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Abstract Number: 2049 • ACR Convergence 2020
Nasal Bacteria Associated with Disease Activity and ANCA Levels in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Rennie Rhee¹, Jiarui Lu¹, Kyle Bittinger², Antoine Sreih¹, Jung-Jin Lee³, Lisa Mattei³, Brendan Kelly⁴, Peter C. Grayson⁵, Hongzhe Lee⁴, Ronald Collman⁴ and Peter Merkel¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Nasal bacteria have been linked to disease activity in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) with most studies focused on Staphylococcus aureus. Our previous study identified…
Abstract Number: 2050 • ACR Convergence 2020
Autoantibodies Targeting Complement Receptors C3aR and C5aR1 Are Decreased in ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Correlate with a Higher Relapse Rate
Sebastian Klapa¹, Antje Müller², Andreas Koch³, Anja Kerstein-Staehle⁴, Wataru Kaehler³, Harald Heidecke⁵, Susanne Schinke⁶, Markus Huber-Lang⁷, Martin Nitschke⁸, Silke Pitann⁹, Christian Karsten¹⁰, Gabriela Riemekasten¹¹ and Peter Lamprecht², ¹University of Lübeck and Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel c/o German Naval Medical Institute, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Luebeck, Germany, ²University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Lübeck, Germany, ³Institute of Experimental Immunology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, c/o German Naval Medical Institute, Kronshagen, Germany, ⁴University of Lübeck, Dept Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Luebeck, Germany, ⁵CellTrend GmbH, Luckenwalde, Germany, ⁶University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Luebeck, Germany, ⁷Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine I, Transplant Center, University of Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany, ⁹University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,, Luebeck, Germany, ¹⁰Institute of Systemic Inflammation Research, University of Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany, ¹¹University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,, Lübeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Activation of the alternative and common terminal complement pathways has been shown in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Circulating titers of the anaphylatoxin C5a are increased…
Abstract Number: 2051 • ACR Convergence 2020
Localized versus Systemic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Data from the French Vasculitis Study Group Database
Michele Iudici¹, Christian Pagnoux², Delphine Courvoisier³, Pascal Cohen⁴, Mohamed Hamidou⁵, Achille Aouba⁶, François Lifermann⁷, Marc Ruivard⁸, Olivier Aumaitre⁹, Bernard Bonnotte¹⁰, Julien Campagne¹¹, Olivier Decaux¹², Eric Hachulla¹³, Alexandre Karras¹⁴, Chahéra Khouatra¹⁵, Noémie Jourde-Chiche¹⁶, Jean-François Viallard¹⁷, Pascal Godmer¹⁸, Claire Blanchard-Delaunay¹⁹, Alain Le Quellec²⁰, Thomas Quéméneur²¹, Claire de Moreuil²², Alexis Regent⁴, Benjamin Terrier⁴, Luc Mouthon⁴, Loïc Guillevin⁴ and Xavier Puechal⁴, ¹National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris-Descartes University and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Côte de Nacre, Caen, France, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, CH Côte d’Argent, Dax, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Estaing, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand, France, ¹⁰CHU Dijon, Dijon, France, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpitaux Privés de Metz, Metz, France, ¹²CHU Rennes, Rennes, France, ¹³Department of Internal Medicine, CHRU, Lille Cedex, France, ¹⁴Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, ¹⁵Department of Respiratory Medicine, CHU Louis Pradel, Lyon, France, ¹⁶Department of Nephrology, CHU de la Conception, Marseille, France, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁸Department of Internal Medicine, CH Bretagne Atlantique, Vannes, France, ¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, CH, Niort, France, ²⁰Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France, ²¹Department of Internal Medicine, CH, Valenciennes, France, ²²Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: The clinical picture at onset and evolution of localized forms of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (L-GPA) have already been investigated but, to our knowledge, have…
Abstract Number: 2052 • ACR Convergence 2020
Extended Follow-Up of Patients Recruited to a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Rituximab versus Azathioprine After Induction of Remission with Rituximab for Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Relapsing Disease
Rona Smith¹, David Jayne² and Peter A. Merkel³, ¹University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ²Department of Medicine, Vasculitis and Lupus Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Division of Rheumatology University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an effective therapy for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). However, the effect of rituximab is not sustained, and subsequent relapse…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impacting Change Through Facilitation and Advocacy for Lupus
Monica Watson¹, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Darby, PA
Background/Purpose: My story started as one of disbelief in 2009 with my Lupus diagnosis. How could a woman in the prime of her career be…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low- and Hi-Tech Tools for Enhancing Patient-Hospital Care Team Communication in the Context of Rare Disease
Ida Hakkarinen¹, ¹Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network (VPPRN) / Member, Vasculitis Foundation, Greenbelt, MD
