Raynaud’s Syndrome News

SAN DIEGO — Imaging and symptom rating scales offer physicians ample opportunity to follow patients with suspected myositis and “tease out” fast vs. slow progressors, noted a speaker at the 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

SAN DIEGO — Clinical trials exploring intravenous immunoglobulin and Janus kinase inhibition headline a robust pipeline for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, according to a speaker at the 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

A fully automated analysis of nailfold images was able to distinguish patients with systemic sclerosis from those with normal capillaries at least as well as human experts, according to data published in Rheumatology.

One of the most common manifestations of Raynaud’s syndrome is noticeable in the extremities through numbness, discoloration and pain during the cold weather months, according to the Raynaud’s Association.

Vasodilator therapy may be underused for Raynaud’s phenomenon and very early systemic sclerosis in U.S. veterans deployed in post-9/11 military operations, according to data published in BMC Rheumatology.

Hour-long, virtual exercise classes that cover Pilates, yoga and tai chi are safe and improved health outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal disease, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

Healio announced the launch of Rheum and Boards, a quiz-based, online learning resource for rheumatologists, according to a Healio press release.

Avoiding cold and reducing stress are key to minimizing Raynaud’s phenomenon events, while “good, generic wound care” can be effective in even the most complicated cases, according to a presenter at the 2021 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-West.

Given the potential for false-positives in Scl-70 antibody testing for systemic sclerosis, many clinicians have overlooked the trio of classic signs and symptoms that would have otherwise “made the diagnosis,” according to a presenter here.