Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1478 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Multidisciplinary Registry of Patients with Autoinmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases with Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection from a Single Center
Juan C Sarmiento-Monroy¹, Gerard Espinosa², Fernanda Meira¹, Berta Caballol³, Maria C Londoño³, Sara Llufriu³, Aina Moll¹, Luis Fernando Quintana Porras¹, Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia⁴, José Inciarte-Mundo¹, Elisabeth Solana¹, Yolanda Blanco¹, Eugenia Martinez¹, Victor Llorens¹, Sergio Prieto-González⁵, Georgina Espigol¹, Jose C Milisenda¹, Maria C. Cid⁵, Priscila Giavedoni¹, Jose M Mascaró¹, Isabel Blanco¹, Joan Albert Barbera¹, Oriol Sibila¹, Jordi Gratacos-Gines¹, Alfredo Adan², Alvaro Agustí¹, Raimon Sanmartí⁶, Julián Panés¹, Ricard Cervera¹, Jordi Vila¹, Alex Soriano¹, Jose Gómez-Puerta⁶ and On behalf INMUNOCOVID CLINIC⁷, ¹Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ²Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ³Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Dpt, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁵Vasculitis Research Unit, Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitari Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁷Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona
Background/Purpose: National health authorities reported a prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection around 7% of the general population in Barcelona county (1). A recent report focused on…
Abstract Number: 1802 • ACR Convergence 2020
Vitamin D Level: Predictor of SLE Disease Activity in AA Cohort with CLE?
Ileannette Robledo-Vega¹, John Scheinuk², Emmanuel Pardo², Ansley Pratt², Soham Mahato³, Andrew G. Chapple² and Myriam Guevara⁴, ¹Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orlenas, LA, ²Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, ³LSUHSC School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: There are few predominant African American (AA) epidemiological studies in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE). The Gilliam classification divides CLE into lupus specific, acute cutaneous…
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: 0081 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Saika Sharmeen¹, Hafsa Nomani², Erin Taub³ and Qingping Yao³, ¹Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Dix Hills, NY, ²Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, West Babylon, NY, ³Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by hormonal abnormality, chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and obesity. Due to the hormonal imbalance, we hypothesize that patients with…
Abstract Number: 0430 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection Among Patients Living with Rheumatic Diseases: A Matched Cohort Study from a US Multi-Center Research Network
Kristin D'Silva¹, April Jorge¹, Na Lu², Yuqing Zhang³, Zachary Wallace⁴ and Hyon Choi⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Whether patients living with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) suffer from more severe complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection remains unknown.Methods: We conducted…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Evolution of Rheumatologist’s Practice in Response to the COVID19 Pandemic
Maria Bacalao¹, Kathryn Dao² and John Cush², ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The COVID19 pandemic was a turning point for Rheumatology. This survey of rheumatologists (rheums) assessed its impact on care delivery, patient counseling and drug…
Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of IVIg (Octagam 10%) in Patients with Active Dermatomyositis. Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial (ProDERM Study)
Rohit Aggarwal¹, Christina Charles-Schoeman², Joachim Schessl³, Zsuzsanna Bata-Csorgo⁴, Mazen Dimachkie⁵, Zoltan Griger⁶, Sergey Moiseev⁷, Chester Oddis⁸, Elena Schiopu⁹, Jiří Vencovský¹⁰, Beckmann Irene¹¹, Clodi Elisabeth¹¹, Todd Levine¹² and and the ProDERM Investigators¹³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, ⁴University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Szeged, Hungary, ⁵Univeristy of Kansas, Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁶University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ⁷First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, ⁸Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁰Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹¹Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H., Vienna, Austria, ¹²Phoenix Neurological Associates, LTD, Phoenix, AZ, ¹³Different Institutions in several countries, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare chronic systemic autoimmune disease with characteristic skin rash and progressive proximal muscle weakness. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has long been…
Abstract Number: 1065 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immunostimulatory Herbal Supplement Use Is More Common Among Patients with Dermatomyositis
Adarsh Ravishankar¹, Daisy Yan², Christina Bax³, Josef Symon Concha², Bridget Shields⁴, Lisa Pappas-Taffer⁴, Rui Feng⁵, Joyce Okawa⁴ and Victoria Werth², ¹University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania and the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia, ⁴Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is prevalent in dermatology. Certain CAMs, including Spirulina, Alfalfa, Chlorella, Echinacea, and Blue-Green Algae have been…
Abstract Number: 1397 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical and Demographic Features of Morphea Patients with Mucocutaneous Involvement: A Cross Sectional Study from the Morphea of Adults and Children Cohort
Smriti Prasad¹, Samantha Black², Shivani Sharma³ and Heidi Jacobe¹, ¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Morphea is an autoimmune skin condition that produces skin and soft tissue sclerosis. While clinical manifestations of morphea have been well-described, mucocutaneous findings such…
Abstract Number: 1560 • ACR Convergence 2020
Measuring Asymmetry in Facial Morphea via 3D Stereophotogrammetry
Laila Abbas¹, Jennifer Day² and Heidi Jacobe³, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ³University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Morphea is an autoimmune disorder causing sclerosis and inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Facial morphea can cause substantial disfigurement and negative impact on quality of life. Existing clinical measures such…
Abstract Number: 1820 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serum α-Klotho Is Decreased in Older Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Correlate with Markers of Disease Activity
Margaret Markiewicz¹, Dayvia Russell² and Jim Oates¹, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC, ².Research Services, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC,, Charleston
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, debilitating autoimmune disease characterized by heterogeneous, multiorgan involvement with female predominance. Lupus nephritis is one of the…
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: 0086 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographic Distribution of Eosinophilic Fasciitis Cases in Massachusetts and Associated Environmental Triggers
Bina Kassamali¹, Anastasiya Muntyanu², Ruth Ann Vleugels³ and Avery LaChance³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare fibrosing disorder of the fascia characterized by induration progressing proximally along the upper and lower extremities. Given the…
Abstract Number: 0451 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence, Therapy and Tumor Response in Patients with Rheumatic Immune-related Adverse Events Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: A Single-Centre Analysis
Sophia Verspohl¹, Tobias Holderried¹, Charlotte Behning², Peter Brossart¹ and Valentin Schaefer³, ¹Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Institute for Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved cancer therapy [1] by inducing a higher immune system activity and subsequent attack of tumor cells. However, this effect…
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…

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