This content is machine translated Interactive expert Q&A session at the SGR Congress 2022 What you always wanted to know about JAK inhibitors Oral Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) are gaining ground in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatoid diseases and were therefore a hotly debated topic at this year’s annual congress of the Swiss…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic Arthritis Current GRAPPA recommendations revisited An important message from the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) is that patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) should be treated on an individualized basis…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Nail psoriasis A diagnostic challenge Nail psoriasis is the most common inflammatory dermatosis of the nail apparatus. Most often, but not always, nail infestation occurs together with skin psoriasis. Typical psoriasiform nail changes include spotted…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Interstitial lung disease The ILD Board from the perspective of rheumatologists The presence of ILD in rheumatoid arthritis patients:in limits prognosis and survival as well as quality of life. Early diagnosis is of great importance so that treatment can be started… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Interstitial lung disease The ILD Board from the perspective of rheumatologists The presence of ILD in rheumatoid arthritis patients:in limits prognosis and survival as well as quality of life. Early diagnosis is of great importance so that treatment can be started…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Amendment of the Swiss Narcotics Law Cannabis medicines now usable without exceptional approval Interest in the medicinal use of cannabinoids has increased greatly in recent years due to their wide range of applications and numerous reports of successful treatments. As of August 1,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis Tissue-resident memory T cells as “key players”. Immunological memory plays an important role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Increasingly, researchers are focusing on tissue resident memory T-cells (TRM cells). This is because the persistence of TRM cells…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Collagenoses Skin manifestations on hand and foot A review article with a special focus on the possible skin manifestations on hands and feet in classic collagenoses, such as lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma, dermatomyositis, and Sharp syndrome.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Biologics in rheumatology Additional therapeutic option available for psoriatic arthritis [1]. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) affects about one in three patients with psoriasis and, if left untreated, can lead to severe physical limitations and a reduced quality of life [2,3]. With the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rheumatic diseases Modern management of axial spondyloarthritis For patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), in whom therapy with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was not effective, several active agents from the substance classes of biologics and JAK inhibitors are available…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ILD in sclerosis, RA and idiopathic myopathies. Antifibrotics and biologics as alternatives to steroids Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can occur as a complication of several connective tissue diseases, and increased mortality and morbidity are the consequences. ILD is thought to be driven by immune-mediated…
