Abstracts tagged "Infection"

Abstract Number: 0622 • ACR Convergence 2020
Infection-induced MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports
Konstantinos Parperis¹, Loukas Kakoullis², Eleni Papachristodoulou³ and George Panos³, ¹University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix and University of Cyprus Medical School, Phoenix, ²University of Patras School of Health Sciences, Patras, Akhaia, Greece, ³University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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
Rudrarpan Chatterjee¹, Pankti Mehta², Vikas Agarwal¹ and Latika Gupta², ¹Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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
Mosaab Mohameden¹ and Ali H.Ali², ¹University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA
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
Timothy Buckey¹, Mali Jurkowski¹, Kevin Lu², Roberto Caricchio² and Aruni Jayatilleke², ¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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
Beth Rutstein¹, Sabrina Gmuca², Jeffrey S. Gerber² and Alexis Ogdie³, ¹The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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
Pauline Preuss¹, Hélios Bertin¹, Pierre Corre¹ and Benoit Le Goff², ¹Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ²Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
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
Benjamin Naovarat¹, Francis Williams¹, Jonathan Dau², Marka Lyons³, Binh Nguyen⁴, Gloria Salazar³ and John Reveille⁵, ¹The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³University of Texas Houston, McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX
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
Pankti Mehta¹, Komal Singh¹, Amita Aggarwal¹ and Seema Sharma¹, ¹Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2020
Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Autoimmune Disease and Paraproteinemia Influence the Presentation of a Cohort of 150 Pernicious Anemia Patients Diagnosed in a Rheumatology Clinic
Michael Lovy¹, Norma Daniela Aguirre Vega¹ and Crystal Escobar¹, ¹Desert Oasis Healthcare, Palm Springs, CA
Background/Purpose: The most familiar presentation of pernicious anemia is an elderly Northern European woman with hematologic and neurologic manifestations. More recently the influence of Helicobacter…
Abstract Number: 0630 • ACR Convergence 2020
“No Benefit from a Strict Immobilization in Vertebral Osteomyelitis” Vertebral Immobilization and Neurological Complication in Acute Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: SPONDIMMO, a Prospective Cohort of 250 Patients
Adrien Le Pluart¹, COIFFIER Guillaume², Christelle Darrieutort¹, CORMIER Grégoire³, GODOT Sophie⁴, Sebastien Ottaviani⁵, Gaetane Nocturne⁶, MEROT Oriane⁷, COUDERC Marion⁸, HOPPE Emmanuel⁹, MULLEMAN Denis¹⁰, Benoit Le Goff¹¹ and Geraldine Bart¹², ¹Nantes University Hospital Center, Nantes, France, ²Rennes University Hospital Center, Rennes, France, ³La Roche Sur Yon Hospital Center, La Roche Sur Yon, France, ⁴Paris Croix Saint Simon Hospital Center, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Bichat hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Bicetre Hospital, APHP, France, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁷Saint Nazaire Hospital Center, Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France, ⁸Clermont Ferrant University Hospital Center, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁹Angers University Hospital Center, Angers, France, ¹⁰Tours University Hospital Center, Tours, France, ¹¹Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, ¹²Rennes University Hospital Center, Rennes, Bretagne, France
Background/Purpose: Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) can be associated with neurological complications. We showed in a previous study that they occurred in 40% of patients with VO.…
Abstract Number: 1465 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of the Combined Vaccination Scheme Against Streptococcus Pneumoniae on the Incidence of Related Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARD: Data from BIOBADASER 3.0
Sebastian Rodriguez-Garcia¹, Carlos Sanchez-Piedra², Raul Castellanos-Moreira³, Dolores Ruiz-Montesinos⁴, Victoria Hernandez⁵, Manuel Pombo-Suarez⁶, Fernando Sanchez-Alonso², Loreto Carmona⁷ and JJ Gómez-Reino⁸, ¹La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Biobadaser, Research Unit, Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Clínico de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ⁷Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética, Madrid, Spain, ⁸IDIS-CHUS - Rheumatology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Background/Purpose: Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of hospitalization in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Streptococcus Pneumoniae (SP) is one of the most frequent pathogens…
Abstract Number: 0100 • ACR Convergence 2020
Concordance Between the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and Tuberculin Test for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Cristobal Pavez Perales¹, Ana Quiles Rocher², Elena Grau Garcia³, Marta De la Rubia Navarro¹, Samuel Leal Rodriguez⁴, Roxana Gonzalez Mazario¹, Jorge Juan Fragio Gil¹, Cristina Alcañiz Escandell³, Jose Ivorra Cortes¹, Inmaculada Chalmeta Verdejo¹, Luis Gonzalez Puig⁵, Isabel Martinez Cordellat¹, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech¹, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez¹, Francisco Miguel Ortiz Sanjuan⁴, Elvira Vicens Bernabeu⁴, Carmen Najera Herranz¹, Ines Canovas Olmos¹ and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra¹, ¹Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²Medical School, UCV, Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Torrente ( Valencia), Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) are at higher risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) reactivation. To detect and treat it before starting treatment, especially with biological therapies, decrease the reactivation risk. Diagnosis is carried…
Abstract Number: 0631 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes in DMARD-Naïve Patients with Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis
Nicolle Medina-Cintrón¹, Idali Martínez¹, Naydi Pérez-Ríos², Yaritza Berríos-López² and Luis Vilá³, ¹University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ²University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ³University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is characterized by fever, maculopapular rash, and severe polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Up to 80% of affected individuals may develop chronic CHIKV…
Abstract Number: 1469 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characteristics of Adult Patients with Rheumatic Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Data from an International Patient Survey
Jonathan Hausmann¹, Kevin Kennedy², Salman Surangiwala³, Maggie Larche⁴, Mitchell Levine², Jean Liew⁵, Zachary Wallace⁶ and Emily Sirotich⁴, ¹Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ³Queen’s School of Medicine, Kingston, Canada, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases are at increased risk of infection due to immune dysregulation and the use of immunosuppression. It is unknown whether they…
Abstract Number: 0223 • ACR Convergence 2020
Safety of Low Dose Methotrexate (MTX) and Tuberculosis (TB)
Anna Davidson¹, Alize Gunay¹, Ines Colmegna², Diane Lacaille³, Harold Loewen⁴, Michele Meltzer⁵, Yewondwossen Tadese⁶, Zenebe Yirsaw⁶, Sasha Bernatsky⁷ and Carol Hitchon⁴, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ³University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia, ⁷The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Increased awareness of the importance of MTX in rheumatic disease is leading to more MTX use in patients from TB-endemic areas. Current management guidelines…

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