Scleroderma News

Although the use of interventional and diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound has increased among many providers, according to researchers from the University of Florida, the value of added testing is unclear.

Patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis had high treatment and emotional burdens and an unmet need for information at the time of diagnosis and emotional support, according to a recently presented study.

The American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco begins on Nov. 7, and Healio Rheumatology will cover the event and its many topics — ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to spondyloarthropathies, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, vasculitis, fibromyalgia, juvenile arthritis and much more— throughout the week.

Welcome to the Premier Issue of Healio Rheumatology, a print publication based on the most important news as measured by the online preferences of your colleagues. In this issue, you will find the most-read content from readers of Healio.com/Rheumatology, our online news site for rheumatology. We call this unique approach to issue content selection “Peer-Tested Content” and we believe the approach will provide you the best and most valuable content in your area of expertise.

The American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis was more sensitive than the 1980 American Rheumatology Association (ARA) criteria, particularly in early, sine scleroderma or limited forms of the disease, according to a study.

Patients with previous cannabis use experienced significant improvement in chronic pain, according to findings published in the Journal of Pain.

Parenteral nutrition can be effectively and safely administered at home for patients with systemic sclerosis and severe gastrointestinal involvement, according to the results of a study.

SLACK Incorporated, publisher of Healio.com, is set to expand its series of web-first news magazines delivering unique peer-tested content. Healio Rheumatology will compile the most-read content from Healio.com based on website metrics, and distribute it in a print news magazine reaching 6,100 U.S. physicians, including the universe of U.S. rheumatologists.

Patients with systemic sclerosis in Taiwan had a lower prevalence of Crohn’s disease compared to a group of participants designed to represent the general population in Taiwan, according to recently published data.

In a pilot study of patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis who were treated with Tasigna, the majority tolerated the treatment and some showed improvements in modified Rodnan Skin Scores, according to the results from the open-label, pilot study.