Abstracts tagged "Diagnostic Tests"

Abstract Number: 158 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Joint Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Suspected Acute Crystal Arthritis : Results of a Prospective Study of 112 Patients
Pascal Zufferey¹, Isabelle Fabreguet¹, Roxana Valcov¹, Alexandre Dumusc¹ and Alexander K. So Sr.², ¹DAL, RHU/CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²Dal/Rhu, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background/Purpose The gold standard for diagnosing gout and CCP arthritis is the identification of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joint fluid. Ultrasound (US) features of…
Abstract Number: 2209 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Different Patterns of Gut Injury in UC and CD
Joachim Høg Mortensen¹, Line Elberg Godskesen², Michael Dam Jensen², Lone Gabriels Klinge², Jens Kjeldsen², Aleksander Krag², Morten Karsdal³ and Anne C. Bay-Jensen⁴, ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Købehavn, Denmark, ²Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ³Research & Development, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ⁴Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: About 10 % of patients with IBD have symptoms that match both Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), termed inflammatory bowel disease unclassified…
Abstract Number: 148 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Ultrasonography Parotid Glands in Patients with Suspected Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Marina Oliver¹, Lida Santiago², Paula Gonzalez¹, Diego Vila¹, Sebastian fernandez Nacul¹, Santiago Scarafia³, Marta Mamani⁴ and Anastasia Secco³, ¹Rheumatology, Rivadavia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²hospital rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Rivadavia, Capital Federal, Argentina
Background/Purpose Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by chronic lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine tissues. Currently new non-invasive techniques are being continuously introduced…
Abstract Number: 2057 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Electrophysiological Evaluation of Autonomic Nervous System and Cutaneous Silent Period in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Isil Ustun¹, Ilker Yagci², Gulseren Akyuz³ and Feyza Unlu,Ozkan⁴, ¹Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bagcilar Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara Universitesi T?p Fakultesi, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose This study was designed to investigate the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and spinal inhibitory circuits in FMS by electrophysiological studies and compare the results…
Abstract Number: 1995 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Design and Implementation of a Clinical Teaching Tool for Approach to Children with Suspected New Rheumatologic Diagnosis
Kristen Hayward¹ and Jennifer Hrachovec², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Clincal Effectiveness, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose Approximately 1 in 1000 children suffer from a rheumatologic disorder. Despite the relative frequency of these conditions, there is a shortage of pediatric rheumatologists…
Abstract Number: 1867 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mandibular Movement in Healthy Individuals from 4-17 Years of Age
Peter Stoustrup¹, Kasper Dahl Kristensen^2,3, Annelise Küseler⁴, Thomas Klit Pedersen^5,6 and Troels Herlin⁷, ¹Section of Orthodontics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²Section of Orthodontics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark, ³Specialist Oral Health Center for Western Norway, Rogaland Stavanger, Norway, ⁴Section of Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Section or Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Assessment of mandibular movement capacity is an important part of the clinical orofacial examination of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1756 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Molecular Diagnosis Reveals a Surprising Prevalence of Limited Gpa Among Patients with Orbital Inflammatory Diseases
James T. Rosenbaum¹, Dongseok Choi², Christine Harrington³, Patrick Stauffer⁴, David Wilson⁵, Seema Gupta⁴, Roger Dailey⁴, John Ng⁴, Eric Steele⁴, Patrick Yeatts⁶, Peter Dolman⁷, Valerie White⁷, Gerald Harris⁸, Craig Czyz⁹, Jill Foster⁹, Deepak Edward¹⁰, Hind Alkatan¹⁰, Bobby Korn¹¹, Don Kikkawa¹², Dinesh Selva¹³, Sander Dubovy¹⁴, Chris Alabiad¹⁵, David Tse¹⁵, Michael Kazim¹⁶, Payal Patel¹⁶ and Stephen R. Planck¹⁷, ¹OHSU, Portland, OR, ²Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ³Integrated Genomics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵Casey Eye Institute/Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁶Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁷University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁹Ohio State Univeristy, Columbus, OH, ¹⁰King Khaled Eye Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹¹University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹²Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹³Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ¹⁴University of Miami, Miami, FL, ¹⁵Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ¹⁶Columbia University, New York City, NY, ¹⁷Casey Eye Inst/Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Gene expression profiling provides diagnostic and therapeutic information in several malignancies, but its role in evaluating inflammatory disease is relatively untested. We hypothesized that…
Abstract Number: 1762 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Muscle Biopsy Is a Useful and Noninvasive Procedure in Diagnosing Systemic Vasculitis Affecting Small-to-Medium-Sized Vessels: A Prospective Evaluation
