Abstract Number: 1129 • ACR Convergence 2020
Discordance in Patient and Physician Assessment of Disease Activity in Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare chronic disabling inflammatory condition primarily affecting cartilage tissue. Self-reported patient outcome measures, which have not been evaluated in…Abstract Number: 1491 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of a Leaky Gut but Not Microbial Dysbiosis with Obesity-related OA: A Translational Study
Background/Purpose: To test the hypothesis that an altered gut microbiota (dysbiosis) plays a causal role in the obese OA phenotype (obesity with both hand and…Abstract Number: 1565 • ACR Convergence 2020
Joint Cartilage Damage Evaluated by Ultrasound in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Arthritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is typically non-erosive, although some patients with SLE show erosive destruction or Jaccoud’s arthropathy. Previously we have confirmed…Abstract Number: 0423 • ACR Convergence 2020
Defining Ear Chondritis: Data from 685 Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Ear chondritis is often considered the pathognomonic feature of relapsing polychondritis (RP). Although painful redness and swelling of the pinna and a resultant cauliflower…Abstract Number: 1637 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Nation-wide Epidemical Study on 2009 and That on 2019 Revealed That Improvement of Disease Severity and Mortality Rate May Come from Progress of Proficient Management in Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis in Japan
Background/Purpose: We conducted a retrospective survey study in 2009 and collected clinical data of 239 patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP). Using the survey data, we…Abstract Number: 0424 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-Collagen II Antibodies in Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a highly heterogenous systemic inflammatory disorder that affects many organ systems, in particular, cartilaginous structures. Clinical presentations in RP are…Abstract Number: 1759 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects the Ossicular Joints: A Human Otopathologic Study
Background/Purpose: Inflammation of synovial joints in small and large extremities is commonly seen in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To date little is known about how this disease…Abstract Number: 0425 • ACR Convergence 2020
MAGIC Syndrome in a Cohort of Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage (MAGIC) syndrome is an extremely rare condition that encompasses symptoms of relapsing polychondritis (RP) and Behcet’s disease…Abstract Number: 1971 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gut Microbiome Transplantation from MRL/MpJ Mice Prevents Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis in C57BL6/J Mice
Background/Purpose: MRL/MpJ mice are substantially protected from developing post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA), a trait with strong correlation to the ability to heal ear wounds. We have…Abstract Number: 0426 • ACR Convergence 2020
T-Cell Receptor (TCR) Sequencing Reveals Decreased Diversity and Clonotypic Expansion of T-cells in Relapsing Polychondritis (RP)
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, systemic inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous structures, including the nose/ears, joints, and trachea. The etiology of…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
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: 0427 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation of Physician Global Assessment as an Outcome Measure in Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of cartilage that lacks validated disease activity measures. Physician global assessment (PhGA) is a measure…Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2020
My Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team and Patient Advocacy Groups Saved My Life
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: 0509 • ACR Convergence 2020
Classification of Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis Based on Somatic Mutations in UBA1
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, heterogenous, systemic inflammatory disease with a predilection for cartilaginous structures. Recently we discovered myeloid-restricted somatic mutations in UBA1 in…Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2020
Coping Through Advocacy – My Story Living with Relapsing Polychondritis
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…
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