What is belimumab? Belimumab is a  monoclonal antibody directed against soluble B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS). Belimumab is used in the tre...

Lover's heel is a term used for Gonococcal tenosynovitis of the Achilles tendon given the sexually transmitted nature of gonorrhea. I ju...

Hello Sulfasalazine has two components: - 5-ASA - Sulfapyridine (SP)

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Hi everyone! Here is a hack. ANA = A ll N egative A bsent = All Positive identified = Highest Sensitivity ( So best Screening Test ) ...

Hi! Extra- articular manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis : ( mnemonic - NOVELA is FrickiN' Hot! )

Mini post! IVZ: Intravenous zoledronic acid (once a year) oRAl: Oral bisphosphonates are Risedronate and Alendronate - IkaN

Hi! Long time no see :) This post is on Denosumab! MOA: - Monoclonal antibody against the receptor activator of nuclear factor κB liga...

●Yamaguchi criteria – The Yamaguchi criteria require the presence of five features, with at least two being major diagnostic criteria . In a...

●Cogan's syndrome (CS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that most commonly affects young adults. Clinical hallmarks are interstitial k...

The distinction between GPA ( Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis) and MPA (Microscopic Polyangiitis) is important chiefly because of different...

Does a rise in ANCA titers predict a disease flare? — This has been a controversial area in the literature almost since ANCA were first iden...

●The postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is defined as a form of orthostatic intolerance characterized by an excessive increase in heart ra...

●The Brouet classification criteria is the most commonly used system that classifies cryoglobulinemia into three different subgroups based o...

●Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy – At least 80 percent of cases of vision loss in patients with GCA are caused by AION . The ischemic ins...

Imaging — As discussed above, there are characteristic features of periarticular structures (eg, bursitis and tenosynovitis) that can be se...

General approach — There is no pathognomonic test or established diagnostic criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We use the presence o...

Use Ankylosing spondylitis: Treatment (to reduce signs/symptoms) of active ankylosing spondylitis in adults Crohn disease: Treatment (to r...

Detection of cryoglobulins — To detect cryoglobulin, 10 to 20 mL of blood are drawn into syringes and/or collection tubes that have been pre...

Causes of vision loss — Permanent loss of vision in GCA results from arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION), central or branch...