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.

ACR: Push back when insurance decisions force TNFi change

Posted on: 18/01/2016 - 14:57

Stopping a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor for nonmedical reasons such as increased copays, change of insurance, or loss of job health insurance is as... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

EADV: DLX105 is a novel treatment strategy for Behçet’s flares

Posted on: 14/01/2016 - 18:19

DLX105, a highly potent single-chain antibody fragment, shows early promise as a fast-acting treatment of flares of Behçet’s disease.... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New case of MS possibly related to tocilizumab

Posted on: 13/01/2016 - 22:34

Canadian researchers have reported the first case of a patient developing multiple sclerosis (MS) while taking tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis. ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: First U.S. clinical practice guidelines arise for Sjögren’s syndrome management

Posted on: 12/01/2016 - 22:33

New U.S. clinical practice guidelines for Sjögren’s syndrome from the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation describe rituximab as the first-line option ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Sulfasalazine reduces TNFi antibodies but more poorly than methotrexate

Posted on: 09/01/2016 - 15:02

SAN FRANCISCO – Sulfasalazine prevents formation of antibodies against tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, but probably not as well as methotrexate, a... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: The pain of inflammatory disease goes beyond the physical

Posted on: 07/01/2016 - 15:15

Ankylosing spondylitis is particularly frightening for patients.... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: VEBs predict sudden cardiac death in systemic sclerosis

Posted on: 06/01/2016 - 19:38

SAN FRANCISCO – In systemic sclerosis, more than 1,190 ventricular ectopic beats per 24 hours of Holter monitoring was 100% sensitive and 83% specif... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Etanercept during pregnancy doubles the odds of major malformations

Posted on: 05/01/2016 - 19:13

SAN FRANCISCO – Etanercept during pregnancy more than doubled the risk of major congenital malformations in a study by the Organization of Teratolog... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

High-dose vitamin D increases fall risk in study of 200 patients

Posted on: 04/01/2016 - 16:00

Older adults treated with high-dose vitamin D as part of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial achieved target 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at 6 and... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Actual-weight hydroxychloroquine dosing works in SLE, up to a point

Posted on: 30/12/2015 - 20:16

Ideal and actual body weight dosing yielded statistically equivalent hydroxychloroquine blood levels. Dosing based on actual weight – up to 400 mg/d... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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