Abstracts tagged "Diagnostic criteria"

Abstract Number: 1098 • ACR Convergence 2021
Does Cancer Masquerade as Sarcoidosis?
Daniel Albert, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Etna, NH
Background/Purpose: Several case reports have suggested that cancer can present occultly as a granulomatous inflammatory disease consistent with sarcoidosis. These cases illustrate a problem of…
Abstract Number: 1109 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparison of Diagnostic Criteria in Behçet’s Disease and Sensitivity in Diagnosing Severe Manifestations
Carmen Álvarez-Reguera¹, Alba Herrero-Morant¹, Lara Sánchez-Bilbao¹, David Martinez-Lopez¹, José Luis Martin-Varillas², Guillermo Suárez-Amorin¹, Maria Cristina Mata-Arnaiz³, Miguel Ángel gonzalez-Gay⁴ and Ricardo Blanco⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ³Hospital de Laredo, Spain, Spain, ⁴Research group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; School of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Behçet disease (BD) is characterized by painful recurrent oral aphthosis genital ulcers and skin lesions. Nevertheless, the major causes of morbidity result from ocular,…
Abstract Number: 1394 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vascular Ultrasound for Giant Cell Arteritis: An Effective Diagnostic Modality for a Fast Track Clinic in the United States
Charlie Oshinsky¹, Alison Bays¹, Ingeborg Sacksen², Elizabeth Jernberg³, Eugene zierler¹, Andreas Diamantopoulos⁴ and Scott Pollock¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Bellingham, WA, ³Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁴Akerhus University Hospital, Brum, Norway
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of large vessel vasculitis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of GCA is vital to prevent vision…
Abstract Number: 1633 • ACR Convergence 2021
Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review
Aaisham Ali¹, Melanie Schmidt², David Piskin², Eileen Crowley³ and Roberta Berard⁴, ¹Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, ON, Canada, ²Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada, ³Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁴London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (p-IBD) is a chronic and relapsing gastrointestinal disorder of childhood with associated long-term morbidity. Several extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) are described,…
Abstract Number: 1849 • ACR Convergence 2021
False Positive Anti-Topoisomerase I (Scl-70) Antibody Results: A Case Series from a Scleroderma Referral Center
Brian Lam¹, Rana Taherian¹, Julio Charles¹, Maureen Mayes², Shervin Assassi³ and Brian Skaug⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ³University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Texas McGovern Medical School Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a progressive autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality, making early diagnosis and management critical. Anti-Topoisomerase I antibody (anti-Topo I,…
Abstract Number: 1921 • ACR Convergence 2021
Axial Psoriatic Arthritis: Correlation Between Whole Spine MRI Abnormalities and Clinical Findings
Pamela Diaz¹, Iris Eshed², Joy Feld³ and Lihi Eder¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Carmel and Zvulun Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) typically affects peripheral joints, but in some patients the disease can involve the spine. While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an…
Abstract Number: 1877 • ACR Convergence 2020
Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Primary Unmet Educational Need for Rheumatologists Is Interpretation of MRI
Walter Maksymowych¹, Liron Caplan², Atul Deodhar³, Soha Dolatabadi⁴, Mark Hwang⁵, Adam Carlson⁶, Kelly Steed⁷, Amanda Carapellucci⁸, Joel Paschke⁸ and Lianne Gensler⁹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Soha Dolatabadi, MD, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁷James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁸CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is challenging because of absent physical findings in early disease and the limited diagnostic performance of laboratory markers. Considerable…
Abstract Number: 1893 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Response in Secukinumab-treated Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Logistic Regression and Machine Learning Analyses
Corinne Miceli-Richard¹, Denis Poddubnyy², Atul Deodhar³, Weibin Bao⁴, Craig Parman⁵, Brian Porter⁶ and Effie Pournara⁵, ¹Paris Descartes University, Department of Rheumatology - Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hannover, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ
Background/Purpose: Predicting outcomes early in the disease course in patients (pts) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is challenging, owing to heterogeneity of symptoms, varying disease severity,…
Abstract Number: 1939 • ACR Convergence 2020
Definitions and Reliability Assessment of Chronic Ultrasound Lesions of the Axillary Artery in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Study from the OMERACT Large Vessel Vasculitis Ultrasound Working Group
Valentin Schaefer¹, Stavros Chrysidis², Greta Carrara³, Wolfgang Schmidt⁴, George A. Bruyn⁵, Bhaskar Dasgupta⁶, Eugenio De Miguel⁷, Andreas Diamantopoulos⁸, Christina Duftner⁹, Ulrich Fredberg¹⁰, Berit Nielsen¹¹, Wolfgang Hartung¹², Alojzija Hocevar¹³, Annamaria Iagnocco¹⁴, Aaron Juche⁴, Tanaz Kermani¹⁵, Tove Lorenzen¹⁶, Pierluigi Macchioni¹⁷, Marcin Milchert¹⁸, Uffe Døhn¹⁹, Sara Monti²⁰, Chetan Mukhtyar²¹, Cristina Ponte²², Carlo Scire²³, Lene Terslev²⁴, Luca Seitz²⁵ and Christian Dejaco²⁶, ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Sydvestjysk Sygehus Esbjerg, Esbjerg, Denmark, ³Epidemiology Unit, Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milan, Italy, ⁴Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin Buch, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology, Reumakliniek Lelystad, Lelystad, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Mid and South Essex University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend University Hospital, United