Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Susceptibility to Measles in Patients from Central America and Mexico in a U.S. Rheumatology Clinic
Background/Purpose: Infections in patients with rheumatic disease are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Preventive measures such as immunizations can reduce the burden of…Abstract Number: 0604 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increasing the Rate of Pneumococcal Vaccination in an Academic Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic
Background/Purpose: Many patients with rheumatic diseases are at increased risk of infection, including invasive pneumococcal infection, due to both disease-related abnormalities of the immune system as…Abstract Number: 1026 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Incidence, Mortality, and Economic Burden of Potentially Preventable Infections in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Herpes zoster, and influenza infections are common and potentially preventable causes of morbidity and mortality. Vaccinations have been shown to reduce infection…Abstract Number: 1997 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immunogenicity of Adjuvanted Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Janus Kinase Inhibitors and Controls: Preliminary Results
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of contracting herpes zoster (HZ) and treatment with JAnus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) further adds on…Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of CD13 as a Potential Cause for SARS-CoV-2-triggered Hyperinflammation and Thrombosis
Background/Purpose: The ectopeptidase CD13, which is highly expressed on stromal and myeloid cells in joints, lung and other tissues, is a known receptor for many…Abstract Number: 0622 • ACR Convergence 2020
Infection-induced MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports
Background/Purpose: Anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and an MPO-ANCA associated glomerulonephritis; both conditions are…Abstract Number: 1099 • ACR Convergence 2020
High Burden of Infections in Indian Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: Validation of Observations from the MyoCite Dataset
Background/Purpose: Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), more so in India.[1-3] The objective of this study was…Abstract Number: 0079 • ACR Convergence 2020
Analysis of COVID-19 and Rheumatology Twitter Activity During the Pandemic Months
Background/Purpose: Twitter is a popular social media platform that is widely used to publish information and exchange ideas. There are over 300 million active monthly…Abstract Number: 0627 • ACR Convergence 2020
Complications of COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Disease: A Case Series
Background/Purpose: People with rheumatic diseases may be at high risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19; on the other hand, immunomodulatory medications are used as…Abstract Number: 1165 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation of Healthcare Claims Algorithms for Identification of Herpes Zoster Among Children with Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Disease
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is a known serious infectious complication in children with autoimmune/autoinflammatory disease and potentially exacerbated by immunomodulatory medications. Information on HZ burden…Abstract Number: 0082 • ACR Convergence 2020
Diffuse Sclerosing Osteomyelitis of the Jaw: An Underdiagnosed Disease in Maxillofacial Surgery Department
Background/Purpose: Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis of the jaw is a rare and under-recognized disease. Many authors include this diagnosis in the spectrum of aseptic osteitis sometimes…Abstract Number: 0628 • ACR Convergence 2020
Factors Associated with Knee Osteoarthritis in an Outpatient HIV-1 Clinic over a 26 Year Interval
Background/Purpose: With the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), patients with HIV-1 began living longer and started to develop diseases associated with aging such as…Abstract Number: 1277 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Cost Composite Markers to Differentiate Infection from Disease Activity in a Febrile Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are at an increased risk of infection owing to immunosuppressive therapy along with coexistent immune dysregulation. It is…Abstract Number: 008 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Incidence and Risk Factors of Hypogammaglobulinemia and Infectious Complications Associated with Rituximab Use in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: B-cell depletion therapy has increasingly been used for the treatment of childhood-onset rheumatic diseases. Previous studies investigating whether rituximab results in increased infections have…Abstract Number: 069 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Rheumatic Fever in a Tertiary Medical Center – 25 Years of Follow Up
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic Fever (RF) occurs after a pharyngeal infection caused by group A-B-hemolytic streptococci.Its principal clinical significance is causing carditis at the acute phase of…
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