LAVLI – A New Autoinflammatory Disorder
NIH researchers have have described a novel autoinflammatory disorder called “Lyn kinase-associated vasculopathy and…
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VEXAS may be more common than expected
A great study of a recently described rheumatologic/hematologic disorder VEXAS (vacuoles, E1-ubiquitin-activating enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome recently…
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Holes in TH17 cells release IL-1α on NLRP3 activation
Certain T cells can secrete cytokines that are normally part of the innate immune…
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Best of 2022: Five Mistakes When Diagnosing Still’s Disease
Editor’s note: this blog originally published on July 6, 2022, and is being shared…
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Best of 2022: Myths & Misconceptions with Febrile Disorders
Editor’s note: this blog originally appeared July 12, 2022, and is being shared again…
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ACR 2022 Appraisal, Praise & Critique (11.18.2022)
It was great to be back at an ACR annual meeting, this one in…
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Familial Mediterranean Fever mimics
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent attacks of…
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ACR Best Abstracts – Day 3
The last day was jammed with important reports and research including the late breaking…
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Do biologics help taper steroids in Adult Still’s Disease?
Adult Still’s Disease is labeled as a rare disease as the prevalence of the…
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Great and Not So Great (9.30.2022)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on…
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