Interview with the awardee of the AbbVie Rheumatology Fellowship 2021 “I love doing research in the field of rheumatology” The AbbVie Rheumatology Fellowship has supported training of young researchers since 2004. Learn more about how it is helping last year’s awardee, Dr. med. Cosimo Bruni, University Hospital Zurich, to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis 5-Year Data on Ixekizumab: Patients Benefit Over the Long Term Continuous therapy with the anti-IL17 antibody ixekizumab has shown sustained long-term improvements in itch, skin pain, and health-related quality of life in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Patients…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Inflammatory rheumatic diseases Targeted therapy in AS and PsA in use for over a year [1]. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can cause permanent joint damage and significantly reduce the quality of life of those affected [2, 3]. For more than a year, an…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rheumatism Safe through pregnancy thanks to medication management Medication can also protect women with rheumatoid arthritis from a disease flare-up during pregnancy. This is shown by the results of a study from the Netherlands. However, some women may…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis When movement is restricted: treatment options for spasticity Multiple sclerosis is the disease with a thousand faces. Not every patient is affected by every symptom. However, far too many sufferers often take the limitations for granted. For example,…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Cystic Fibrosis CF emergencies Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which a defect in the CFTR gene causes disease. The defective chloride channel causes the disease to manifest in different organs.… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Gout After acute gout attack: long-term reduction of hyperuricemia. The diagnostic gold standard of a gout attack is the detection of urate crystals in the synovial fluid by polarized light microscopy. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic substances are used for acute…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Health Services Research International prospective registry study on pustular psoriasis There are still many unanswered questions regarding the pathophysiology, course and treatment options of pustular psoriasis. Because it is a rare condition, there is a lack of large cohort data…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Management of rheumatoid arthritis “Anyone diagnosed with RA today wants to be completely symptom-free.” With the development of conventional, biologic, and targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, the prognosis for rheumatoid arthritis has improved significantly since the 1990s. However, many patients still do not respond to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis and therapy of sarcoidosis Lung disease that also affects the rheumatologist Sarcoidosis most commonly affects the lungs, but extrapulmonary manifestations also occur. Isolated involvement of a single organ or organ system is rare in sarcoidosis, so patients must be thoroughly evaluated…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) Focus on the risk profile Approximately one-third of patients with psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The events responsible for progression to PsA are still unclear. However, genetic and clinical demographic risk factors, particularly family aggregation…
