Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
BOTTOM LINE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often presents as an insidious, additive, symmetrical polyarthritis frequently involving the small joints of hands and feet. Without treatment, it can become deforming and erosive.…
BOTTOM LINE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often presents as an insidious, additive, symmetrical polyarthritis frequently involving the small joints of hands and feet. Without treatment, it can become deforming and erosive.…
BOTTOM LINE Systemic sclerosis (aka scleroderma, SSc) is a heterogenous, chronic, and frequently progressive multisystem disease characterized by fibrosis of skin and internal organs with widespread vasculopathy and auto-antibody positivity.…
BOTTOM LINE Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by noncaseating granulomas classically involving lungs causing a spectrum of disease from asymptomatic hilar adenopathy to progressive interstitial lung disease. Virtually…
BOTTOM LINE SjD is an autoimmune systemic rheumatic disease characterized by lacrimal and salivary gland inflammation/dysfunction, most often presenting in females in their 30-50s. Systemic features include parotid gland enlargement,…