This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) Health-related quality of life in PsA – validation of the German version of the PsAQoL. The course of psoriatic arthritis has a significant impact on the quality of life of those affected. The German version of the PsAQoL questionnaire is an empirically validated measurement instrument…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis Secukinumab ready-to-use 300 mg injection convinces The EMA-approved new route of administration for the IL-17A inhibitor allows the recommended dosage to be administered in a single injection. Data analyses of the pivotal phase IIIb MATURE study…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: dorsal heel pain – lesions of the Achilles tendon Lesions of the Achilles tendons are among the most common tendon pathologies. In addition to excessive forefoot pronation and Haglund deformity, predisposing factors include certain sports and certain pre-existing conditions…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated IBD matters Extraintestinal manifestations and comorbidities Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from disease-associated symptoms outside the gastrointestinal tract. Classic extraintestinal manifestations (EIM) that may occur in association with IBD include rheumatologic, ocular, cutaneous,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis and therapy of SSc-ILD No simple cases Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common organ manifestation in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality here. Early diagnosis and initiation…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) Cardiovascular risk assessment in PsoA – a current “top priority”. Patients with psoriatic arthritis are at increased risk for metabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular disease. During the World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Congress organized by IFPA in Stockholm, various approaches to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) From an interdisciplinary perspective, what are the current “Unmet needs”? Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests clinically as a heterogeneous disease with phenotypically highly variable expression. Most of those affected already suffer from skin psoriasis. Predicting which psoriasis patients are at increased risk…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Infrapatellar pain M. Osgood-Schlatter – from symptom to diagnosis The knee joint has a complex structure and is one of the most mechanically stressed joints in humans. In addition to traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative joint damage, septic or aseptic…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated RA in over 70s bDMARDs and JAK inhibitors with lower risk of infection compared to baseline therapy. In clinical practice, older rheumatoid arthritis patients tend to receive treatment with biologics (bDMARDs) less frequently than younger patients, although the use of conventional basic therapeutics is often not appropriate…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis The road to diagnosis is still far too long Inflammatory chronic back pain is an indication of possible axial spondyloarthritis. It is a major challenge for primary care physicians to identify those with axSpA among the many back pain…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Biologics and JAK inhibitors New insights for RA therapy There are now four approved JAK inhibitors in Europe: tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib and filgotinib. While there has not been much news to report on the first two in the past…
