This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Using predictors to improve therapy management A few years ago, the EULAR agreed on a definition for “difficult-to-treat” rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The reasons for multiple treatment failures are not yet fully understood. Research projects are trying to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis New consensus paper recommends “treat-to-target” strategy Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica are inflammatory rheumatic diseases that often occur together and almost exclusively affect people over the age of 50. Glucocorticoids are initially used for both…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SLE: Early use of biologics? Findings from the “Leeds SLE Inception Cohort” If systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cannot be adequately controlled with hydroxychloroquine and cortisone preparations, the use of immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive agents and/or biologics should be considered according to current EULAR…