Repeat kidney biopsy in lupus nephritis? 🔹It distinguishes active inflammation from chronic damage. 🔹Only 44% of clinical remissions = histologic remission. 🔹Biopsy helps guide treatment decisions, including tapering. 🔹Biopsy-guided care = fewer flares. #LUPUS2025

Anti-TIF1β autoantibody-positive #dermatomyositis (DM) without other DM-specific autoantibodies (anti-TIF1β-monospecific DM) appears clinically a homogeneous subset with typical cutaneous involvement (also including ulceration), mild to absent #myositis, possible #arthritis,

🔺CTD-ILD radiological signs to look out for 👀 #CTD #ILD #UIP #NSIP #Fibrosis #scleroderma #systemicsclerosis #Sjogrens #Lupus By ILLIASUL IBAD

MRI: a donut of truth?🍩 Maybe not!! Great points on careful interpretation of MRI findings in AxSpA🙌🏼📖 thelancet.com/journals/lanrh… #rheumatology #MedTwitter

🧵1/ Yesterday, I saw a young woman with SLE & lupus nephritis, on steroids + mycophenolate, who came in with sudden right hip pain radiating to the knee. She could barely walk. What’s your first thought? 👉 AVN – Avascular Necrosis of the femoral head. AVN is common in: •

Rotator cuff exam

Mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT) in rheumatologic disorders MAIT cells are abundant in mucosal tissues, allowing them to interact with the microbiota. They can be activated through various means: either by TCR engagement, where vitamin B derivatives are presented by

Gastrointestinal manifestations of SLE: Dr Ihab Suliman #MedTwitter

Histologic features of Antiphospholipid #EULAR2025

Good talk! Important slide.The monoclonal protein is usually a clue to the diagnosis 👇 #EULAR2025 #Rheumatology #MedTwitter

#Blinatumomab may offer potential for induction of remission in anti-synthetase syndrome #myositis OP0297 by Christina Düsing #EULAR2025 👉🏼scientific.sparx-ip.net/archiveeular/?…

2025 EULAR Recommendations for #Lupus Nephritis ➡️ Kidney Biopsy Essential! ✅ Early combo therapy 💊💉 HCQ/GC + MMF + OBI/BEL or CNI ✅ Taper Steroid to 5mg OD by 6/12 ✅ Non-immune Rx: SGLT2i if ongoing Proteinuria after 12/12 🚨Severe: High dose IV Steroid & Cyclo #MedTwitter

How to use biologics in eGPA #Vascilitis #Rheumatology [Dr. Benjamin Terrier, EULAR25]

Underlying causes of #Behcets Disease #Vasculitis ISG Diagnostic Criteria ➡️Strong elements to suggest disease Scarring genital ulcers, pathergy, panuveitis, Pulmonary aortitis, isolated brainstem atrophy & lesions brainstem to basal ganglia supportive Great talk [Dr A Sulich]

Miliarial #gout is a rare intradermal form of #tophaceous gout (~12 published cases) that presents as small, white, milia-like papules filled with chalky material. It may occur in patients without a prior diagnosis of gout, even as the first sign of tophaceous disease. Unlike

🧠 Autoimmune Encephalitis: Spot the Pattern to Save the Brain 📖 Source: Intensive Care Med, 2020 | Springer This post is inspired by Dr. Heli Shah 👨‍⚕️ Often misdiagnosed as viral encephalitis or psychiatric illness – but early immunotherapy saves lives. 📌 1. Limbic Encephalitis ✔️

Ozoralizumab a next-generation anti-TNF NANOBODY. Primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of OZR in patients with RA. 30mg ⬇️ significant reductions in DAS28 at 52W & ⬇️ in mean RF & CCP titres over 52W. Treatment effective regardless of titres #Rheumatology #MedTwitter

A recent study using #autoantibody reactome analysis revealed the presence of 2 distinct molecular subtypes in relapsing #polychondritis (RP): ◦ Subtype 1 RP (primarily driven by #humoral immunity): patients with a marked increase in autoantibody levels, accompanied by a higher

This case report describes a young man with a heterozygous variation in STAT3 who was diagnosed with hyper-IgE syndrome and whose condition improved with upadacitinib therapy. ja.ma/47dnP0w

🔹 Diagnosis of Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (BSLE) ✅ Required Criteria: 📌 Meets American College of Rheumatology criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus 💥 Acquired vesiculobullous eruption 🔬 Histologic evidence: compatible with dermatitis herpetiformis