Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD

Malignancy-related IBP has distinct features: shorter diagnosis time, higher ESR/CRP/LDH, lower hemoglobin, and often involves metastasis or paraneoplastic causes.

A study found that high ultraprocessed food consumption increases the risk of SLE by 56%, with an even higher risk for anti-dsDNA positive SLE at 105%.

A recent study provides some evidence of the ability to potentially reduce belimumab dose in a subset of patients with SLE.

Results of a recent study indicated rheumatology ultrasound clinics may play an increasingly central and dynamic role in rheumatology practices.

This follow-up of the MIRROR trial demonstrates significant benefits of coadministration of methotrexate with pegloticase, maintaining the initial findings from observations through 6 months.

Patients with “good health literacy” had significantly lower disease activity over time than those with “several health literacy limitations,” adjusting for age, gender and education level.

Results of a recent study showed that the risk of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is low in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), therefore discouraging the routine prescribing of PJP prophylaxis for this patient population.