Abstracts tagged "diagnosis"

Abstract Number: 2282 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evidence Based Recommendatinos for Diagnosis and Management of Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD)
Nienke ter Haar¹, Jerold Jeyaratnam², Jordi Anton³, Caroline Galeotti⁴, Karyl Barron⁵, Paul Brogan⁶, Luca Cantarini⁷, Marco Gattorno⁸, Gilles Grateau⁹, Veronique Hentgen¹⁰, Michael Hofer¹¹, Tilmann Kallinich¹², Isabelle Kone-Paut¹³, Jasmin Kuemmerle-Deschner¹⁴, Helen Lachmann¹⁵, Huri Ozdogan¹⁶, Seza Ozen¹⁷, Ricardo Russo¹⁸, Yosef Uziel¹⁹, Carine Wouters²⁰, Brian Feldman²¹, Bas Vastert², Nico Wulffraat²², Anna Simon²³ and Joost Frenkel², ¹Laboratory for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Pediatric Rheumatology Unit. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Bicêtre Hospital, University of Paris SUD, Paris, France, ⁵NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁸Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁹Service De Médecine Interne, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France, ¹⁰Versailles Hospital, Le Chesnay Cedex, France, ¹¹Centre Multisite Romand de Rhumatologie Pediatrique, Lausanne, Switzerland, ¹²Charite, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹³Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Reference Centre for Autoinflammatory Disorders CEREMAI, Bicêtre Hospital, University of Paris SUD, Paris, France, ¹⁴Pediatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ¹⁵UK National Amyloidosis Centre, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁷Deptartment. of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁸Immunology & Rheumatology, Hospital De Pediatria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁹Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ²⁰University of Leuven, Laboratory of Pediatric Immunology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²¹Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²²Pediatric rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/ UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²³Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare hereditary autoinflammatory syndrome that can lead to significant morbidity. Evidence-based guidelines are lacking and management is mostly…
Abstract Number: 1696 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Left Atrial Area Measurement Is Useful for Evaluating Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Coexisting with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Systemic Sclerosis
Sumiaki Tanaka¹, Nobuhiro Sho², Tatsuo Nagai³, Yoshiyuki Arinuma² and Shunsei Hirohata¹, ¹Int Med/Rheumatol & Infec Dis, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ²Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a crucial organ involvement affecting survival of patients with connective tissue disease (CTDs), such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), systemic…
Abstract Number: 1329 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Clinical and Serological Features of Childhood Sjögren Syndrome Based on the Presence or Absence of Parotitis
Jay Mehta¹, Namrata Singh² and Scott Lieberman³, ¹Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³Pediatrics (Division of Rheumatology), University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren syndrome is a complex autoimmune disease that affects lacrimal and salivary glands with the potential to cause damage to other organs. Diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1325 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Single Hub and Access Point for Pediatric Rheumatology in Europe (SHARE): Evidence Based Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of Juvenile Localized Scleroderma and Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis
Bas Vastert¹, Roberta Culpo², Jordi Anton³, Tadej Avcin⁴, Eileen Baildam⁵, Christina Boros⁶, Tamás Constantin⁷, Jeff Chaitow⁸, Pavla Dolezalova⁹, Ozgur Kasapcopur¹⁰, Sheila Oliveira¹¹, Clarissa Pilkington¹², Annet van Royen-Kerkhof¹³, Ricardo A. G. Russo¹⁴, Claudia Saad-Magalhaes¹⁵, Natasa Toplak¹⁶, Angelo Ravelli¹⁷, Nico Wulffraat¹⁸, Ivan Foeldvari¹⁹ and Francesco Zulian²⁰, ¹University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Department of Pediatrics., University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ³Pediatric Rheumatology Unit. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, University Children´s Hospital, Ljubjana, Slovenia, ⁵Paediatric Rheumatology, Alder Hey Children's Foundation NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology, University Childrens Hospital, Budapest, Hungary, ⁸The Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia, ⁹Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹⁰University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Universidade F Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, ¹²Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Paediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht - Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹⁴Immunology & Rheumatology, Hospital de Pediatria Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁵Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, Brazil, ¹⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, University Medical Center, Ljubliana, Slovenia, ¹⁷Istituto Giannina Gaslini and University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ¹⁸Pediatric rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/ UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹⁹Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, ²⁰Pediatrics/Rheumatology Div, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Background/Purpose Juvenile Localized Scleroderma (JLS) and Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis (JSSc) form a group of rare pediatric diseases that can lead to significant morbidity. Evidence-based guidelines…
Abstract Number: 2025 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinctive Expression Profiles Of Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNA Between Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Rheumatoid Arthritis Might Contains Helpful Suggestions For Understanding and Discriminating These Diseases
Yoshinobu Koyama¹, Motohiko Tanino², Hirokazu Shiraishi³, Shuji Nagano⁴, Toshiyuki Ota⁴ and Toshie Higuchi⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Okayama Red Cross General Hospital, Okayama, Japan, ²DNA Chip Research Inc., Yokohama, Japan, ³Orthopedics, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Japan, ⁴Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Japan, ⁵Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Japan Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Background/Purpose: There are many clinical similarities between polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It has been reported that the specificity for discriminating PMR from…
Abstract Number: 838 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recommendations for the Classification and Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Provided By Independently Developed Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Guidelines Spanning Three Continents
