Rheumatology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Rheumatology (Greek ρεύμα, rheuma, river) is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to diagnosis and therapyof rheumatic diseases. Clinicians who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders.

‘Troubling’ trend in narcotic prescribing for ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 25/08/2015 - 13:52

DENVER – Even as prescribing of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors for patients with ankylosing spondylitis climbed in the last half-dozen years, patients’ use of prescription narcotics increased as...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Exercise boosts medication’s benefits in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 22/08/2015 - 17:54

DENVER – Recreational exercise and tumor necrosis factor–inhibitor therapy provide synergistic improvement in the functional status of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, according to an analysis...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New era ahead in spondyloarthritis therapy

Posted on: 21/08/2015 - 15:15

DENVER – The emerging new era in the treatment of spondyloarthritis is combined blockade of tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-17 using a bispecific antibody, Dr. Siba P....

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Tofacitinib proves effective in RA when biologics don’t work

Posted on: 21/08/2015 - 12:08

The oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib was effective at treating rheumatoid arthritis in patients who had never before taken or had an inadequate response to biological disease-modifying...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Long-term RA remission can restore physical function

Posted on: 19/08/2015 - 15:38

Long-term remission of rheumatoid arthritis for 24 weeks allowed 58%-73% of patients to regain full physical function, depending on which disease activity index is used, researchers reported online...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Effective primary care screen identified for axial spondyloarthritis

Posted on: 19/08/2015 - 13:18

DENVER – Spondyloarthritis experts have zeroed in on a simple and effective screening and referral strategy for nonrheumatologists to use in deciding which patients with chronic low back pain to send...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OCs may ease inflammatory arthritis severity

Posted on: 18/08/2015 - 16:37

Oral contraceptive use may improve symptoms of inflammatory arthritis in women, according to a cohort study conducted in Germany between 2010 and 2013. The researchers analyzed reports on 273 18- to...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Predictors identified for progression of moderate RA on methotrexate

Posted on: 14/08/2015 - 13:08

Patients with moderately active rheumatoid arthritis who were positive for rheumatoid factor and had baseline C-reactive protein levels above 40 mg/L had about a 60% chance of progressing on...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Strong evidence for tuberculosis screening before psoriasis, PsA biologic therapy

Posted on: 13/08/2015 - 23:03

Tuberculosis is the only condition in patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis who are being treated with systemic biologic agents for which there is strong evidence in favor of baseline...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Reciprocal risks found between psoriatic disease and uveitis

Posted on: 13/08/2015 - 21:31

Researchers have uncovered a bidirectional relationship between psoriatic disease – psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis – and uveitis, with either condition significantly increasing the risk of the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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