Rheumatology

Vascular Neurology

Questions discussed in this category

Would you start anticoagulation in a patient with a history of CVA 1 year ago and high risk APL profile who was never started on anticoagulation, but is now presenting for follow up and without recurrent thrombotic events?

The patient has no known history of autoimmune disease.

4 Answers available

What is your steroid-sparing agent of choice to treat GCA given the current tocilizumab shortage?

Thoughts on sarilumab vs methotrexate, or just treat with steroids alone

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

N Engl J Med,

Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis.

Lancet, 2016 Mar 04

Tocilizumab for induction and maintenance of remission in giant cell arteritis: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Arthritis Rheum,

Adjunctive methotrexate for treatment of giant cell arteritis: an individual patient data meta-analysis.

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