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Vasculitis

Journal articles and book chapters

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

08-05-2018 | Kawasaki disease | Review | Article

Circulating adipokines are associated with Kawasaki disease

Zhang X et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 33. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0243-z

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

03-05-2018 | ANCA-associated vasculitis | Article

Long-term efficacy of remission-maintenance regimens for ANCA-associated vasculitides

Terrier B et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212768

02-05-2018 | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | Article

Rituximab for induction and maintenance therapy of granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A single-centre cohort study on 114 patients

Puéchal X et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key117. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key117

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

25-04-2018 | Giant cell arteritis | Article

CD3 immunohistochemistry is helpful in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Ciccia F et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key106

Osteoporosis (illustration)

12-04-2018 | Osteoporosis | Article | News

Trial results back denosumab as a treatment option for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis who are treated with denosumab have greater improvements in bone mineral density than those treated with risedronate, phase III trial results suggest.

04-04-2018 | Takayasu arteritis | Review | Article

Takayasu arteritis: Advanced understanding is leading to new horizons

Tombetti E, Mason JC. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key040

02-04-2018 | Immunoglobulin A vasculitis | Review | Article

IgA vasculitis: Genetics and clinical and therapeutic management

González-Gay MA et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 24. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0735-3

02-04-2018 | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | Article

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Newer therapies

Navarro-Mendoza EP, Tobón GJ. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 23. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0736-2

02-04-2018 | Giant cell arteritis | Review | Article

Recent advances in giant cell arteritis

Guevara M, Kollipara CS. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 25. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0737-1