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.

For lupus nephritis patients, proteinuria is best predictor of renal outcomes

Posted on: 23/01/2015 - 18:28

Measuring proteinuria 12 months into a clinical trial is the best way to predict long-term renal outcomes in lupus nephritis patients, according to re... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Lower diabetes risk seen in lupus patients using hydroxychloroquine

Posted on: 20/01/2015 - 17:47

The risk for developing diabetes mellitus among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus declined significantly with increasing use of hydroxychloro... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Antibody hallmark for lupus challenged by study

Posted on: 20/01/2015 - 14:29

The findings of a new study challenge the importance of anti–double stranded DNA antibodies as a diagnostic hallmark for lupus. The assessment of different anti–double stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibody...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Early psoriatic arthritis treatment with etanercept gives better outcomes

Posted on: 18/01/2015 - 18:54

Patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis report having a better response to etanercept the earlier they are treated, according to a post hoc analysis of the PRESTA trial. Patients with...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA clinical remission possible with half etanercept dose

Posted on: 18/01/2015 - 16:30

Maintaining clinical remission with half-dose etanercept is possible for many rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a single-center, prospective cohort study. Over 80% of rheumatoid arthritis...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

MRI shows ongoing inflammation despite clinical remission in early RA

Posted on: 17/01/2015 - 16:58

Two years of either triple therapy or treatment with tumor necrosis factor plus methotrexate failed to eliminate joint inflammation on MRI in a subcoh... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Adults with eczema face increased risk of fracture and bone or joint injuries

Posted on: 15/01/2015 - 21:07

Eczema in adulthood is directly associated with an increase in incidence of injuries that cause physical limitations, particularly fracture, bone, and... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Case series: Ustekinumab for psoriasis helps skin, hurts joints

Posted on: 15/01/2015 - 19:37

Ustekinumab treatment was associated with new-onset or worsening psoriatic arthritis in a series of seven patients with psoriasis. The findings, which support previous observations that patients...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Framingham score underestimates CVD risk in psoriatic arthritis patients

Posted on: 15/01/2015 - 18:55

Most newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis patients have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease that is markedly underestimated by the Framingham ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Lowest SLE survival rates found in black and Native American patients

Posted on: 15/01/2015 - 18:23

Asian and Hispanic patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have lower all-cause mortality rates than white, black, and Native American patients, ac... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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