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Expert opinion


Concise and thought-provoking commentary, opinion and analysis from leading rheumatology experts.

Expert opinion: Editorial

Use of wearable activity trackers to detect disease flares in rheumatic diseases

Antsa Rakotozafiarison and Laure Gossec explore how wearable activity trackers coupled with machine learning can be used to monitor flares in people with rheumatic diseases.

Children running (symbolic image with models)

24-03-2020 | Physical activity | Editorial | Article

Exercise recommendations for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Sangeeta Sule discusses the current recommendations for physical activity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Microbiome

07-02-2020 | Spondyloarthropathies | Editorial | Article

The microbiome in spondyloarthritis and its relationship with the IL-23/IL-17 axis

Tejpal Gill discusses the relationship between the microbiome and the IL-23/IL-17 axis in spondyloarthritis.

Antibodies

15-01-2020 | Myositis | Editorial | Article

Do myositis-specific antibodies have an impact on the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies?

Latika Gupta and Rohit Aggarwal evaluate the use of myositis-specific antibodies in the classification and management of this disease.

Machine learning

06-01-2020 | Artificial intelligence | Editorial | Article

The use of machine learning to optimize treatment of rheumatic diseases

Martin Krusche and Gerd Burmester discuss the potential for machine learning in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, including identification of clinical subgroups and prediction of response to therapy.

Figure 2

04-12-2019 | Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease | Editorial | Article

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: A common, under-diagnosed condition

Abhishek Abhishek outlines the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and clinical presentations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.

Deep learning

27-11-2019 | Diagnosis and screening | Editorial | Article

Application of machine learning in predicting early diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

Nathan Foulquier and Alain Saraux evaluate the use of machine learning for the classification and diagnosis of rheumatic diseases.

Spine

11-10-2019 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Editorial | Article

Do current therapies slow radiographic progression in axial spondyloarthritis/ ankylosing spondylitis?

Preston Le, Stephanie Qi, and Liron Caplan discuss the efficacy of current therapies in slowing radiographic progression of ankylosing spondylitis.

Uric acid test

10-09-2019 | Gout | Editorial | Article

The 2018 updated EULAR recommendations for the diagnosis of gout: What's new, what's changed, and what's gone?

Editorial Board member Fernando Pérez-Ruiz summarizes the key changes in the 2018 updated EULAR recommendations for the diagnosis of gout.

Human brain digital illustration

13-08-2019 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Editorial | Article

Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Issues in diagnosis and management

Antigone Pieta, Dionysis Nikolopoulos, and Antonis Fanouriakis discuss the causes and management of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, and outline unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

Syringe and white pills on blue background

10-07-2019 | Psoriatic arthritis | Highlight | Article

Methotrexate versus etanercept as first-line therapy for psoriatic arthritis

William Tillett, Deepak Jadon, and Jobie Evans debate the clinical reasons relating to the efficacy, safety, and practicality of using etanercept or methotrexate as first-line therapy for psoriatic arthritis.