- Abstract Number: 1289 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Immunosuppressant Use and Gout in the Prevalent Solid Organ Transplant PopulationBackground/Purpose: Gout is a frequent co-morbidity of solid organ transplant (SOT). Cyclosporine (CsA) is often cited as the main cause of gout in SOT, as…
- Abstract Number: 2152 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment with or without a Calcineurin Inhibitor in Resistant Inflammatory MyopathyBackground/Purpose : Patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) refractory to glucocorticoid therapy have been treated with a variety of immunosuppressants including mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)…
- Abstract Number: 2371 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - The Clinical Features of Recurrent Interstitial Lung Disease in Dermatomyositis Patients with Anti- Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 AntibodyBackground/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the most common cause of mortality in polymyosytis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). It is well known that the DM…
- Abstract Number: 2473 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - A Randomized Trial in New Onset Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Prednisone Versus Prednisone Plus Cyclosporine Versus Prednisone Plus MethotrexateBackground/Purpose: Data regarding the safety and efficacy of treatment regimens for juvenile dermatomyositis(JDM) tends to be from anecdotal, small, uncontrolled, non-randomized case series. This randomized…
- Abstract Number: 277 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Dyslipidemia in Juvenile Dermatomyositis: The Role of Disease ActivityBackground/Purpose: Dyslipidemia has been infrequently investigated in pediatric population with autoimmune rheumatic diseases. However, lipid abnormalities in these diseases may occur due to multiple risk…
- Abstract Number: 2655 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Rapid and Effective Response to Immunosuppression in Treating Macrophage Activation Syndrome Associated with a Heterozygous Dominant Negative Mutation in RAB27a Leading to Decreased Cytolytic ActivityBackground/Purpose: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an often fatal disorder of infancy resulting from homozygous mutations in proteins involved in cytolysis (e.g. MUNC13-4, RAB27a, Perforin 1,…
