Dermatology

General Rheumatology

Questions discussed in this category

Does calcinosis appear differently in patients with dermatomyositis compared to systemic sclerosis?

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How do you utilize methotrexate and/or hydroxychloroquine in the setting of limited scleroderma/CREST?

1 Answer available

When tapering moderate to high doses of long term steroids do you routinely monitor for adrenal insufficiency?

Do you attempt to taper fully or maintain at a low dose?

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How do you think about biologic use in patients with underlying HIV infection?

2 Answers available

Are you recommending the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to your patients with immune mediated inflammatory diseases?

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How do you handle hypogammaglobulinemia detected in patients prior to maintenance rituximab infusion?

2 Answers available

Are there any clinical situations in which checking for anti-chromatin antibodies is helpful?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Arthritis and rheumatism, 1982-11

The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2012-08

Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus.

, 2019 Aug 06

2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Arthritis Rheum.,

Updating the American College of Rheumatology revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus.

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia.

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 2016-09

Mycophenolate mofetil versus oral cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SLS II): a randomised controlled, double-blind, parallel group trial.

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