Kingdom, Westcliff on sea, England, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Martina Hansens Hospital, Baerum, Norway, ⁹Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ¹⁰Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, ¹¹Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ¹²Asklepios Klinik Bad Abbach, Bad Abbacg, Germany, ¹³University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ¹⁴Università degli Studi di Torino, Academic Rheumatology Centre, Turin, Italy, ¹⁵David Geffen School of Medicine / University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁶Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁷Unità Operativa di Reumatologia/Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ¹⁸Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland, ¹⁹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseasesand COPECARE, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²⁰Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ²¹Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom, ²²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ²³University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ²⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Copenhagen, Denmark, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ²⁶South Tyrol Health Trust, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT Ultrasound (US) large vessel vasculitis task force has recently defined the US appearance of normal axillary arteries (AA) and the key elementary…
Abstract Number: 0026 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Modified Version of the 2016 ACR Fibromyalgia Criteria Cognitive Items Results in Stronger Correlation Between Subjective and Objective Measures of Cognitive Impairment
Valerie Aloush¹, Chen Yaalon², Sheer Raev², Noy Sobol², Jacob Ablin¹, Ran Shorer³ and Odelia Elkana², ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Academic College Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: In a previous study, we showed that the subjective item assessing cognitive impairment (SSS-Cog) for fibromyalgia (FM) did not correlate with objective cognitive measures.…
Abstract Number: 2019 • ACR Convergence 2020
Preliminary Definition of a Positive MRI for Active Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints Typical of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Walter Maksymowych¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Ulrich Weber³, Pedro M Machado⁴, Susanne J Pedersen⁵, Joachim Sieper⁶, Stephanie Wichuk¹, Denis Poddubnyy⁷, Martin Rudwaleit⁸, Désirée van der Heijde⁹, Robert Landewé¹⁰, Joel Paschke¹¹, Mikkel Østergaard¹² and Robert G Lambert¹³, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ³University of South Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Rigshospitalet University, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Germany, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁰Amsterdam University Medical Center & Zuyderland Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹²Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹³University of Alberta and CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The ASAS definition of a positive MRI for inflammation (ASAS-MRI+) is intended for classification of patients as having axSpA but is often misused for…
Abstract Number: 0094 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation Study of Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Sympathetic Joint Effusion
Justin Levinson¹, Mali Jurkowski², Jasleen Kahlon³, Hayoung Youn⁴, Daohai Yu³ and Irene Tan⁵, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ³Temple University, Philadelphia, ⁴Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, ⁵Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Sympathetic joint effusion (SJE) is a rarely diagnosed rheumatologic entity characterized by painful yet non-inflammatory range synovial effusion. The condition was originally described in…
Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient-Reported Data Show the Impact of Time to Diagnosis in RA
Kelly O'Neill¹, Kathryne Marks², John Davis³ and Cynthia Crowson⁴, ¹Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Orlando, FL, ²Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Time from diagnosis to treatment has been well established to correlate with better outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment delays are often associated with…
Abstract Number: 0445 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dual-Energy CT in Gout Patients: Do All Color-Coded Lesions Actually Represent Monosodium Urate Crystals?
Sara Christiansen¹, Felix Müller², Mikkel Østergaard³, Ole Slot¹, Jakob Møller², Henrik Børgesen², Kasper Gosvig² and Lene Terslev⁴, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Radiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Dual-Energy CT (DECT) can acknowledge differences in tissue compositions and can color-code tissues with specific features including monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. However, when evaluating…
Abstract Number: 0519 • ACR Convergence 2020
Thrombotic and Obstetric Associations of Non-Criteria Antiphospholipid Immunoassays That Detect Antibodies to Neutral and Negatively-Charged Phospholipid
Rohan Willis¹, E Nigel Harris², Vijaya Murthy³, Zurina Romay-Penabad¹, Alvaro Schleh⁴, Monica Smikle², Karel De Ceulaer², Anne Tebo⁵, Troy Jaskowski⁶, Marta Guerra⁷, David Ware Branch⁸, Jane Salmon⁷, Michelle Petri⁹ and Emilio Gonzalez¹, ¹University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, ³University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX, ⁴Antiphospholipid Standardization Laboratory, GALVESTON, TX, ⁵Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ⁶ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ⁹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Background/Purpose: Criteria antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies that identify antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients, anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti-β2glycoprotein-I (anti-β2GPI), have demonstrated inconsistent specificity and sensitivity in this regard…

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