by HIV and its treatment. Changes in body composition can reflect important changes in bone and MSK…
Abstract Number: 0625 • ACR Convergence 2020
Machine Learning Model to Predict Culture Positivity in Suspected Septic Arthritis
Vinit Gilvaz¹, Elinor Mody², Alwyn Rapose², Shree Radhakrishnan³, Saud Abaalkhail¹ and Sri Vibhavari Guntupalli¹, ¹Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, ²Reliant medical group, Worcester, MA, ³Innovation Incubator Inc, San Jose, CA
Background/Purpose: Arthrocentesis is typically performed on patients with an acutely inflamed joint of unclear etiology. This is most often done to rule out septic arthritis,…
Abstract Number: 0626 • ACR Convergence 2020
Early Rise in CRP Is Associated with Progression to Respiratory Failure and Intubation in COVID-19 Patients
Alisa Mueller¹, Tomoyoshi Tamura², Julia Jezmir³, Erin Penn¹, Gregory Keras⁴, Anthony Massaro⁵ and Edy Kim⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: During the course of hospitalization, it is often unclear which COVID-19 patients will progress from non-critical to critical illness. Timely identification of these patients…
Abstract Number: 0627 • ACR Convergence 2020
Complications of COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Disease: A Case Series
Timothy Buckey¹, Mali Jurkowski¹, Kevin Lu², Roberto Caricchio² and Aruni Jayatilleke², ¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: People with rheumatic diseases may be at high risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19; on the other hand, immunomodulatory medications are used as…
Abstract Number: 0628 • ACR Convergence 2020
Factors Associated with Knee Osteoarthritis in an Outpatient HIV-1 Clinic over a 26 Year Interval
Benjamin Naovarat¹, Francis Williams¹, Jonathan Dau², Marka Lyons³, Binh Nguyen⁴, Gloria Salazar³ and John Reveille⁵, ¹The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³University of Texas Houston, McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: With the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), patients with HIV-1 began living longer and started to develop diseases associated with aging such as…
Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2020
COVID-19 Among Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Descriptive Study
Jesús Loarce-Martos¹, Antía García-Fernández¹, Fernando López-Gutiérrez¹, Veronica Garcia², Laura Calvo-Sanz¹, Ivan Del Bosque-Granero², Cristina Pijoan-Moratalla¹, Lourdes Villalobos-Sánchez³, Boris Blanco-Cáceres¹, Javier Bachiller-Corral¹ and Mónica Vázquez¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid
Background/Purpose: Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) have a higher risk of infections related to their disease, comorbidities or immunosuppressive treatments, but recent studies addressing…
Abstract Number: 0630 • ACR Convergence 2020
“No Benefit from a Strict Immobilization in Vertebral Osteomyelitis” Vertebral Immobilization and Neurological Complication in Acute Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: SPONDIMMO, a Prospective Cohort of 250 Patients
Adrien Le Pluart¹, COIFFIER Guillaume², Christelle Darrieutort¹, CORMIER Grégoire³, GODOT Sophie⁴, Sebastien Ottaviani⁵, Gaetane Nocturne⁶, MEROT Oriane⁷, COUDERC Marion⁸, HOPPE Emmanuel⁹, MULLEMAN Denis¹⁰, Benoit Le Goff¹¹ and Geraldine Bart¹², ¹Nantes University Hospital Center, Nantes, France, ²Rennes University Hospital Center, Rennes, France, ³La Roche Sur Yon Hospital Center, La Roche Sur Yon, France, ⁴Paris Croix Saint Simon Hospital Center, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Bichat hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Bicetre Hospital, APHP, France, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁷Saint Nazaire Hospital Center, Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France, ⁸Clermont Ferrant University Hospital Center, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁹Angers University Hospital Center, Angers, France, ¹⁰Tours University Hospital Center, Tours, France, ¹¹Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, ¹²Rennes University Hospital Center, Rennes, Bretagne, France
Background/Purpose: Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) can be associated with neurological complications. We showed in a previous study that they occurred in 40% of patients with VO.…
Abstract Number: 0631 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes in DMARD-Naïve Patients with Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis
Nicolle Medina-Cintrón¹, Idali Martínez¹, Naydi Pérez-Ríos², Yaritza Berríos-López² and Luis Vilá³, ¹University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ²University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ³University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is characterized by fever, maculopapular rash, and severe polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Up to 80% of affected individuals may develop chronic CHIKV…
