Can you put your finger on the cause of this swelling?
Pat is a 74-year-old retiree who presents with a red, swollen, painful index finger for several days.
Tag: Musculoskeletal – Rheumatic disorders
Steroid injections ‘don’t hasten progression of knee OA’
Patients can be reassured that the treatment will not precipitate the need for surgery, researchers say.Â
Hydroxychloroquine cardiac scare ‘debunked’
The study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus finds no association with prolonged QT interval.
Methotrexate ‘might benefit’ knee OA with inflammation
The agent could be considered if usual treatment fails, researchers say after a randomised trial.Â
RA ‘linked with fracture risk’ in women
The disease itself might increase risk, independent of corticosteroid medications, authors say.
Few children with rheumatic disease contract COVID-19: study
Global survey suggests it's safe to continue immunosuppressive drugs, researchers say.
Persistent joint pain in a rare case of plant thorn synovitis
A patient's green fingers turn out to be an uncommon cause of her pain.
Which therapy should be chosen for hard-to-treat RA?
A head-to-head study pits a second-generation JAK inhibitor against abatacept.
TNF blocker to be trialled as COVID-19 treatment
The Oxford University trial will take place in aged-care facilities in the UK.
Biologic preserves kidney function in some patients with lupus nephritis
The risk of a combined endpoint of renal events or death was halved in patients on belimumab, researchers report.
