Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids and Biologics"

Abstract Number: 1892 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Association Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and the Risk of Death or Readmission After Major Surgery
Michael George¹, Joshua Baker ², Kevin Winthrop ³, Lang Chen ⁴, Qufei Wu ², Fenglong Xie ⁵ and Jeffrey Curtis ⁴, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: The impact of immunosuppression on post-operative outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has primarily been studied in patients undergoing joint replacement surgery. We aimed to…
Abstract Number: 2111 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Symptomatic Coccidioidomycosis Infections in Patients on Biologic Therapies
Alexander Peck¹, Ella Starobinska ², Gilbert Ortega ¹, Travis Maestas ¹, Jaclyn Leong ¹, Phan Saligrama ¹, Jawad Bilal ¹ and Dominick Sudano ³, ¹University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AL, ³Banner University Medical Center Tucson, Tucson
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown an increased risk of coccidioidomycosis infection in immunosuppressed patients. However, relationship of coccidioidomycosis infections with different immunosuppressive medication is not well…