Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 2545 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence, Clinical Correlations and Outcomes of Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis: a Retrospective Monocentric Study (2013–2023)
Valeria Manfrè¹, elena treppo², Maria Pillon³, Maria De Martino⁴, Cinzia Fabro⁵, Miriam Isola⁴, Martina Fabris⁶, Francesco Curcio⁶ and Luca Quartuccio¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine (DMED), Academic Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", ASUFC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ⁴Institute of Statistics, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy., Udine, Italy, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy., Udine, Italy, ⁶Institute of Clinical Pathology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy., Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CryoVas) is a rare immune-complex-mediated disorder, often associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, autoimmune diseases (ADs), or other etiologies. Despite its…
Abstract Number: 2126 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preliminary Results of a Large, Global Registry Characterizing Childhood-Onset Takayasu Arteritis
Muserref Kasap Cuceoglu¹, James Bistolarides², Mario Sestan³, Samuel Gagne⁴, Nick McPhate⁵, Kimberly Morishita⁶, Vidya Sivaraman⁷, Linda Wagner-Weiner⁸, Seza Özen⁹, Marija Jelusic¹⁰ and David Cabral¹¹, ¹Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, ⁶University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁸University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁹Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁰University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, ¹¹BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The rarity of childhood-onset Takayasu arteritis (c-TAK) has resulted in small cohorts for study that has limited the potential for evaluating its course and…
Abstract Number: 1618 • ACR Convergence 2025
Use of JAK inhibitors in patients with refractory Takayasu arteritis: A worldwide retrospective study
Fatma Alibaz-Oner¹, İbrahim yahya Çakır², Alessandro Tomelleri³, Aysegul Avcu⁴, Kaitlin Quinn⁵, Durga Prasanna Misra⁶, Matthew Koster⁷, Peter Grayson⁸, Alojzija Hocevar⁹, Kenan Aksu¹⁰, Duygu Kerim¹¹, Ertugrul Cağrı Bolek¹², Elena Baldissera¹³, Corrado Campochiaro¹⁴, Lorenzo Dagna¹⁵, Sema Kaymaz-Tahra¹⁶ and Haner Direskeneli⁴, ¹MARMARA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Gazi University, Ankara, ³IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, Milano, Italy, ⁴Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁶Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ⁷Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁸National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD, ⁹University Medical Center Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ¹⁰Ege Uni. Tip Fak., Istanbul, Turkey, ¹¹Ege University, Izmir, ¹²Gazi University, Rheumatology, Ankara, ¹³IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, Milan, Italy, Milan, ¹⁴IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁵Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ¹⁶Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids(GCs) are the mainstay of treatment in Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Conventional DMARDs(cDMARDs) and biologic DMARDS(bDMARDs) are often used as steroid sparing agents in TAK.…
Abstract Number: 0895 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Glucocorticoid Tapering in Giant Cell Arteritis: Analysis From the SELECT-GCA Trial
FRANK BUTTGEREIT¹, Kevin Winthrop², Leonard Calabrese³, Ivan Lagunes⁴, Aditi Kadakia⁵, Ana Romero⁶, Shaofei Zhao⁴, Weihan Zhao⁴, Arathi Setty⁴ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Abbvie Inc, North Chicago, IL, ⁵AbbVie Inc, Woburn, MA, ⁶AbbVie, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: This study assessed the occurrence of adverse events of serious infections, herpes zoster, and opportunistic infection during concomitant treatment with GCs and after GC…
Abstract Number: 0753 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence of Ischemic Vision Loss Among Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
Mary Peng¹, Kylie Carlson², Sebastian E Sattui³ and Michael Putman⁴, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Ischemic vision loss affects up to one quarter of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The incidence of ischemic vision loss among patients with…
Abstract Number: 0263 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Multicenter Retrospective Case Series of Patients with Susac Syndrome treated with Rituximab
Michelle Benjamin¹, Mattia Wruble Clark², Shamik Bhattacharyya³, Audra Horomanski¹ and Kristin Galetta⁴, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Mass General Brigham, Somerville, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Malden, MA, ⁴Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto
Background/Purpose: Susac Syndrome (SuS) is a rare immune-mediated vasculo-occlusive disease characterized by a triad of encephalopathy, hearing loss, and branched retinal artery occlusions. Deficits can…
Abstract Number: 2543 • ACR Convergence 2025
Severe Visual Impairment in Behçet Syndrome in Time: A Comparison of Four Time Periods
Mustafa Erdogan¹, Koray Tascilar², Yagmur Ersoya³, Alp Ozcan⁴, Mert Gurcan⁴, Talal Ammar⁴, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu⁵, Yesim Ozguler⁵, Gulen Hatemi⁵ and Hasan Yazici⁶, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology / Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Department of Medicine ³, Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: There is consensus that the visual prognosis in Behçet syndrome (BS) uveitis has considerably improved in time (1-3). We wanted to better quantitate this…
Abstract Number: 1931 • ACR Convergence 2025
COSMOS Prevalence of aTTP in SLE
Nisha Sapkota¹, Yevheniia Andriushchenko², Saadia Malik², Sarang Choi² and Sima Terebelo², ¹Interfaith Medical Center, One Broolyn Health, Brooklyn, NY, ²Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations, including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a life-threatening hematologic disorder. The pathogenesis of…
Abstract Number: 1614 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Systematic Literature Review to Inform the EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Large Vessel Vasculitis: Focus on Referral and Diagnosis
