Abstract Number: 1037 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Air Quality and Sarcoidosis Inflammatory Activity
Background/Purpose: African Americans [AA] and minorities in the lower socioeconomic strata of Chicago are disproportionately affected by pulmonary sarcoidosis, and regularly exposed to poorer air…Abstract Number: 1377 • ACR Convergence 2020
Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Systemic Sclerosis in Post-9/11 Deployed Veterans Receiving Care Veterans Health Administration Care
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this project was to describe Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), and systemic sclerosis (SSc) in Veterans…Abstract Number: 1426 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Spatial Association with Quarries in a French Northeast Region: A Capture-recapture and Geospatial Analysis
Background/Purpose: Studies addressing the epidemiology of ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) in different countries reported various prevalence rates and suggested that incidence may have increased over the…Abstract Number: 1447 • ACR Convergence 2020
Vitamin D Deficiency Enhances Antiphospholipid Antibody-Mediated Thrombosis in a Passive Immunization Mouse Model
Background/Purpose: Abnormal vitamin D levels occur frequently in antiphospholipid (APS) patients and are correlated with thrombosis. It remains unclear however if vitamin D deficiency observed…Abstract Number: 1794 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Geomagnetic Disturbances: A Time Series Analysis
Background/Purpose: To examine the influence of solar cycle and geomagnetic effects on SLE disease activity.Methods: The data used for the analysis consisted of 327 observations…Abstract Number: 1800 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Air Pollution with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity in the Central Valley of California
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex multisystem autoimmune disease that affects at least 300,000 people in the United States creating a substantial socioeconomic…Abstract Number: 1813 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Comprehensive Method to Study Environmental Chemicals in Serum in Patients with SLE
Background/Purpose: Environmental exposures may play a substantial role in the pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), however it has been challenging to measure and capture…Abstract Number: 2037 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographic Distribution and Environmental Triggers of Systemic Sclerosis in Massachusetts
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune sclerosing disease with a 10-year survival rate of less than 65%. This rate has remained unchanged for…Abstract Number: 0086 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographic Distribution of Eosinophilic Fasciitis Cases in Massachusetts and Associated Environmental Triggers
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare fibrosing disorder of the fascia characterized by induration progressing proximally along the upper and lower extremities. Given the…Abstract Number: 187 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology of JIA-Associated Uveitis: Environmental Factors and Disease Characteristics of a JIA-Associated Uveitis Cohort
Background/Purpose: JIA-associated uveitis (JIA-U) is the most prevalent extra-articular manifestation of JIA and the most common type of uveitis in children. To date, environmental factors…Abstract Number: 693 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Hair Chemicals and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. Previous studies of beauty products as potential triggers of SLE development…Abstract Number: 1106 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjögren’s Syndrome in the Agricultural Health Study: Lower Risk Associated with Childhood Farm Residence and Raising Livestock
Background/Purpose: Prior research suggests that growing up on a farm and contact with livestock may confer protection against developing systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 2084 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Why so Fast? A Focus on Reasons for an Increase in Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation Trends, 2002-2017
Background/Purpose: “Arthritis-attributable activity limitation” (AAAL) is linked to many potentially modifiable characteristics (e.g., work disability, physical inactivity, obesity). By 2015, prevalence of AAAL among adults…Abstract Number: 69 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Possible Association of Early Inflammatory Arthritis with Viral Outbreaks Such As Influenza: Time Series Analysis of the Canadian Early Inflammatory Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Disease clustering suggests a possible environmental cause. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that may be triggered by environmental factors such as viruses.…Abstract Number: 89 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA) and Air Pollution: Ultrafine Particles and Ozone
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have suggested links between air pollution (particularly PM2.5) and serum antibodies related to rheumatic diseases. No one has yet examined anti-nuclear antibody…