Ustekinumab: Novel Help in Vasculitis?
(MedPage Today) -- Steroid-sparing effects demonstrated in small pilot study (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 24, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Vasculitis
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - May 24, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Predicting relapses in patients with autoimmune vascular disease
(Wiley) Patients with an autoimmune disorder called antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis produce antibodies that damage blood vessels in the body. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Mortality Risks Shift in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
(MedPage Today) -- Main causes evolve from active vasculitis initially to wide range of complications (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - May 3, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Recurrence Rate Low in Pediatric Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Risk factors included renal involvement and allergic rhinitis (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 18, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Levamisole-Induced Vasculitis Levamisole-Induced Vasculitis
What is levamisole-induced vasculitis? Learn more about this condition and find out how it ' s best diagnosed and treated.ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Vasculitis (Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Types)
Title: Vasculitis (Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Types)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - April 6, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

A Diagnostic Dilemma: Sometimes You ’ ll Never Know
Discussion It can be difficult to consider what is the problem when a health care provider is presented with a group of seemingly disparate signs and symptoms with a history and time course that do not match classic (or commonly atypical) disease presentations. Common things happen commonly, so when symptoms occur without the usual co-occurring symptoms, unusual symptoms or time courses, it can be challenging. The provider must develop a reasonable differential diagnosis and balance how far to go with the evaluation against how much to monitor the patient for new signs or symptoms which can provide new information. Patient...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 19, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Shorter Steroid Courses Hold Promise in Autoimmune Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Study had similar rates of primary endpoint success as RAVE trial (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - February 15, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Vasculitis 2018: The Bench and the Bedside Vasculitis 2018: The Bench and the Bedside
An annual review takes a look at recently published studies regarding the classification, diagnosis, and management of systemic vasculitis.Current Opinion in Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news

First EULAR Guidance on Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis First EULAR Guidance on Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis
New EULAR guidelines are designed to help rheumatologists incorporate imaging into regular care for patients with large vessel vasculitis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

ESRD Death Declines in Vasculitis Patients (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Cardiovascular disease, infections persist as causes of mortality (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 25, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Progressive delayed hemidystonia following clinically mild traumatic brain injury - Nadaf SN, Chakor RT, Kothari KV, Bharote H.
A 16-year-old boy presented with progressive left hemidystonia over 3  years. The possibilities of symptomatic hemidystonia due to focal lesions such as infarct (vasculitis), tumours, tuberculoma, arteriovenous malformations or heredodegenerative disorder... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news

Lungs Commonly Involved in ANCA Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Bronchiectasis seen frequently -- but only with one vasculitis subtype (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - December 16, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Approves Nucala (mepolizumab) for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
December 12, 2017 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Nucala (mepolizumab) to treat adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare autoimmune disease that causes vasculitis,... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - December 12, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news