Abstracts tagged "Paraneoplastic"

Abstract Number: 2312 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Anti-TIF1-Gamma Antibodies Are Not Associated with Other Paraneoplastic Rheumatic Syndromes Than Dermatomyositis
Paulius Venalis¹, Sandra Selickaja^2,3, Karin Lundberg⁴, Rita Rugiene^5,6 and Ingrid E. Lundberg⁷, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Vilnius University, Center of Rheumatology;, Vilnius, Lithuania, ³State Research Institute for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania, ⁶State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania, ⁷Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: An association between cancer and dermatomyositis (DM), referred to as cancer-associated myositis, is well recognized and clinically important. The overall cancer risk is up…
Abstract Number: 2128 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Effectiveness of ¹⁸f-Fluoro-Dexoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for the Diagnosis of Polymyalgia-like Illness
Hideyuki Horikoshi¹, Takashi Nakanishi¹, Reiko Takahashi¹, Fumihiko Kimura² and Kenji Itoh¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan, ²National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory condition that affects the elderly. It is characterized by pain and stiffness in the shoulder and pelvic girdles. …