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  • Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Different Cartilage-Bone Unit in Patients with Primary Osteoarthritis and Secondary Osteoarthritis Caused By Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Rasmus Klose-Jensen1, Anne Friesgaard Christensen2, Kresten Krarup Keller3 and Ellen-Margrethe Hauge3,4, 1Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Vejle, Denmark, 3Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark, 4Clinical medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Despite distinct aetiologies of joint diseases, the osteoarthritic end-stage of primary osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are described using similar radiological features. However,…
  • Abstract Number: 1462 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Fibrin Deposition and Neutrophil Infiltration of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovium Are Associated with Duration of Morning Stiffness

    Dana Orange1, Caroline Jiang1, Edward F. DiCarlo2, Tania Pannellini3, Laura T. Donlin4, Serene Z. Mirza5, Mark P. Figgie6, Vivian P. Bykerk7, Ana-Maria Orbai8, Sarah Mackie9 and Susan M. Goodman3, 1Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 2Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and the David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 5Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 6Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 7Deptartment of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 8Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 9NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Stiffness is a hallmark of RA, but little is known about the etiology. We investigated stiffness association with RA disease activity and determined whether…
  • Abstract Number: 1470 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Russell Bodies and Serological Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Michael A. McNamara1, Susan M. Goodman2, Laura T. Donlin3, Dana Orange4, Serene Z. Mirza1, Jackie Szymonifka2, Mark P. Figgie5, Vivian P. Bykerk2 and Edward F. DiCarlo6, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and the David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 5Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 6Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Russell Bodies and Serological Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis Background/Purpose: Russell bodies (RBs) are globular aggregates of immunoglobulin produced by plasma cells and identified both within…
  • Abstract Number: 1719 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    High-Throughput Quantitative Histology in Systemic Sclerosis Skin Disease Using Computer Vision

    Chase Correia1, Seamus Mawe2, Mary A. Carns3, Kathleen Aren3, Aileen Hoffman4, Monique Hinchcliff5 and J. Matthew Mahoney6, 1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, 3Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL, 4Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 5Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 6Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

    Background/Purpose: The lack of a reproducible and quantitative method to accurately assess histological skin fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) has long plagued clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 2907 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Comparison of the Joints Ultrasonography in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated By Biological Agents and the Corresponding Synovial Histological Findings

    Asami Abe1, Hajime Ishikawa2 and Kunihiko Wakaki3, 1Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, 2Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, 3Pathology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Shibata, Japan

    Comparison of the joints ultrasonography in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated by biological agents and the corresponding synovial histological findings Background/Purpose: In the treatment…
  • Abstract Number: 2972 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis (1980-2017): A Rare Disease, Commonly Associated with Malignancy and Autoimmunity

    Avneek Singh Sandhu1, Cynthia S. Crowson2, David Wetter3, Gavin McKenzie4 and Ashima Makol1, 1Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, 3Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a systemic disease characterized by papulo-nodular skin eruptions and progressive, deforming arthritis. We aimed to examine the clinical correlates and…
  • Abstract Number: 567 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Minor Salivary Gland Histopathology, Major Salivary Gland Ultrasonography, and Secretory Function in Smoking Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

    Daniel S. Hammenfors1, Haris Causevic2, Johan G. Brun3, Roland Jonsson1 and Malin V. Jonsson4, 1Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, 2Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, 3Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Bergen, Norway, 4Department of Clinical Dentistry, Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Several studies have reported a protective effect of smoking with regard to risk for primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and minor salivary gland inflammation. To…
  • Abstract Number: 1347 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Ultrasonography and Synovial Histology in the RA Patients in Remission

    Asami Abe1, Hajime Ishikawa2 and Kunihiko Wakaki3, 1Rheumatplogy, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, 2Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, 3Pathology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Shibata, Japan

    Background/Purpose: In the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the early diagnosis and early medical treatment via tight control have become increasingly important with the advent…
  • Abstract Number: 2114 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF): Are There Definable Subsets?

    Sepehr Mesdaghinia1, Julio Arturo Huapaya2, Brainerd Ewarien2 and Virginia D. Steen1, 1Rheumatology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

    -       Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be an early manifestation of an occult connective tissue disease (CTD).  It is important to separate these patients…
  • Abstract Number: 2416 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Histopathological Change Caused By Biological Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue

    Ayako Kubota, Toru Suguro, Masayuki Sekiguchi and Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Multiple studies addressing the effects of biologics on the synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have been reported. There are, however, few studies…
  • Abstract Number: 142 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Quality Assessment of Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsies Performed in Clinical Practice

    Aurélie Najm1, Marie-Françoise Heymann2, Géraldine Bart1, Yves Maugars1 and Benoît Le Goff1, 1Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 2Histopathology, Histopathology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France

    Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue is the principal target and end organ involved in the pathogenesis of multiple articular disease processes. Histological and bacteriological analyses of synovial…
  • Abstract Number: 153 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Synovial Immunophenotype and Ultrasonography: A Contemporaneous Study of Different Compartments of the Knee Joint

    Aurélie Najm1,2, Carl Orr3, Benoît Le Goff MD PhD1, Ursula Fearon4 and Douglas J. Veale5, 1Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 2Rheumatology, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 3Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland, 4Trinity College Dublin, Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 5Consultant Rheumatologist, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, St. Vincent’s University Hospital and University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Background/Purpose: Histological analysis of synovial tissue, despite being a reliable and accurate assessment for synovitis, is not routinely performed. Ultrasonography (US) is a fast, available…
  • Abstract Number: 156 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Detection of Finger Joint Osteophytes and Bone Erosions By Ultrasound; A Comparison to Computed Tomography and Histology

    Martin Stradner1, Stephanie Finzel2, Rusmir Husic1, Manuel Dreu3, Alexander Hofmeister4, christine Beham-Schmid5, Winfried Graninger1 and Christian Dejaco1, 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 3Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 4Core Facility Alternative Biomodels & Preclinical Imaging, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 55Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is an emerging technique for the examination of osteoarthritis of the hands (HOA).Bone erosions and osteophytes are hallmarks of advanced HOA. We…
  • Abstract Number: 1576 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Identifying Rheumatoid Arthritis Subtypes Using Synovial Tissue Gene Expression Profiling, Histologic Scoring and Clinical Correlates

    Dana E. Orange1, Susan M. Goodman2, Phaedra Agius3, Ryan Cummings4, Kathleen Andersen1, Robert Darnell5, Lionel Ivashkiv2, Alessandra B. Pernis6, Edward F. DiCarlo7, Vivian P. Bykerk8 and Laura T. Donlin9, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3New York Genome Center, New York, NY, 4Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 5The New York Genome Center, New York, NY, 6David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 7Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 8Divison of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 9Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and the David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: The histopathologic features of synovial tissue vary widely among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing arthroplasty and the clinical significance of this variability is…
  • Abstract Number: 1959 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    How Do Bone Marrow Lesions Cause Osteoarthritis Pain? a Structural and Functional Tissue-Based Study

    Nidhi Sofat1, Lena Assi2, Anasuya Kuttapitiya3, Alan Boyde4, Vivian Ejindu5 and Christine Heron5, 1Basic Medical Sciences, St. George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom, 2St George's University of London, Institute for Infection & Immunity, London, United Kingdom, 3St George's, University of London, Institute for Infection & Immunity, London, United Kingdom, 4Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, 5Department of Radiology, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Bone marrow lesions (BML) are well described in osteoarthritis (OA) and associate with pain, but little is known about histological and functional features of…
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