This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis New JAK inhibitor raises hopes Treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) plays an important role in modern therapeutic concepts for rheumatoid arthritis. If left untreated, joint destruction and loss of mobility are possible consequences of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Systemic sclerosis Raynaud’s syndrome characteristic in early stage of disease Cutaneous symptoms are of particular importance because they can be detected before systemic manifestations occur. Based on this, therapeutic measures relevant to the course of the disease can be initiated…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary fibrosis in systemic sclerosis More light than shadow Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is one of the most serious diseases because it occurs everywhere in the body, but there is a solution for few problems and virtually every organ must…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rehabilitation for rheumatic diseases Still great need for rehab! Rehabilitative interventions can improve joint function and stability, build muscle strength and endurance, contribute to pain reduction and inflammation attenuation, as well as influence adaptation processes and improve (psycho)vegetative dysregulations.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Remission in rheumatoid arthritis Every single week counts… The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and the onset of disease is mostly in early adulthood. That is, as a physician, you have many decades to work with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Treatment of osteoarthritis Study results show strengthening of total cartilage thickness Approximately 237 million people worldwide are affected by symptomatic and activity-limiting osteoarthritis (OA). Among disabling conditions, OA has the third fastest growth, with the knee joint being the most commonly…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neoplastic diseases The future of the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumors Tenosynovial giant cell tumor is a rare benign disease of the synovium in which there is marked tissue proliferation. Diffuse joint destruction with subsequent disability may result. The future may…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case Report Arthritis in a teenage football player A teenager presents to the hospital with urticaria, periodic fever, and suspected arthritis as well as myositis and myocarditis. In the search for the appropriate therapy, his condition initially worsens.
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Therapy of the rheumatic foot Early care to maintain mobility In the course of its disease, rheumatoid arthritis leads to hand and foot destruction in affected patients in particular. In the area of the foot, the forefoot is affected more…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Polyarthrosis of the hand Surgery only as ultima ratio! Polyarthrosis of the hand can rightly be called a widespread disease. Approximately half of the population over the age of 50 has arthritic changes in the finger joints. In some…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pediatric Rheumatology Always puncture joints! In treatment-resistant severe cases, a biologic representative of a new class of substances is available. Several evaluations of different forms of therapy came up with exciting results. One study made…
