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Combination sequential therapy appears to be a beneficial alternative to monotherapy, leading to improved survival in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a study has shown.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) appears to increase the risk of ischaemic stroke, according to a study involving US veterans.
The use of inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder is associated with an increased risk of tracheobronchomalacia, according to a study.
Elderly patients with neck pain associated with calcium pyrophosphate disease (CPD) are also prone to crowned dens syndrome, an often under-recognized condition, according to a recent study.
The presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in individuals with systemic sclerosis is associated with an increased mortality risk, a study from Singapore showed.
Coffee drinkers do not appear to have elevated serum uric acid levels compared with nondrinkers, a study has found.
Treatment with anakinra appears beneficial to children with secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)/macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), especially when administered early in the disease course and to those who have an underlying rheumatic disease, as shown in a study.
Special Reports
With the objective of establishing a Malaysian consensus on the use of topical NSAIDs in the management of musculoskeletal pain, this meeting brought together experts from various backgrounds, ie, rheumatology, pharmacy, orthopaedics and general medicine. At the meeting, Dr Mary Suma Cardosa delivered a talk on the pathophysiology and effective management of pain, while the lecture by Dr Yeap Swan Sim focused on the management of musculoskeletal and soft-tissue pain. This article presents excerpts from the expert meeting and features the consensus statements agreed during the meeting.
At the International Osteoporosis Foundation Regionals – 6th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore, Professor Olivier Bruyère shared about the algorithm for the management of knee OA by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO). MIMS Doctor also spoke to Professor Jean-Yves Reginster, president of ESCEO about this algorithm and the role of SYSADOAs in the control of pain and prevention of disease progression.
Conference Reports
Privacy and transparency are among the core points to consider when utilizing big data in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders (RMDs), according to the first EULAR-endorsed recommendations for use of big datasets in research.
A combination of tocilizumab and methotrexate reduced disease activity at 2 years compared with methotrexate plus prednisone in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an effect not demonstrated with tocilizumab monotherapy.
Patients with painful hand osteoarthritis can finally get relief from pain with low-dose prednisolone, suggests a study presented at EULAR 2019.
Occupational exposure to inorganic dust, particularly asbestos, silica, and coal, was associated with an increased risk of developing gout, according to a study presented at EULAR 2019.
Being overweight may have an impact on disease severity in psoriatic arthritis, according to a study presented at EULAR 2019.
The selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor upadacitinib demonstrated sustained efficacy and safety beyond 12 weeks in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had inadequate response or were refractory to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to the interim results of the ongoing extension phases of SELECT-NEXT* and SELECT-BEYOND** presented at EULAR 2019.
Both inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and type 1 diabetes (T1D) are highly prevalent among patients who eventually develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), indicating that these two conditions are potential risk factors for RA, according to a study presented at EULAR 2019.
