Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
Guidelines
Multidisciplinary Team Develops New Guidelines for Sjögren-Related Neuropathy
New evidence-based practice guidelines related to peripheral neuropathy related to Sjögren disease have been developed by a multidisciplinary...
Guidelines
Updated Sjögren Disease Guideline Advises Doing ‘the Little Things Well’
An updated guideline on the management of Sjögren disease has been produced by the British Society for Rheumatology, providing practical advice...
Guidelines
New British Behçet’s Disease Guidelines Emphasize Multidisciplinary Management
The British Society for Rheumatology and the British Association of Dermatologists developed guidelines for the management of people living with...
From the Journals
Sinonasal Symptoms Show Potential in Predicting GPA Vasculitis Relapse
Patients with GPA were two to three times as likely to experience disease relapse if they scored high on a patient-reported sinonasal symptom test...
Latest News
Combined Pediatric Derm-Rheum Clinics Supported by Survey Respondents
Perceived benefits of combined clinics were improved patient care through coordinated treatment decisions and timely communication between...
From the Journals
Withdrawing Tocilizumab Following Remission of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease May Be Feasible
Longer tocilizumab administration intervals and lower prednisolone doses seemed pivotal for successful tocilizumab withdrawal while maintaining...
Conference Coverage
Barcelona’s Best: Vasculitis Treatment Studies on Stopping Steroids, Abatacept, Plasma Exchange, Vaccination
Clinical trials in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis addressed relapse after stopping steroids,...
From the Journals
Parotid and Labial Gland Biopsies Provide Similar Help in Diagnosing Sjögren Syndrome
Although largely similar, some important histopathologic differences were seen in the biopsies of the labial and parotid salivary glands in...
Latest News
CAR T-cell Trial for Children With Lupus Expected to Begin This Summer
The trial is expected to begin this summer and will enroll 12 individuals under age 18 years.
From the Journals
Tuberculosis Screening Gaps Persist in New DMARD Users
Substantial patient safety gaps regarding latent tuberculosis screening persist among new users of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs,...
Feature
Autoimmunity’s Female Bias and the Mysteries of Xist
Researchers are homing in on a long non-coding RNA, essential to X chromosome inactivation, as the culprit in sex-biased autoimmune diseases like...