Dermatology

Rheumatoid Arthritis

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How do you counsel patients regarding the cardiovascular and cancer risks associated with tofacitinib?

What is your methotrexate initiation strategy in DMARD-naive RA patients?

Specifically: starting dose, rapidity of up-titration, frequency of lab monitoring, frequency of office visits, and timing of assessment for treatment...

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Would you continue TNFi for inflammatory arthritis if the patient develops a solid organ malignancy while on that therapy?

1 Answer available

Are there particular concerns related to the use of B-cell depletion therapies such as rituximab for rheumatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic?

1 Answer available

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

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What is the biologic of choice in a patient with RA and history of non-melanoma skin cancer?

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

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Would you avoid the use of a TNF inhibitors in patients with a remote history of melanoma, including those with ocular melanoma?

1 Answer available

How do you counsel patients who ask if there are any dietary modifications they can make to help control their autoimmune disease?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

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

Rheumatol Int, 2020 Sep 18

High rates of severe disease and death due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in rheumatic disease patients treated with rituximab: a descriptive study.

Arthritis Rheumatol, 2016 Jan

2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

N Engl J Med,

Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk with Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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