Takahiro Nunokawa¹, Takayasu Kise¹, Naoto Yokogawa², Kota Shimada¹ and Shoji Sugii², ¹Department of Rheumatic diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Histopathological confirmation is required for the diagnosis of systemic vasculitis. However, patients suspected of vasculitis often only have lesions with a low diagnostic yield…
Abstract Number: 1138 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tuberculin Skin Test and Booster Phenomenon In a Rheumatoid Arthritis Population. Differences Between Early and Established Disease
Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, David Vega-Morales², Janett Carmen Luzmilla Riega-Torres¹, Octavio Ilizaliturri-Guerra¹ and Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo¹, ¹Early Arthritis Clinic, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. Chronic inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and the use of immunosuppressive drugs, increase the risk of…
Abstract Number: 671 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibody Diversity In Scleroderma Patients With Antinucleolar Antibodies and Negative For Three Major Disease-Specific Markers
Sarada Nandiwada¹, Troy Jaskowski², Maureen D. Mayes³, Minoru Satoh⁴ and Anne E. Tebo¹, ¹Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a nucleolar pattern (antinucleolar antibodies, ANoA) by indirect immunofluorescence technique correlate with several autoantibody specificities and clinical manifestations in scleroderma…
Abstract Number: 639 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Examination Of The Cytokine Profile Of The Cerebrospinal Fluid In Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kunihiro Ichinose¹, Takeshi Ushigusa², Yoshikazu Nakashima³, Takahisa Suzuki³, Yoshiro Horai⁴, Shin-ya Kawashiri², Naoki Iwamoto², Mami Tamai³, Kazuhiko Arima⁴, Hideki Nakamura², Tomoki Origuchi⁵ and Atsushi Kawakami⁴, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁵Department of Health Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Examination of the cytokine profile of the cerebrospinal fluid in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosusBackground/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a serious complication in systemic…
Abstract Number: 520 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is Very Common in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Anna M. Nilsson¹, Elke Theander², Roger Hesselstrand³, Eeva Piitulainen⁴, Sandra Diaz⁵, Olle Ekberg⁵, Per Wollmer⁶ and Thomas Mandl⁷, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Skane University Hospital Malmo, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden, ²Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Dept of Lung medicine, Lund University & Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, ⁵Dept of Radiology, Skåne University Hospital Malmo, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁶Dept of Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital Malmo, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital Malmo, Lund University, Sweden, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: To study the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and its association with respiratory symptoms, pulmonary…
Abstract Number: 183 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Performance Of a Point Of Care Test For Detection Of Anti-Mutated Citrullinated Vimentin and Rheumatoid Factor In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Preeda Rojanasantikul¹, Prapa Pattrapornpisut², Kulvara Anuruckparadorn³ and Wanruchada Katchamart¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ²Department of Internal Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Department of Transfusion Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Background/Purpose: Besides rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA), a newer serologic marker, was added to the new American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League…
Abstract Number: 2553 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical Value Of Testing For Aphl, a New ELISA Kit With a Unique Phospholipid Mixture In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Savino Sciascia¹, Giovanni Sanna², Veronica Murru³, Munther A. Khamashta⁴ and Maria Laura Bertolaccini³, ¹Department of Rare, Immunologic, Hematologic and Immunohematologic Diseases, Centro di Immunopatologia e Documentazione su Malattie rare, Torino, Italy, ²Louise Coote Lupus Unit, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Antibodies directed to APhL (a mixture of phospholipids) have been reported to predict APS more reliably than aCL tests. We designed this study to…
Abstract Number: 2525 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Assay Panel Combining Cell Bound Complement Activation Products With Autoantibodies To Extractable Nuclear Antigens and Mutated Citrullinated Vimentin Helps With The Differential Diagnosis Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chaim Putterman¹, Richard Furie², R. Ramsey-Goldman³, Anca Askanase⁴, Jill P. Buyon⁵, Kenneth C. Kalunian⁶, W. Winn Chatham⁷, Elena M. Massarotti⁸, Emily C. Somers⁹, Irene Blanco¹⁰, Puja Chitkara¹¹, Nicole Jordan¹², Kyriakos A. Kirou¹³, Arthur Weinstein¹⁴, Susan Manzi¹⁵, Joseph M. Ahearn¹⁶, Claudia Ibarra¹⁷, Derren Barken¹⁸ and Thierry Dervieux¹⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, ³Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹IntMed, Environmental Health, and OB/GYN, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹¹Rheumatology, SDAMC, San Diego, CA, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁴Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁶Lupus Center of Excellence, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁷Clinical Laboratory, Exagen Diagnostics, Vista, CA, ¹⁸Exagen Diagnostics, Vista, CA, ¹⁹Research and Development, Exagen Diagnostics, Vista, CA
Background/Purpose: We previously established the value of cell-bound complement activation products (CBCAPS) in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (CAPITAL study). The purpose of…

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