Abstracts tagged "dermatomyositis"

Abstract Number: 1696 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single Cell RNA-seq Identifies Major Shifts in Myeloid Cells in Dermatomyositis Skin and Peripheral Blood Compared to Systemic Lupus
Grace Hile, Feiyang Ma, Amanda Victory, Bin Xu, Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani, Elisabeth Pedersen, Rachael Wasikowski, Celine Berthier, Vladimir Ognenovski, Allison Billi, Johann Gudjonsson and J. Michelle Kahlenberg, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Skin disease in dermatomyositis (DM) is relapsing and often refractory to treatment, reflecting a lack of understanding of the mechanisms driving skin inflammation. DM…
Abstract Number: 2239 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Treatment with IVIG (octagam10%) on Skin Symptoms and Quality of Life in Subjects with Dermatomyositis. Results of a Large, Randomized, Placebo-controlled International Phase III Trial
Rohit Aggarwal¹, Christina Charles-Schoeman², joachim Schessl³, Victoria Werth⁴, Zsuzsanna Bata-Csorgo⁵, Mazen Dimachkie⁶, Zoltan Griger⁷, Sergey Moiseev⁸, Chester Oddis⁹, Elena Schiopu¹⁰, Jiří Vencovský¹¹, Irene Beckmann¹², Elisabeth Clodi¹³, Todd Levine¹⁴ and and the ProDERM investigators¹⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ³Friedrich-Baur-Institut/Medical University Munich, Mainkofen, Germany, ⁴Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Szeged, Hungary, ⁶University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁷University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ⁸First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, ⁹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰Michigan Medicine Rheumatology Clinic – Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹²Octapharma PharmazeutikaProduktionsGesmbH, Vienna, Austria, ¹³Octapharma Pharmazeutika ProduktionsgesmbH, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Phoenix Neurological Associates, Ltd., Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁵Institutions in Europe and North America, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare chronic systemic autoimmune disease with characteristic skin rashes and progressive proximal muscle weakness. The efficacy of IVIg treatment in…
Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2022
B Cell Phenotype in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM) Before and After Belimumab
Tam Quach¹, Anne Davidson² and Galina Marder³, ¹Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY
Background/Purpose: Recent observations suggest the importance of the BAFF pathway in the pathogenesis of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM). Elevated serum levels of circulating BAFF in…
Abstract Number: 0717 • ACR Convergence 2022
Treatment Utilization in Dermatomyositis: An Analysis of Electronic Medical Records in the United States
Adrian Kielhorn¹, Zheng Wang¹, Kristin Moy¹, Lisa Christopher-Stine², Ingrid Lundberg³, Hector Chinoy⁴, Kaniah Gunter⁵ and Rohit Aggarwal⁶, ¹Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Boston, MA, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ⁵Patient Author, Norfolk, VA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease characterized by skin manifestations and/or progressive muscle weakness and other systemic manifestations. Patients with DM were…
Abstract Number: 1838 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real-World Treatment Patterns Among Adult Patients with Dermatomyositis in the United States
Arielle Bensimon¹, Kristina Chen², Ahmed Noman¹, Erica Yim¹, Jason Xenakis³ and Rohit Aggarwal⁴, ¹Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ²Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, ³Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by muscle weakness, skin rashes, and elevated risk of associated conditions such as interstitial…
Abstract Number: 2240 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoimmunity Against Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 Advances Acute Lung Injury to Interstitial Lung Disease in Mice
Yuki Ichimura¹, Risa Konishi¹, Toshifumi Nomura², Manabu Fujimoto³ and Naoko Okiyama¹, ¹Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ²University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, ³Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Background/Purpose: Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody-positive dermatomyositis (DM) is characterized by amyopathic DM with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Patients with anti-MDA5 antibody-associated DM sometimes…
Abstract Number: 0161 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lenabasum, a Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor Agonist, Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Dermatomyositis in Th1 Cells
DeAnna Diaz¹, Thomas Vazquez², Nilesh Kodali³, Madison Grinnell⁴, Emily Keyes⁴, Josh Dan⁴, Grant Sprow⁵, Muhammad Bashir⁶, Meena Sharma⁷ and Victoria Werth⁸, ¹Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA, ³New Jersey Medical School, Coppell, TX, ⁴Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease affecting the skin, muscle, and lungs. Lenabasum, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid type 2 receptor (CB2R) agonist, is…
Abstract Number: 0824 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lessons Learned from a Cohort of Adult Afro-Caribbean Patients Diagnosed Clinically with Dermatomyositis
Cindy Flower, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Christ Church, Barbados
Background/Purpose: To describe selected epidemiologic, demographic and outcome data in a cohort of Afro-Caribbean patients diagnosed clinically with dermatomyositis. To demonstrate clinical features of the…
Abstract Number: 1848 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characterizing Nailfold Capillary Changes in Dermatomyositis with a Dermatoscope
