DESTIN, FLA. – A number of conditions are often misdiagnosed as malar rash, but certain clues can help in making the correct diagnosis, according to Dr. Ruth Ann Vleugels.
"One of the most...
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Invasive temporal arterial biopsy could be replaced by cranial Doppler ultrasound for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, according to research presented at the British...
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Hydroxychloroquine was not associated with any adverse long-term complications in the children of women with systemic lupus erythematosus who used the drug during pregnancy or...
In Louisiana, opioid use lasted more than 6 months in 17% of nonsurgical workers’ compensation claims involving employees who received at least one prescription for pain medication, the Workers...
DESTIN, FLA. – Dermatomyositis doesn’t always present with the violaceous upper eyelid erythema and associated edema seen in textbook cases.
Rather, it often presents without muscle disease and with...
DESTIN, FLA. – Recognizing and treating discoid lupus early is imperative for preventing permanent scarring, according to Dr. Ruth Ann Vleugels.
When a patient presents with a "textbook...
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Further evidence that apremilast has multiple and sustained effects in psoriatic arthritis for at least 1 year were reported at the British Society for Rheumatology annual...
Joint hypermobility syndrome is significantly associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, say researchers who found the undiagnosed condition in one-third of unselected patients attending a...
The costs of Humira and Enbrel are higher in the United States, compared with other industrialized countries included in the International Federation of Health Plans’ 2013 <link...