Abstract Number: 0632 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systems Approach to Understanding Reasons for Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy in Rheumatic Diseases
Valeria Valerio¹, Mariana Useche¹, Erin Field², Mianbo Wang³, Elizabeth M. Hazel⁴, Brian Ward⁵ and Ines Colmegna¹, ¹The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the MUHC, Montreal, Canada, ³Lady Davis institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ⁵The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Monreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: A vaccination coverage goal of 80% with the seasonal influenza vaccine was established to protect people at high-risk for influenza-related complications or hospitalizations (e.g.…
Abstract Number: 0633 • ACR Convergence 2020
Vitamin D Serum Status in a Cohort of COVID-19 Patients
Alberto Sulli¹, Emanuele Gotelli¹, Sabrina Paolino¹, Andrea Casabella¹, Carmen Pizzorni¹, Elisa Alessandri¹, Vanessa Smith² and Maurizio Cutolo¹, ¹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, VIB Inflammation Research Centre Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D serum levels have been inversely associated with risk of pulmonary infections and autoimmune inflammatory disease activity and severity [1,2]. A possible role…
Abstract Number: 0634 • ACR Convergence 2020
Influenza Knowledge and Barriers to Vaccination in Immunosuppressed Patients in the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Julia Harris¹, Maria Ibarra², Michael Holland², Kelly Jensen³, Emily Fox², Jordan Jones², Leslie Favier⁴, Ashley Sherman², Chelsey Smith⁵ and Ashley Cooper², ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, ⁴Children's Mercy Kansas City, Leawood, KS, ⁵Children's Mercy Kansas City, Holden, MO
Background/Purpose: Many pediatric rheumatology patients are at increased risk of influenza due to immunosuppressive medication use. Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all children by…
Abstract Number: 0635 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Is Not Associated with Reduced Influenza Admissions in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Bonnia Liu¹, Victor Yang², Christopher McMaster³, Russell Buchanan⁴, Albert Frauman⁵ and David Liew⁶, ¹Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, Macleod, Victoria, Australia, ²Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia, ³Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria, Australia, ⁴Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁵Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁶Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is commonly used as a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). HCQ has previously been the subject of…
Abstract Number: 0636 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatology Patient Experience and Trends During the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic
Cuoghi Edens¹, Kichul Ko¹ and Kimberly Trotter¹, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic disease patients are counseled on the immunosuppressive aspect of their rheumatic disease treatment and their increased risk of infection. Little is known about…
Abstract Number: 0637 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical and Treatment Features of Rheumatoid Arthritis in HIV-Infected Individuals Followed Longitudinally over Time
Benjamin Naovarat¹, Francis Williams¹ and John Reveille², ¹The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: With the successful treatment of HIV-1 infection with combination anti-retroviral treatment, immune-mediated diseases that were rarely encountered in HIV positive individuals in the pre-treatment…
Abstract Number: 0638 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serological Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in Symptomatic Patients Under Biological Treatment in a Rheumatology Service
Cristobal Pavez Perales¹, Samuel Leal Rodriguez², Marta De la Rubia Navarro¹, Roxana Gonzalez Mazario¹, Elena Grau Garcia³, Cristina Alcañiz Escandell³, Inmaculada Chalmeta Verdejo¹, Jorge Juan Fragio Gil¹, Luis Gonzalez Puig⁴, Jose Ivorra Cortes¹, Isabel Martinez Cordellat¹, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech¹, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez¹, Francisco Miguel Ortiz Sanjuan⁵, Elvira Vicens Bernabeu² and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra¹, ¹Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²Rheumatology Department, HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Torrente ( Valencia), Spain, ⁵La Fe University Hospital, Valencia
Background/Purpose: In mid-March 2020, state of alarm was declared in Spain due to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD)…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM CT on October 25. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].