Alice Bartoletti¹, Georgina Ducker², Mrinalini Dey³, Durga Prasanna Misra⁴, Sara Monti⁵, Bernhard Hellmich⁶, Chetan Mukhtyar⁷, Paul Studenic⁸ and Elena Nikiphorou⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milan, Italy, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK, Norwich, England, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, London, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ⁵University of Pavia, Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Pulmonology, Nephrology and Diabetology, Medius Kliniken Kirchheim/Teck, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, Kirchheim-Teck, Germany, ⁷Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, England, United Kingdom, ⁸Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁹King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for the management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Large Vessel Vasculitis (LVV) date back to 2015…
Abstract Number: 0894 • ACR Convergence 2025
Altered B cell subpopulations in Giant Cell Arteritis
Maria-Eugenia Miranda-Carus¹, Beatriz Nieto-Carvalhal², Irene Monjo Henry¹, Sara García-Carazo³ and Eugenio de Miguel¹, ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Mdrid, ³Hospital La Paz, Madrid
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA), a large-vessel granulomatous vasculitis, has been considered as a T cell-dependent condition. Interestingly, tertiary lymphoid structures, B cell and plasma…
Abstract Number: 0752 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterization of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica in the ARTESER giant cell arteritis cohort
Maite Silva-Diaz¹, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro², Rafael B. Melero-González³, Elisa Fernández-Fernández⁴, Jesús Alejandro Valero⁵, Ismael González⁶, Julio Sánchez Martín⁷, Javier Narváez⁸, Eva Galíndez Agirregoikoa⁹, Vicente Aldasoro Cáceres¹⁰, lydia Abasolo Alcazar¹¹, Javier Loricera¹², Noemí Garrido¹³, Santos Castañeda¹⁴, Carlota L Iñiguez¹⁵, Alicia Garcia¹⁶, Clara Molina Almela¹⁷, María Alcalde Villar¹⁸, Antonio Juan Mas¹⁹ and Ricardo Blanco²⁰, ¹Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³COMPLEXO HOSPITALARIO UNIVERSITARIO DE OURENSE, O Carballino, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Donosti, Donosti, Spain, ⁶Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹¹IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital del Bierzo, Ponferrada, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ¹⁷Consorci Hospital General Universitari de València, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Universitari Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ²⁰Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic granulomatous vasculitis affecting medium- and large-sized arteries (1). The classic symptoms are cranial symptoms, including headache, jaw…
Abstract Number: 0251 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Mepolizumab on Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndromes: Preliminary Analysis of a Monocentric Retrospective Cohort
Jacopo Mora¹, Francesca Regola¹, Paola Toniati², Giulia Fontana¹, Alessia Gatti¹, Ilaria Cavazzana³ and Franco Franceschini⁴, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit – ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit – ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Clinical and Experimental Sciences Department, ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ⁴University of Brescia, Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndromes (iHES) are a group of disorders characterized by persistent eosinophilia and eosinophil-mediated organ damage. Mepolizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 monoclonal antibody, has proven…
Abstract Number: 2542 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Rule Based NLP Pipeline for Glucocorticoid exposure
Simran Nimal¹, Megan Sullivan¹, Christopher Conyers², Joseph Rosen¹, Christopher Grilli¹, Kenneth Warrington³ and Victor E Ortega¹, ¹Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale-⁸⁵²⁵⁹, AZ, ³Mayo Clinic, ROCHESTER, MN
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are essential for managing giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), but prolonged use poses risk due to cumulative dosing and…
Abstract Number: 1912 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cutaneous manifestations of vasculitis: A cross-sectional analysis from an international cohort
Robert Micheletti¹, William Song¹, Brian Chu², Lynne Allen-Taylor³, Joel Gelfand³, Peter Grayson⁴, Cristina Ponte⁵, Joanna Robson⁶, Ravi Suppiah⁷, Raashid Luqmani⁸, Richard Watts⁹ and Peter Merkel¹⁰, ¹Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Brown University Health, Providence, RI, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁴National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD, ⁵Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁶University of the West of England Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁷Health New Zealand - Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁸University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁹University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, ¹⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Vasculitis is a group of rare, multisystem diseases which may involve the skin. Characterization of the frequency, type, and significance of cutaneous manifestations in…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2025
Switching From Reference Tocilizumab to Biosimilar in Giant Cell Arteritis: Effectiveness and Safety in a Multicenter Study of 38 Patients
Adrian Martin-Gutierrez¹, Fernando Lopez Gutierrez², Javier Loricera³, Juan Molina-Collada⁴, Juan Carlos Nieto⁵, Marina Sánchez-Lucas⁶, Maite silva⁷, Patricia Moya Albarado⁸, Eztizen Labrador-Sanchez⁹, Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹⁰ and Ricardo Blanco¹¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Renedo de Piélagos, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Immunopathology Group -IDIVAL, Reumatología, Santander, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, A Coruña, Spain, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, ⁸Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario San Pedro, Laguardia, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: The cost of original biologics may limit treatment access. Biosimilars are biologics that are structurally highly similar and functionally equivalent to the approved reference…

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