Mary-Ann Fitzcharles¹, Yoram Shir², Jacob N. Ablin³, Dan Buskila⁴, Howard Amital⁵, Peter Henningsen⁶ and Winfried Häuser⁷, ¹Rheumatology & Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, ⁵Department of Medicine B, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-hashomer, Israel, ⁶Department Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany, ⁷Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM), often disputed and challenged, has emerged as a clear cluster of symptoms and co-morbidities, characterized by subjective complaints without physical or biomarker…
Abstract Number: 826 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value Of History and Physical Examination Findings In The Diagnosis Of Symptomatic Meniscal Tear Among Middle-Age Subjects With Knee Pain
Jeffrey N. Katz¹, Yan Dong², John Wright³, Stephanie Chen⁴, Scott Martin⁵, Laurel Donnell-Fink⁵, Benjamin N. Rome² and Elena Losina², ¹Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Orthopedics and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Clinicians often rely on mechanical symptoms (e.g. clicking, catching, popping, giving way) and tests such as the McMurray sign in the diagnosis of symptomatic…
Abstract Number: 690 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment Of The New American and European Classification Criteria For Systemic Sclerosis In The Norwegian Systemic Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis Registry
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Torhild Garen², Oyvind Midtvedt¹ and Øyvind Molberg³, ¹Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, ³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: To assess the newly established ACR/EULAR classification criteria for systemic sclerosis 1 (SSc) in a large Norwegian SSc registry cohort. Methods: The Norwegian systemic…
Abstract Number: 524 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expansion Of DC-STAMP⁺ IL-17⁺ Cells In Bone Marrow From Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Yahui Grace Chiu¹, Edward M. Schwarz², Jamie Biear¹, Debbie Campbell³, Jennifer Hossler¹, Jennifer H. Anolik⁴, R. John Looney¹ and Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, ¹Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Univerity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Focal erosions in inflammatory arthritis are mediated by bone marrow (BM) derived osteoclasts (OC) that enter the joint as OC precursors (OCP) from peripheral…
Abstract Number: 510 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multicentric Analysis Of Inter and Intra Observer Reliabilities For Histopathological Abnormalities In Salivary Gland Biopsy In Primary Sjögren Syndrome
Sebastian Costa¹, Isabelle Quintin Roue², Agnes Lesourd², Sandrine Jousse-Joulin³, Pascale Marcorelles⁴, Eric Hachulla⁵, Vincent Goeb⁶, Marie-Christine Copin⁷, Jean-Marie Berthelot⁸, Jacques-Olivier Pers⁹, Olivier Vittecoq¹⁰, Emmanuel Nowak¹¹, Alain Saraux¹² and Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec¹³, ¹anatomopathological department, Brest university hospital, Brest, France, ²anatomopathological department, Morvan hospital, Brest, France, ³Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France, ⁴anatomopathological department, Brest university hospital, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, ⁵Internal Medicine, Lille CEDEX, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, ⁷anatomopathological department, Lille university, Lille, France, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ⁹Unit of immunology, EA 2216, Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm905, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France, ¹¹CIC, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ¹²Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA 2216), Université Brest Occidentale, Brest, France, ¹³Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA2216), Brest Occidentale university, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: : Histopathologic evaluation of minor labial salivary gland (MLSG) is a major goal for the classification of patients with a primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS)…
Abstract Number: 309 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Delay Of Even More Than 6 Months Contributes To Poor Radiographic and Functional Outcome In Psoriatic Arthritis
Muhammad Haroon¹, Phil Gallagher² and Oliver FitzGerald¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delay in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is not uncommon with a recent study of psoriasis patients attending a dermatology clinic showing that 29% of…
Abstract Number: 107 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Duration Of Symptoms Before Diagnosis In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Merete Lund Hetland^1,2 and Jan Sørensen³, ¹The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital., Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Center for Applied Health Services Research, University of South Denmark, Odensen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis is important for the treatment of many rheumatic diseases. Little is known about the duration of symptoms before establishment of diagnosis, and if the…
Abstract Number: L13 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum 14-3-3η Marks RA Development in Arthralgia and Radiographic Progression in Early RA Patients
D. van Schaardenburg¹, Marian van Beers-Tas², Karin Britsemmer², Mairead Murphy³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴, Maarten Boers⁵ and Anthony Marotta⁶, ¹Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Deapartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Augurex Life Sciences Corp, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The focus of RA management is increasingly towards early detection and treatment. While newly-diagnosed patients will benefit from treatment decisions based on more robust…
Abstract Number: 2756 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Periostin Is Associated With Prevalent Knee Osteoarthritis and Predicts Disease Progression In Women: The Ofely Study
Jean-Charles Rousseau¹, Elisabeth Sornay-Rendu¹, Cindy Bertholon¹, Patrick Garnero² and Roland Chapurlat³, ¹INSERM UMR 1033, Lyon, France, ²INSERM, UMR 1033, Lyon and Cisbio Bioassays, Bagnols/Cèze, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie et Pathologie Osseuse, INSERM UMR 1033 and Université de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
Background/Purpose: Periostin (POSTN) is a secreted vitamin K-dependent (Gla-containing) protein produced by osteoblasts and chondrocytes. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships…
Abstract Number: 2584 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening and Diagnostic Modalities For Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review
Heather Gladue¹, Nezam I. Altorok², Whitney Townsend¹, Vallerie McLaughlin³ and Dinesh Khanna⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affects patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD), especially systemic sclerosis (SSc) and MCTD. Despite this, there continues to be delay…

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