Abstracts tagged "biopsies"

Abstract Number: 2769 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Single Center Experience of Temporal Artery Biopsies Performed in 30 African American Patients
Ammar Haikal¹, Garth Fraga², Jason Springer¹ and Mehrdad Maz³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Kansas City, KS, ²The University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansas City, KS, ³Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis of large and medium-sized arteries mostly reported in Caucasians (CCs) over 50 y.o. There is limited…
Abstract Number: 2776 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-6 Expression in Inflamed and Non-Inflamed Temporal Arteries from Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Nicolò Pipitone¹, Francesco Muratore², Ione Tamagnini³, Alberto Cavazza⁴, Luca Cimino⁵, Luigi Boiardi², Giovanna Restuccia⁶, Martina Bonacini⁷, Stefania Croci⁷ and Carlo Salvarani⁸, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Unit of Rheumatology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Pathology Unit, Department of Oncology, Arsicpedale S Maria Nuova, IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Pathology Unit, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁵Ophthalmology Unit, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unitn, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, IRCCS, 42100, Italy, ⁷Unit of Clinical Immunology, Allergy and Advanced Biotechnologies, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁸Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: To evaluate if interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression in the temporal artery biopsy (TAB) specimens may differentiate patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) from those without.…
Abstract Number: 1772 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Protocolized Re-Biopsy in Patients with ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis: ¿Is It Necessary?
Valeria Scaglioni¹, Marina Scolnik², Florencia Pierini², Luis J. Catoggio³, Silvia Beatriz Christiansen⁴, Carlos Federico Varela⁵, Gustavo Greloni⁵, Guillermo Rosa-Diez⁵ and Enrique R Soriano⁶, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina, ³Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Pathology Service. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Nephrology Service. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Argentina, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Protocolized and non-protocolized repeat renal biopsies are rarely performed in ANCA glomerulonephritis. Their role in predicting long term renal outcomes and aiding in clinical…
Abstract Number: 2620 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value of Repeat Biopsy in the Management of Lupus Nephritis Flares
Javier Narváez^1,2, Milagros Ricse², Montserrat Goma³, Francesca Mitjavila⁴, Xavier Fulladosa⁵, Olga Capdevila⁴, Joan Torras⁵, Xavier Juanola^2,6, Ramon Pujol⁴ and Joan Miquel Nolla², ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Pathology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, University Hospital Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Whether a repeat renal biopsy is helpful during lupus nephritis (LN) flares remains debatable. Our objective was to analyze the clinical utility of repeat…
Abstract Number: 102 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incorporating Temporal Artery Ultrasound in a UK District General Hospital with No Prior Colour Doppler Sonography Service: An Encouraging Preliminary Analysis
Othman Kirresh¹, Chintu Gademsetty² and Charles Li¹, ¹Rheumatology, NHS Royal Surrey County Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom, ²Radiology, NHS Royal Surrey County Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Temporal Arteritis (TA) is the most common large vessel vasculitis, affecting adults over the age of 50. It is associated with significant morbidity due…
Abstract Number: 675 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tissue-Based Biomarkers in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Type I IFN Responsive Protein Mxa and a Marker for Lymphocytic Inflammation (CD45) Correlate with CLASI Cross-Sectionally and Longitudinally
Taylor L. Reynolds¹, Carrie Wager¹, Stefan Hamann¹, Xueli Zhang¹, Galina Marsh¹, Cristina Musselli¹, Nathalie Franchimont¹, Agnes Gardet¹, Robert Dunstan², Dania Rabah¹ and Victoria P Werth³, ¹Biogen, Cambridge, MA, ²Abbvie, Worcester, MA, ³University of Pennsylvania and the VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is the cutaneous manifestation of SLE, affecting 85% of patients1. CLE is subdivided into acute, subacute and chronic/discoid forms. Discoid…
Abstract Number: 777 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences between Temporal Artery Biopsy-Positive and Biopsy-Negative Giant Cell Arteritis: A Comparative Cohort Study
Matthew J. Koster¹, Karthik Yeruva¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Kenneth J. Warrington¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in patients aged 50 years or older. The presence of cranial features and an…
