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.

BSR: Subclinical synovitis common in RA remission

Posted on: 13/05/2015 - 21:20

MANCHESTER, U.K.– Subclinical synovitis on ultrasound was apparent in almost half of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis deemed to be in clinic... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Ultrasound sign could help diagnose giant cell arteritis

Posted on: 13/05/2015 - 19:28

MANCHESTER, U.K. – An early halo sign on ultrasound is both diagnostic and prognostic according to the findings of a substudy of the ongoing TABUL t... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OARSI: Predictors of crossover to surgery identified in patients with meniscal tears and OA

Posted on: 13/05/2015 - 18:03

SEATTLE – Certain clinical factors help predict which patients with knee meniscal tears and osteoarthritis will abandon physical therapy (PT) for su... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Synovial pathotype could help guide anti-TNF therapy

Posted on: 13/05/2015 - 17:32

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Analysis of synovial tissue taken by ultrasound-guided biopsy could help stratify patients with rheumatoid arthritis and decide i... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OARSI: Bisphosphonate users less likely to undergo knee replacement

Posted on: 12/05/2015 - 17:58

SEATTLE – Women with knee osteoarthritis who took bisphosphonates were 27% less likely to undergo joint replacement surgery than were women who didn... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

BSR: Patient selection key to using rituximab in lupus

Posted on: 12/05/2015 - 17:22

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Although around half of patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) benefit from rituximab treatment at 6 months, ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VA study whittles obesity paradox in RA down to size

Posted on: 08/05/2015 - 14:15

Weight loss is a strong predictor of death in rheumatoid arthritis, with the greatest risk of death in low body mass index patients who were previousl... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Consider LDL-C and HDL-C when estimating CV risk in RA

Posted on: 02/05/2015 - 18:19

Despite a similar relationship between lipid levels and cardiovascular disease risk in patients with or without rheumatoid arthritis, people with RA h... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

B cell marker may predict relapse and guide re-treatment in ANCA-AAV

Posted on: 02/05/2015 - 18:00

Naive lymphopenia may be a B cell–specific marker of disease activity in ANCA-associated vasculitis that could help guide when to retreat patients w... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc

Posted on: 02/05/2015 - 16:20

Patients with newly diagnosed systemic sclerosis should have a high-resolution lung CT and pulmonary function tests, because when assessed together, t... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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