Background/Purpose: For over two years, I experienced a variety of disparate symptoms including: joint aches, sinus congestion, shortness of breath and chronic cough. An episode…
Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2020
Connecting with Rheumatology Professionals and Thought Leaders Inspired the Creation of a New Program Focused on Relapsing Polychondritis (“RP”), a Rare Rheumatic Disease: Participating at ACR Annual Meetings Has Provided Exceptional Opportunities to Learn and Build Relationships
Nancy Linn¹, Catherine Bammert², David Bammert³ and Michael Linn⁴, ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, ²MD Anderson, Houston, TX, ³Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Houston, TX, ⁴Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2011, I was diagnosed with relapsing polychondritis ("RP"), a debilitating and sometimes fatal rheumatic disease that is characterized by inflammation of cartilage and…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2020
My Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team and Patient Advocacy Groups Saved My Life
Tedi LaMere¹, Michael Linn² and David Bammert³, ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Kalispell, MT, ²Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY, ³Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: I enjoyed being physically active my entire life – climbing mountains, hunting, and hiking. This drastically changed around 2012, when I noticed that I was…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2020
Coping Through Advocacy – My Story Living with Relapsing Polychondritis
Allegonda Imeson¹, ¹The Canadian Society for Relapsing Polychondritis, Stony Plain, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Becoming a mother was the most pivotal moment of my life. From early on, I instilled the importance of a physical, healthy lifestyle for my two…
Abstract Number: PP06 • ACR Convergence 2020
Only in My Dreams Can I Do the Things I Used to Do: Where There Is Research, There Is Hope
Dan Smith¹, Robert Smith¹ and Jillian Covault¹, ¹Canton, MI
Background/Purpose: In Mach 2020, I was diagnosed with relapsing polychondritis ("RP"), a multisystem, rheumatologic disease characterized by inflammation of cartilaginous structures including the ear, nose,…
Abstract Number: PP07 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Communication with My Physician Drastically Improved My Health
Whitney Carter¹, ¹Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Background/Purpose: In 2011, at the age of 14, I was sent to the emergency room with a platelet count of 19. The hematologist diagnosed me…
Abstract Number: PP08 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Participation in the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance as a Model for Involving Patients from the Ground Up
Carly Harrison¹, Rashmi Sinha², Emily Sirotich³, Naira Ikram⁴, Kristen Young⁵, Christele Felix¹, Karen Durrant⁶, Richard Beesley⁷, Serena Mingolla⁸, Ana Isabel Martín Mancheño⁹, Dawn Richards¹⁰, Evelyn Olmedo¹¹, Wendy Costello¹², Monique Gore-Massy¹³, Laurie Proulx¹⁴, Maria Marino¹⁵ and Richard Howard¹⁶, ¹LupusChat, New York, NY, ²Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, ³LA Lupus Lady, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Duke University, Austin, TX, ⁵Phoenix, AR, ⁶Autoinflammatory Alliance, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Juvenile Arthritis Research, United Kingdom, ⁸Associazione Nazionale Persone con Malattie Reumatolgiche e Rare APMARR APS, Brindisi, Italy, ⁹CEADE, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Buenos Aires, El Salvador, ¹²iCAN, Bansha, Tipperary, Ireland, ¹³Lupus Foundation of America, Brooklyn, NY, ¹⁴Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Arthritis Foundation; Vectra, Athens, GA, ¹⁶Spondylitis Association of America, Van Nuys, CA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance (GRA) is a volunteer-driven organization that originated in response to the global pandemic. It was created to improve patient…
Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2020
An Integrative Approach to Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Healing the Body, Mind & Spirit
Elisabeth Abeson¹, ¹Westport, CT

Background/Purpose: Diagnosed with RA in 2012, rheumatologists prescribed methotrexate or a biologic. As I was profoundly impacted by my mom’s 30-year battle with RA, I…
Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis (“RP”) and an Advocate Manufactured Custom Cloth Masks to Combat COVID-19: This Mask Project Provided a Sense of Purpose, Created Unity, Increased Awareness of RP, Facilitated Research, and Generated Hope
Isabel Bautista¹ and Michael Linn², ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Wilmington, CA, ²Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY

Background/Purpose: In 2013, I was diagnosed with Relapsing Polychondritis ("RP"), a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can be fatal. The disease affects multiple…
Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2020
“Knitting a Community of Hope”- Supporting, Empowering and Educating Those Living with Lupus, and Overlapping Conditions and Their Loved Ones via in Person and Virtual Support Groups That Include Art Therapy, and Wellness Techniques Is Key; Mental Health Is as Important as Physical Health
Juana Mata¹ and Ma. Estela Mata-Carcamo², ¹Looms for Lupus, La Puente, CA, ²Looms for Lupus, Baldwin Park, CA

Background/Purpose: Juana was Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in April 2009. In May 2009 she ended up in the hospital with a variety of symptoms and…

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