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.

Stepped-care intervention beats usual care in veterans with chronic pain

Posted on: 09/03/2015 - 18:20

A stepped-care intervention balancing pain relief, self-management strategies, and cognitive-behavioral therapy achieves significant improvements in c... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Acute anterior uveitis? Consider axial spondyloarthritis

Posted on: 06/03/2015 - 16:09

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Ankylosing spondylitis, far and away, is the most common systemic disease in North America associated with uveitis, Dr. James T. R... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Gout may lower Alzheimer’s risk

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 23:30

Patients with a history of gout may be at a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, reported Na Lu of Boston University and coauthors. © jo... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Gout management best practices require getting around misconceptions

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 14:00

MAUI, HAWAII – Urate-lowering therapy doesn’t have to be suspended while gout patients are treated for acute attacks, according to rheumatologist ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Infliximab most common cause of drug-induced liver injury

Posted on: 01/03/2015 - 17:01

Infliximab caused liver injury in 8.3% of treated patients in a prospective study, exceeding rates for other tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists, ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Unique immune signature present in early chronic fatigue syndrome

Posted on: 27/02/2015 - 19:00

Researchers have identified unique plasma immune signatures that appear earlier in the course of myalgic encephalomyelitis – also known as chronic f... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Blacks, Hispanics less likely than whites to receive pre-ESRD care

Posted on: 27/02/2015 - 16:27

Black and Hispanic patients with end-stage renal disease caused by lupus nephritis were 27% less likely to receive pre-ESRD care than were their white... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Study: Osteoarthritis develops sooner than thought after ACL injury, repair

Posted on: 25/02/2015 - 16:11

People who have had a knee reconstruction following trauma may be susceptible to osteoarthritis sooner than currently thought, according to new MRI fi... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: SLE diagnosis takes more than high ANA levels

Posted on: 25/02/2015 - 14:01

MAUI, Hawaii – Do not diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus based on vague clinical symptoms and an elevated antinuclear antibody blood test. As i... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: True remission necessary before tapering or discontinuing RA drugs

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 18:48

MAUI, HAWAII– Discontinuing medications when rheumatoid arthritis patients are doing well is a hot topic in rheumatology lately, but it’s tricky. ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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