Abstract Number: 794 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Negative Temporal Artery Biopsies: Comparison between Biopsy-Negative GCA and Non-GCA Patients
Karthik Yeruva¹, Kenneth J. Warrington¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Matthew J. Koster¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) plays a key role in diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, approximately 15-20% of patients ultimately diagnosed with GCA…
Abstract Number: 799 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Acetylcholinesterase Is Highly Expressed in the Inflamed Vessel Wall of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Philip Therkildsen¹, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen¹, Kresten Krarup Keller², Torben Steiniche³, Lars Christian Gormsen⁴, Ib Tønder Hansen⁵ and Ellen-Margrete Hauge⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Histopathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁴Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The temporal artery biopsy (TAB) remains the gold standard in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, TABs are false-negative in 40% of…
Abstract Number: 810 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity of Temporal Artery Biopsy in Giant Cell Arteritis: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Data
Emma Rubenstein¹, Carla Maldini², Solange Gonzalez-Chiappe³, Sylvie Chevret⁴ and Alfred Mahr³, ¹Internal medicine, University Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ³Internal Medicine, University Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France, ⁴Biostatistics, University Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is a reference test for establishing a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). A subset of patients with a clinical…
Abstract Number: 811 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Presence of Giant Cells in the Temporal Artery Biopsy Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Future Large Vessel Involvement in Patients with Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis
Nazanin Naderi^1,2, Aladdin Mohammad^3,4,5, Minna Willim^4,6, Jan-Åke Nilsson^1,6 and Carl Turesson^1,6, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Renal Medicine, Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic disease with extensive vascular involvement. The mechanisms underlying the diversity of GCA phenotypes are incompletely understood. The…
Abstract Number: 878 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Lymphoma in Sjogren’s Syndrome Utilizing Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsies
Alan N. Baer¹, Thomas Grader-Beck¹, Brendan Antiochos¹, Julius Birnbaum¹, Qing Kay Li², Deborah Belchis² and Joel Fradin³, ¹Medicine (Rheumatology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US)-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) with or without concomitant fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a standard method for pre-operative evaluation of salivary gland…
Abstract Number: 1497 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Laboratory Features of Patients with Focal Lymphocytic Sialadenitis on Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy for Sicca Symptoms: A 16 Year Experience
Bibi Ayesha¹, Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz², Devin Shrock³, Rebecca Tuetken⁴, Scott Lieberman⁵, Elizabeth Field⁶ and Namrata Singh⁷, ¹Internal Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, MD, BRONX, NY, ²Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ³Pathology, MD, Iowa, IA, ⁴MD, PhD, Iowa, IA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Iowa City VA, Iowa City, IA, ⁷VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Iowa, Omaha, IA
Background/Purpose: Focal lymphocytic sialadenitis (FLS) on minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB) is one of the classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome (SS). As no diagnostic criteria…
Abstract Number: 1641 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Indications for Initial Renal Biopsy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Andrew McKinnon¹, Annaliese Tisseverasinghe², Susan Barr³, Paul R. Fortin⁴, John G. Hanly⁵, Stephanie Keeling⁶ and Christine A. Peschken², ¹Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Division of Rheumatology, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). An initial renal biopsy (RB) is…
Abstract Number: 105 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Isolated Pediatric Pulmonary Capillaritis: A Comprehensive Single-Center Review of Disease Course, Management, and Prognosis
William Lapin¹, Saimun Singla², Eyal Muscal³ and Manuel Silva-Carmona⁴, ¹Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department Pediatrics, Division of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Pediatric diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a life-threatening disorder characterized by pulmonary hemorrhage and respiratory insufficiency. Histologically, DAH with capillary inflammation is known as…

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