This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Building bridges or tearing them down? Bridging therapy with glucocorticoids (GC) as a temporary part of initial treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) helps to rapidly suppress disease activity. However, it is suspected that patients who have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare vasculitides - polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) Hepatitis B has lost in diagnostics, proteinuria has won Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis of medium and small vessels. The incidence is estimated at 1.6 to 1.9 cases per million inhabitants per year, which is probably one reason…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Biologics therapy for psoriasis Better outcomes through innovative methods of therapy management Personalized medicine is also becoming increasingly important in the field of inflammatory skin diseases. Currently, IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors are most effective in moderate to severe psoriasis, but the response…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Systemic lupus erythematosus Protection against relapses, even without remission The line between low disease activity and remission in systemic lupus erythematosus is often imprecise. The question remains to what extent this can play a role for outcomes such as…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hand osteoarthritis: secondary analysis Oral NSAIDs and glucocorticoids as effective painkillers A research team from the University of Copenhagen conducted a secondary analysis based on data from 72 randomized studies with a total of over 7500 participants to investigate the effectiveness…
View Post 7 min Partner Content Rheumatology RX Digital tools as support for predict-to-treat? In contrast to other therapeutic areas, it is still difficult to achieve remission in all patients in rheumatology. Two applications can increase the chance of clinical remission through joint decision-making…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Scalp psoriasis Proven local therapy with spray foam – new study data In a prospective, non-interventional multi-center study, the treatment effects of calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate (Cal/Bet) spray foam in patients with scalp psoriasis were investigated in a “real-world” setting. This topical therapy option…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sjögren's syndrome Algorithm helps with pSS diagnosis The focal score (FS) in biopsies of the labial minor salivary glands is one of the two most important criteria (with anti-SSA positivity) for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Inflammatory rheumatic diseases Fatigue in rheumatism Since the corona pandemic, the number of publications on fatigue symptomatology has increased exponentially, reflecting the current very high interest in this topic. As an accompanying symptom of cancer, but… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Biologics therapy for psoriasis PSoHo cohort study – an interim assessment In clinical trial programs, certain subgroups of patients are excluded based on the respective inclusion criteria. Register studies provide additional data from everyday practice. To date, there have been few…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic Arthritis Multidimensional and multidisciplinary management If psoriatic arthritis is not adequately treated in good time, it can lead to permanent deformities and functional limitations. A broad armamentarium of evidence-based effective systemic therapeutics is available for…
