The authors review clinical manifestations and genetic features of the autoinflammatory diseases, a group of rare, genetically defined diseases which have been newly grouped into a coherent whole. Rheumatology
Kevin D. Deane, MD, comments on a study that examined the risk for cardiovascular disease in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Medscape Rheumatology
A new, larger study adds evidence that rituximab may be a safer option when treating antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated (ANCA-associated) vasculitis. Medscape Rheumatology
An expert panel discusses 3 areas of cultural competence -- bias, language barriers, and communication -- in the context of clinician-patient vignettes. Medscape Internal Medicine
Current data do not support using MRI to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or predict its course, a new literature review shows. Reuters Health Information
