This is an antibody found in the blood of most people who have rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. White blood cell count. This measures the number of white blood cells in the blood.

Objectives Fatigue is prevalent in people with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (I-RMDs) and recognised as one of the most challenging symptoms to manage. The existence of multiple ...

In this article, the 2009 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) have been updated. The ...

Background: The Wait Time Alliance recently established wait time benchmarks for rheumatology consultations in Canada. Our aim was to quantify wait times to primary and rheumatology care for patients ...

Review Article Published: April 2007 Treatment of chronic pain in pediatric rheumatic disease Yukiko Kimura & Gary A Walco Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology 3, 210–218 (2007) Cite this article ...

A majority of sufferers of rheumatic diseases such as arthritis and fibromyalgia have turned to complementary and alternative therapies in search of relief. Which, if any, offer benefit?

About 300,000 children under the age of 16 have arthritis or some other form of rheumatic disease, according to the Arthritis Foundation. Anyone can get arthritis, but the risk increases with age.

Valvuloplasty is now widely accepted as the best method of treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, but repair for rheumatic mitral valve disease is commonly believed to yield poorer results by ...

Objective Despite widespread use of azathioprine (AZA) during pregnancy, no studies evaluated the impact of pregnancy on AZA metabolites 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6-TGN) and 6-methylmercaptopurine ...

Background We describe the early experiences of adults with systemic rheumatic disease who received the COVID-19 vaccine.Methods From 2 April to 30 April 2021, we conducted an online, international ...

Therapy Insight: The Changing Spectrum of Rheumatic Disease in HIV Infection Rashmi M. Maganti; John D. Reveille; Frances M. Williams Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008;4 (8):428-438.

The team at Rheumatic Disease Center – with locations in Glendale and Milwaukee – is at the forefront of diagnosis and treatment in Wisconsin, helping improve the lives of their patients. “We’re an ...