How Living With Childhood-Onset Lupus Impacts Mental Health
Children, teens, and young adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) require intense immunosuppressive treatments to prevent organ damage. Recently, the mental health burden for cSLE patients has
Turkish study of 1263 primary care referrals to rheumatology found 35.7% with inflammatory rheumatic Dz (IRD), 17.7% osteoarthritis, and 11.2% regional pain syndromes. Another German study showed low risk of IRD if CRP <5 buff.ly/IpQfPV6 buff.ly/3AzD2lX
🧵Steroids in Infections: YES, sometimes!
Steroids aren’t always contraindicated in infections — they can save lives in specific scenarios.
Here are 16 infectious conditions where steroids play a key role.👇
#MedTwitter #MedEd #InfectiousDiseases #FOAMed
【Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy】
Let's break the differentials into 5 categories to make them easier to remember!
Mnemonic: MIAMI
Level: Basic
Importance: ★★★
#IDMedEd #IMResident #InternalMedicine
ไม่มีลูกตอนนี้ อีก 30 ปี ล่มจม
มีลูกตอนนี้ ล่มจมตอนนี้เลย พี่อยากช่วยชาติ พี่มีลูกเลยค่ะ ส่วนชาติยังไม่ช่วยกูตอนนี้ กูจะเอาปัญญาที่ไหนไปช่วยชาติคะ?
If we burn, you burn with us ไงคะ โชคดีนะประเทศชาติ
Differences in phenotypes, treatments, and outcomes of #ANCA-associated #vasculitis across geographic regions using a multinational cohort (Europe, Japan and USA)
◦ The European cohort was characterized by a higher prevalence of MPO-ANCA-positive microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)
Valves Gone Wild in SLE
Lupus valvulitis is a rare cardiac manifestation of active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is defined by inflammation of one or more cardiac valves. It is often associated with Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE), which is characterized by the
Nice Background Summary of the historical use of MMF & Cyclophosphamide in #Lupus Nephritis #SLE [Prof B Rovin]
Quite Remarkable that Neither was ever FDA approved despite being standard of care!
#MedTwitter #Rheumatology
Single center study of 1538 #SLE pts found 2.2% w/ lupus mesenteric vasculitis (LMV) - 39 LMV episodes in 31 pts - 2/3 had Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal pain (~15% peritoneal irritation) & had active Dz (renal, Skin, Heme). LMV responded to steroids &