Rheumatology Perspective and Journal Articles

• Pulmonary Artery Involvement in TAK and Heart Diseases A new study looks at the incidence of ischemic heart diseases and infections among Takayasu arteritis patients with pulmonary artery involvement.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 27, 2022
• mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in the Immunocompromised This CDC report reveals that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are less effective in immunocompromised persons, supporting the recommendation for administration of a third dose of mRNA vaccine in this group.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 26, 2022
• Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2022: Stress, Anxiety, and Anger Physicians had a rough year in 2021, with many feeling more burned out and stressed than they ever have before. Here's what more than 13,000 doctors had to say.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, January 21, 2022
• When the Patient Wants to Speak to a Manager 'With virus variants raging, inflation growing, and call center wait times approaching infinity, many of our patients, it seems, cannot bear any more,' Dr Jeffrey Benabio writes in his column.
  Medscape Dermatology, January 21, 2022
• Osteoarthritis Phenotyping Makes Progress Karmela Kim Chan, MD, discusses recent efforts to phenotype osteoarthritis, which have not yet been applied successfully to match appropriate treatment to the appropriate patient population.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, January 20, 2022
• Psoriasis Education Tool for Decision-Making About Biologics This study found that the use of a visual aid may help psoriasis patients better retain information during counseling and reduce anxiety and uncertainty when starting biologic treatment.
  Skin Therapy Letter, January 20, 2022
• ILD Screening in Rheumatic Diseases: Strategies to Consider Two experts from Hospital for Special Surgery review the current landscape and evidence for interstitial lung disease screening in patients with connective tissue diseases.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, January 19, 2022
• First-Year Follow-up of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis What have we learned about the disease course of pediatric patients with chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 19, 2022
• A Weight and Pain Management Program for RA With Obesity A newly developed behavioral intervention may help promote weight loss and pain self-management among rheumatoid arthritis patients with obesity.
  Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, January 19, 2022
• Episode 3: How Teamwork Tips the Scales in Psoriatic Arthritis Care   Do patients with psoriatic arthritis get better care with a team approach?
  Medscape, January 18, 2022
• Chilblain-like Lesions During the COVID-19 Outbreak This study aimed to elucidate the underlying pathophysiology of chilblain-like lesions which some patients developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, January 18, 2022
• Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2022 More than 10,000 physicians in various specialties told Medscape how they are faring amid the global pandemic.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, January 14, 2022
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Breast Reconstruction A patient postoperatively developed pyoderma gangrenosum after undergoing mastectomy with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. How was this complication managed?
  Wounds, January 14, 2022
• Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now   Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself.
  Medscape, January 13, 2022
• 5 Things: Lessons I've Learned From Dance Medical student Marshall Hall reflects on how his love of dance has shaped him as a person.
  Medscape, January 13, 2022
• Association of Sex and Systemic Therapy Outcomes in Psoriasis Do antipsoriatic drugs work better in women than men? This study examines differences between men and women in their responses to systemic antipsoriatic treatment.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, January 11, 2022
• Environmental Triggers for Connective Tissue Disease What is the link between COVID-19 infection and connective tissue diseases?
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology, January 10, 2022
• Steroid Injection vs Surgery for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis These two approaches are equally effective in the treatment of persistent De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis, but surgery should be considered for those who fail to respond to injections.
  Current Orthopaedic Practice, January 10, 2022
• Counseling for Physical Activity for Adults With Arthritis This study indicates that self-management class attendance and health care provider counseling for physical activity varies by state and sociodemographic characteristics among adults with arthritis.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 07, 2022
• TRAPS-Related AA Amyloidosis This paper describes the frequency and prognosis of AA amyloidosis in TNF receptor-1-associated periodic syndrome. What is known about this potentially severe complication?
  Rheumatology, January 07, 2022