Abstract Number: 1833 • ACR Convergence 2022
Intraarticular Morphine in Knee-arthritis – Results of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: The current standard of intraarticular therapy in patients with inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis; RA) or inflammatory exacerbations of osteoarthritis (OA) is the injection…Abstract Number: 1876 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy of JAK Inhibitors in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (other Than Dermatomyositis)
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a rare and heterogeneous group of systemic autoimmune disorders, comprising dermatomyositis (DM), immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), polymyositis (PM), inclusion…Abstract Number: 0738 • ACR Convergence 2021
Therapeutic Effects of Oral Chinese Patent Medicine on Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Oral Chinese patent medicine (CPM) has been deemed to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and is widely used as the first-line treatment for osteoarthritis…Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vitamin D and Marine n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Prevention of Autoimmune Disease in the VITAL Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: In observational studies, vitamin D has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk of several autoimmune diseases, and a large randomized, controlled trial has been…Abstract Number: 1392 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-Term Tolerability of Aminaphtone in Raynaud’s Phenomenon Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Aminaphtone has been used for many years to treat microvascular disorders. In vitro Aminaphtone counteracts vasoconstriction downregulating endothelin-1 production and interferes with adhesion molecules…Abstract Number: 0527 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rituximab for Refractory Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Multicenter Israeli Experience
Background/Purpose: The clinical manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are heterogeneous and related to anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL). There is some evidence that B cells are…Abstract Number: 0730 • ACR Convergence 2020
To Taper or Not to Taper in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Is There a Risk of Development of Uveitis Flares?
Background/Purpose: To determine the association between the occurrence of uveitis flares in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and the de-intensification of immunosuppressive treatment.Methods: We…Abstract Number: 0867 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Use Predicts Significantly Higher Patient and Graft Survival in Post-Renal Transplant Lupus Nephritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a pivotal therapy for lupus nephritis (LN) as it contributes to 65% lower mortality and 84% lower renal damage compared to…Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Early Initiation of Plasma Exchange Therapy for a Patient with Anti-MDA5 Autoantibody-Positive Dermatomyositis Developing Refractory Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM), and particularly the subtype clinically amyopathic DM (CADM), is often associated with fatal rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) when anti-melanoma differentiation-associated…