Abstract Number: 425 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of in Utero Hydroxychloroquine Exposure on Age of Onset of Cutaneous Neonatal Lupus
Background/Purpose: Biopsy specimens of cutaneous neonatal lupus (cNL) lesions usually show interface dermatitis. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an effective treatment for interface dermatitis seen in connective…Abstract Number: 62 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Perception of Disease Burden in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and reduced quality of life. Patient priorities are rarely discussed, with physicians traditionally…Abstract Number: 2776 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Drug-Associated Cutaneous Vasculitis: Study of 239 Patients from a Single Referral Center
Background/Purpose The 2012 International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference on the Nomenclature of Vasculitides defined drug-associated immune complex vasculitis as a distinct entity included within the…Abstract Number: 804 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vasculitis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Study of 32 Patients with Both Conditions and Systematic Review of the Literature
Background/Purpose: Small case series suggested that vasculitis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn’s disease [CD] or ulcerative colitis [UC]) can co-occur more commonly than the…Abstract Number: 1548 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cutaneous Vasculitis as a Paraneoplastic Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (CLV) may be associated with malignancies, and sometimes it behaves as a paraneoplastic syndrome. This association has been reported in a…Abstract Number: 1508 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Simvastatin Attenuates Pulmonary Fibrosis in a Murine Model of Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Simvastatin is best known for its antilipidemic action due to its inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoenzymeA (HMG CoA) reductase. Inhibition of biological precursors in this pathway also…Abstract Number: 1507 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Propylthiouracil Reduces Fibrosis in Chronic Oxidant Stress Mouse Model of Scleroderma
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by fibrosis of skin and visceral organs; vascular damage and resultant ischemia; and immunological dysregulation manifested by autoantibodies. Hypothyroidism,…