Josh Dan¹, Grant Sprow², Josef Concha³, Nilesh Kodali⁴, DeAnna Diaz⁵, Felix Chin⁶, Thomas Vazquez⁷ and Victoria Werth³, ¹Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴New Jersey Medical School, Coppell, TX, ⁵Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillary (NC) abnormalities are increasingly utilized in the evaluation of rheumatic conditions. Their presence can distinguish primary Raynaud's phenomenon from secondary etiologies and…
Abstract Number: 2241 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoantibodies and Damage in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Longitudinal Multicenter Study from the EuroMyositis International Network
Fabricio Espinosa-Ortega¹, Karin Lodin², Marie Holmqvist¹, Maryam Dastmalchi³, Angela Ceribelli⁴, Jiri Venkovsky⁵, Hector Chinoy⁶, Louise Diederichsen⁷, Samuel Shinjo⁸, Ingrid Lundberg⁹ and Helene Alexanderson¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska University hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, ³Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas University, Rozzano (MI) Italy, Borgo San Giacomo, Italy, ⁵Charles Univ Prague, Inst Rheumatol, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ⁷Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Dragør, Denmark, ⁸Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) may harbor autoantibodies that are associated with well-defined clinical phenotypes. The association of these autoantibodies with level of…
Abstract Number: 0163 • ACR Convergence 2022
Changes in Juvenile Dermatomyositis After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Christopher Costin¹, Gabrielle Morgan², Amer Khojah³ and Lauren Pachman⁴, ¹Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute of Chicago, Lake Forest, IL
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that viruses may trigger JDM, although the degree to which COVID-19 may serve as a trigger for JDM remains unknown.…
Abstract Number: 1066 • ACR Convergence 2022
Capillaroscopic Findings in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: Results from 20 Years of Experience in a Training Referral Center
Elvis Hysa, Carmen Pizzorni, Silvia Sammori, Emanuele Gotelli, Andrea Pogna, andrea cere, Carlotta Schenone, Veronica Gerli, sabrina Paolino, Alberto Sulli and Maurizio Cutolo, Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) allows the safe and fast detection of different microvascular patterns in patients affected by autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs). The prevalence of…
Abstract Number: 1857 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increasing Proportion of MDA-5 Associated Conditions in a Tertiary Myositis Centre Following Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Hannah¹, Saadia Sasha Ali¹, Sloni Arora¹, John Cazabon¹, James Galloway¹ and Patrick Gordon², ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis is a clinical subtype of DM that is strongly associated with a rapidly progressive phenotype of interstitial lung disease resulting in a…
Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Advocating for My Autoimmune Disease Led Me to Desire to Pursue a Career in Rheumatology
Brooklyn Johnson¹ and Kathleen Collins², ¹Memphis, TN, ²LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN
Background/Purpose: The summer before my senior year, I developed a faint rash on my face and my arms. At a dermatology appointment, I pointed this…
Abstract Number: 0171 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Involvement in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: When Should We Look for It?
Matilde Bandeira¹, Eduardo Dourado¹, Ana Teresa Melo¹, Patricia Martins², Vanessa Fraga³, José Luís Ferraro⁴, André Saraiva⁵, Marlene Sousa⁶, Hugo Parente⁷, Catarina Soares⁸, Ana Margarida Correia⁹, Diogo Esperança Almeida⁹, Sara Paiva Dinis¹⁰, Ana Pinto¹¹, Filipe Pinheiro¹², Maria Rato¹², Tiago Beirão¹³, Beatriz Samões¹³, Bernardo Santos¹⁴, Carolina Mazeda¹⁵, Ana Teodósio Chícharo¹⁶, Margarida Faria¹⁷, Agna Neto¹⁷, Helena Lourenço¹⁸, Luísa Brites¹⁹, Marília Rodrigues¹⁹, Joana Silva-Dinis²⁰, João Madruga-Dias²¹, Filipe Araújo²², Nádia Martins²³, Maura Couto²³, Ana Valido²⁴, Maria José Santos²⁵, Sofia Barreira¹, João Eurico Fonseca¹ and Raquel Campanilho-Marques¹, ¹Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa (CAML), Lisboa, Portugal; Unidade de Investigação em Reumatologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, CAML, Lisboa, Portugal, ²Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ³Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Almada, Portugal, ⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁷Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ⁸Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, ⁹Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, Braga, Portugal, ¹⁰Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda - Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal, ¹¹Local Health Unit of Guarda, Barcelos, Portugal, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, ¹⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal, ¹⁵Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Ovar, Portugal, ¹⁶Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ¹⁷Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Nélio Mendonça, Serviços de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal, ¹⁸Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹⁹Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal, ²⁰Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal, ²¹Rheumatology Service, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Tomar, Portugal, ²²Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Unit, Hospital de Sant´Ana, SCML, Lisboa, Portugal, ²³Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal, ²⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, Santiago do Cacém, Portugal, ²⁵Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Charneca da Caparica, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare disorders that can affect the heart. It is unclear which patients are at higher risk.…

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