Temporal (Giant Cell) Arteritis: 3 Questions You were Afraid to Ask
The large vessel vasculitis is more common among older adults and extremely dangerous if missed. Get answers to 3 questions you should ask. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - July 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Gregory W. Rutecki, MD Source Type: news
EULAR: New Recommendations for Treating Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- "This clearly reflects the standard of care," says U.S. expert (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - June 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Report: ChemoCentryx’s CCX168 can meet major unmet needs in vasculitis patients
CCX 168, a small molecule being developed by US-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company ChemoCentryx, is a potential treatment for a number of major unmet needs in vasculitis patients and has significant advantages over its competitors, accor… (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - May 26, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rare Vasculitis Less So in Minorities (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Takayasu arteritis more common in immigrants to Norway (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Arzerra: An Alternate Tx in Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- B-cell depletion successful in patients who didn't respond to Rituxan (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 3, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
No Vasculitis Risk for TNF Treatment (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Paradoxical adverse event no higher than with conventional therapies (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - April 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Vasculitis after snorting cocaine contaminated with levamisole
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Since at least 2010, a large percentage of cocaine samples seized in the United States has contained levamisole, a veterinary anti-worm medication.
Levamisole had previously used in humans as an anti-helminthic and also in some chemotherapy regimens. It was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1999 because of its association with agranulocytosis and vasculitis. It is apparently added to cocaine because it increases catecholamine release, ...
Source: The Poison Review - April 7, 2016 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Gussow Tags: Medical cocaine levamisole vasculitis Source Type: news
Actemra Found Steroid-Sparing in Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Tocilizumab induced remission, prevented relapse in giant cell arteritis (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 11, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
B-Cell-Targeted Therapy in Systemic VasculitisB-Cell-Targeted Therapy in Systemic Vasculitis
How effective is B-cell-targeted therapy in the treatment of various forms of systemic vasculitis? Current Opinion in Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - March 4, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Henoch-Schönlein purpura following high-voltage electric burn injury: A case report and review of the literature - Duan X, Yu D, Yu C, Wang B, Guo Y.
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown cause, with immune-mediated inflammation of the small vessels, which is characterized by a series of clinical symptoms, such as purpuric rash, colicky abdominal pain, arthritis and acute g... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Relapse Common in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But survival and ESRD-free survival have improved since the 1980s (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - February 8, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
ANCA Vasculitis: Early Hypoxemia Is Bad Omen (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Remission more likely with rituximab than with cyclophosphamide (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - January 11, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Chemotherapy Isn't Only for Cancer Patients
When you hear the word chemotherapy what immediately comes to mind? Cancer. Bald. Nausea. Vomiting. Infusions. Sterility. Bone Pain? Upon hearing that word, most people jump to the same conclusions, with the same general consensus on how chemo works, who receives it, and what side effects it has on the body. The truth is chemotherapy isn't only for cancer patients, and affects each patient differently depending on how it is used. Chemotherapy is a widely used class of drugs to treat many different disorders including, but not limited to: cancers, blood disorders, and a plethora of autoimmune diseases. Similarly it can be...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACR: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in Sjögren’s linked to lymphoma, mortality
San Francisco – Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome who met criteria for cryoglobulinemic vasculitis were significantly more likely to develop B-cell lymphoma and to die during follow-up, compared with patients who did not have cryoglobulins, in a large multicenter study.
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Source: Skin and Allergy News - December 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Inhaled Antigens Linked With Rare Vasculitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Increased risk for granulomatosis with polyangiitis seen with exposure to dust, farm work (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - November 25, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
