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Diagnosis and screening

Diagnosis and screening

01-10-2018 | Kawasaki disease | Article

Association of initially normal coronary arteries with normal findings on follow-up echocardiography in patients with Kawasaki disease

de Ferranti SD et al. JAMA Pediatr 2018: e183310. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3310

27-09-2018 | Giant cell arteritis | Article

Full blood count as an ancillary test to support the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Oh LJ et al. Intern Med J 2018; 48: 408–413. doi: 10.1111/imj.13713

17-09-2018 | Large-vessel vasculitis | Review | Article

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitides

Keser G, Aksu K. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4157-3

Unusual case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

Unusual case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

The authors present a rare case of sporadic chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis in which the patient eventually developed cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated renal vasculitis and hyperparathyroidism [read more].
Snipaitiene A et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 49. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0267-4

Whole-body CT (pelvis region) showing destruction and sclerosis of the left hip bones

27-07-2018 | Bone diseases | Case report | Article

Unusual case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

The authors present a rare case of sporadic chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis in which the patient eventually developed cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated renal vasculitis and hyperparathyroidism.

Snipaitiene A et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 49. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0267-4

Cardiovascular disease (illustration)

12-07-2018 | Takayasu arteritis | Case report | Article

Evolution into Takayasu arteritis in a patient presenting with acute pulmonary edema due to severe aortic regurgitation: A case report

The authors report a young female who presented with acute pulmonary edema due to aortic regurgitation without any other clinical features of Takayasu arteritis, subsequently diagnosed as Takayasu arteritis after a long follow up period.

de Silva NL et al. BMC Rheumatol 2018; 2: 20. doi: 10.1186/s41927-018-0028-5

11-07-2018 | Takayasu arteritis | Article

Extravascular manifestations of Takayasu arteritis: Focusing on the features shared with spondyloarthritis

Kwon OC et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 142. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1643-7

07-07-2018 | Behçet’s disease | Article

Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and platelet/lymphocyte ratio in Behçet’s disease: Which and when to use?

Hammad M et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4194-z

03-07-2018 | Vasculitis | Article

Oral cyclophosphamide in treatment of patients with refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A retrospective observational study

Bae S, Charles-Schoeman C. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37: 2113–2123. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4174-3

Person having trouble sleeping (symbolic image with model)

02-07-2018 | Vasculitis | Case report | Article

A case report of REM sleep behavior disorder, Behcet’s disease, Sjogren’s syndrome and cognitive dysfunction

The authors report a patient with a history of Behcet’s disease and Sjogren’s syndrome in which rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder was detected by polysomnographic monitoring.

Xiao F et al. BMC Rheumatol 2018; 2: 19. doi: 10.1186/s41927-018-0022-y

28-06-2018 | Giant cell arteritis | Article

Immuno-monitoring reveals an extended subclinical disease activity in tocilizumab-treated giant cell arteritis

Gloor AD et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key158. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key158

30-05-2018 | Vasculitis | Review | Article

CNS vasculitis: An approach to differential diagnosis and management

Byram K, Hajj-Ali RA, Calabrese L. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 37. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0747-z

Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating multiple predominantly left-sided micronodular hyperintense white matter lesions in T2-weighted

09-05-2018 | Vasculitis | Case report | Article

The first case of bacillus Calmette-Guérin-induced small-vessel central nervous system vasculitis

This authors use this complex case to illustrate the inherent diagnostic difficulty in evaluating patients with suspected, even confirmed, central nervous system vasculitis.

Parent ME, Richer M, Liang P. Clin Rheumatol 2018; Advance online publication.  doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4136-9

07-05-2018 | Cardiovascular disease | Article

Coronary flow reserve in systemic rheumatic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Erre GL et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4039-8

Pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcerations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Two cases and literature review

Pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcerations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Two cases and literature review

The authors report two patients with ulcerative lesions resembling pyoderma gangrenosum that were the presenting sign of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and propose an approach to differentiate the two [read more].
Genovese G et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4035-z

Vasculitis with granulomatous features of a small artery characterized by thickness of the walls, angiocentric fibrosis with intramural and extramural infiltration made by lymphocytes, neutrophils and histiocytes

02-05-2018 | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | Case report | Article

Pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcerations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Two cases and literature review

The authors report two patients with ulcerative lesions resembling pyoderma gangrenosum that were the presenting sign of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and propose an approach to differentiate the two.

Genovese G et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4035-z

25-04-2018 | ANCA-associated vasculitis | Article

Validation of the ANCA-associated vasculitis patient-reported outcomes (AAV-PRO) questionnaire

Robson J et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212713