Eosinophilic mastitis: A chameleon disease in rheumatologists' domain by Shruti Bajad, Rohit Bajaj, Dhaval Tanna, Muzaffar Bindroo, Kanchan Kaur, Rajiva Gupta

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Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis spectrum for the rheumatologist by Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Saumya Ranjan Tripathy

“…A patient with SJS/TEN as a presenting feature poses two-fold challenge to a rheumatologist as it could be a manifestation of lupus or side effects of a myriad of drugs used by the rheumatologist.…”
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National clinical guidelines (summary) of Association of rheumatologists of Russia, Russian gastroenterological association, Russian Association for the study of pain «Rational treatment by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs»: the draft (Data of the expert board meeting, Moscow, 01.04.2017) by Ye. L. Nasonov, V. T. Ivashkin, N. N. Yakhno, A. I. Martynov, G. P. Arutyunov, A. Ye. Karateyev, L. I. Alekseyeva, N. V. Chichasova, M. A. Evseyev, M. L. Kukushkin, A. M. Lila, A. P. Rebrov, D. S. Novikova, S. S. Kopenkin, G. R. Abuzarova, K. V. Skorobogatykh, T. L. Lapina, T. V. Popkova

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Experiences of sexual and reproductive health screening and counseling in the clinical setting among adolescents and young adults with rheumatic disease by Brittany Huynh, Mary A. Ott, Stacey E. Tarvin

“…They preferred to receive information from their rheumatologist, and most agreed it is important to talk to their rheumatologist regarding these topics. …”
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Effectiveness of nurse-led care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Li Liu, Lin Yang, Ting Wen, Peng Xiang, Guifang Pi

“…In terms of self-efficacy, no significant difference was observed between NLC and usual care (SMD=0.56, 95% CI (−0.09, 1.21)) or between NLC and rheumatologist-led care (SMD=0.20, 95% CI (−0.19, 0.59). …”
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Axial spondyloarthritis in India: determining the delay in diagnosis, impact on work productivity, and attitude of patients toward treatment by Kamini Narendra Reddy, Asawari Raut, Pravin Patil

“…Three different specialists were visited by 58% of the patients before reaching a rheumatologist. An incorrect clinical impression was made in 69% of the patients before consultation with the rheumatologist. …”
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Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

“…All patients underwent ophthalmic evaluation and blood test with HLA-B27 typing and were referred to a rheumatologist to identify any undiagnosed SpA. SpA was classified according to the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) criteria in axial or peripheral SpA. …”
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Main Ocular Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sandra Saray Quignon Santana, Osbel Alfonso Sánchez

“…It is our purpose to give you our experiences to the students as well as the internal medicine, ophthalmology and rheumatologist residents about this topic. The ophthalmological consultation of sick patients contributes to the prevention of ocular illnesses which are characteristic of the base disease and improve the ocular health.…”
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Prevalence of Self-Reported Spondyloarthritis Features in a Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Carmen Stolwijk, Marieke Pierik, Robert Landewé, Ad Masclee, Astrid van Tubergen

“…Patients with suspected SpA should be referred to a rheumatologist for further evaluation.…”
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Pregnancy counseling in rheumatic diseases: Where science meets the steps by Anu Balakrishnan, Pankti Mehta, Latika Gupta

“…A multi-disciplinary team effort between the patient, obstetricians, and the rheumatologist is the key to better maternal and fetal outcomes.…”
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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease – A multicenter observational study from India by Sham Santhanam, Pravin Patil, Mohit Goyal, C B Mithun, Parthajit Das, Kavitha Mohanasundaram, Neeraj Jain, Vijaya Prasanna, Keerthi Talari, Himanshu Pathak, Parshant Aggarwal, Deepika Ponnuru, Vikram Raj Jain, Sharath Kumar

“…Medical records of these patients showed that after a diagnosis of ILD, in 79 patients, methotrexate (MTX) was changed to an alternative drug, whereas in 11 patients, MTX was added by the rheumatologist after diagnosing the CTD-ILD. There were 28 patients with IPAF. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases by Matthew Koslow, Mehrnaz Maleki-Fischbach, Rebecca C. Keith

“…The diagnosis and management of CTD-ILD require a multidisciplinary approach involving, at minimum, a rheumatologist, a pulmonologist, and a radiologist. Close monitoring of patients with CTD-ILD is important to enable early detection of disease progression and inform decisions regarding the initiation or escalation of pharmacotherapy. …”
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Reactive arthritis incidence in a community cohort following a large waterborne campylobacteriosis outbreak in Havelock North, New Zealand by Nicholas Jones, Rebecca Grainger, Michael G Baker, Tim Wood, Tiffany A Walker, Terence Quirke, Rebekah Roos, Jill Sherwood, Graham Mackereth, Tomasz Kiedrzynski, Rachel Eyre, Shevaun Paine, Anita Jagroop

“…Of those reporting ≥1 new ReA symptom, 45 (75.0%) CC, 13 (68.4%) PC and 14 (82.4%) ND cases completed the rheumatologist telephone interview. Nineteen CC, 4 PC and 2 ND cases developed probable ReA, resulting in minimum incidences of 8.5%, 2.8% and 0.6% and maximum incidences of 23.9%, 12.4% and 2.15%.Discussion We describe high probable ReA incidences among gastroenteritis case types during a very large Campylobacter gastroenteritis outbreak using a resource-efficient method that is feasible to employ in future outbreaks.…”
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Management of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Tejas Sheth, C. S. Pitchumoni, Kiron M. Das

“…A multidisciplinary approach involving a gastroenterologist, rheumatologist, and physical therapist is ideal for these patients.…”
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Assistive devices: Regaining mobility in myositis by Samira Davalbhakta, Akshay Oswal, Sanat Phatak

“…An interaction of the treating rheumatologist with the physiatrist, the physical therapist, the occupational therapist, and the patient is paramount in ensuring compliance and benefit.…”
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Case Report of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease from Sub-Saharan Africa: An Important Mimic of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis by Karishma Sharma, Fredrick Otieno, Reena Shah

“…She has since been managed by a rheumatologist and continues to do well.…”
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Skin Findings in a Patient with Sjogren’s Syndrome by Prajwal Boddu, Abdul S. Mohammed, Sonali Khandelwal

“…Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura sometimes turns out to be a challenging disease to manage and requires an integrated effort from the primary care doctors, rheumatologist, and dermatologist.…”
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Rheumatology training in India compared to the United Kingdom by Parthajit Das, Arumugan Moorthy, Balebail Dharmanand

“…Background: Rheumatology is an emerging specialty in India, and there is a huge demand for trained rheumatologist to satiate the overwhelming musculoskeletal disease burden in India. …”
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Efficacy and safety of conventional synthetic, biologic, and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease: A narrative... by Richard Conway, Luke Corcoran, Elena Nikiphorou

“…Conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologic DMARDs, and targeted synthetic DMARDs offer the rheumatologist a far greater breadth of treatment options than before. …”
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South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines for the use of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs by E van Duuren, J Potts, U Brijlal, S Botha, S Didi, K Makan, M van Dam, K Chinniah, B Hodkinson

“…It is recommended that b/tsDMARDs for immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases are prescribed by a rheumatologist, and all patients must be included in the South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association biologic registry. …”
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