Dactylitis is linked to increased disease burden in psoriatic arthritis, and might be a useful sign to identify people at risk. INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes redness and scaling. Many people with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis (often shortened to PsA). In psoriatic arthritis, the disease causes pain and swelling […]
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Updated: COVID-19 vaccination recommendations in RMDs
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Landewé RBM, Kroon FPB, Alunno A, et al. EULAR recommendations for the management and vaccination of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the context […]
COVID vaccination in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
This is the lay version of a paper describing the safety of COVID-19 vaccination based on data from the COVAX registry. The original publication can be downloaded from the following link: Machado PM, Lawson-Tovey S, Strangfeld A, et al. Safety of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: results from the EULAR […]
First study to show inflammatory arthritis can affect male fertility
Men diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis before and during the peak of reproductive age have lower fertility. INTRODUCTION Inflammatory arthritis is a group of diseases including spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis. These are chronic inflammatory diseases that affects a person’s joints, and may cause pain and disability. Inflammatory arthritis can affect people before or during […]
Update: Using rheumatology drugs for COVID-19
This is the lay version of the EULAR points to consider on the use of medicines traditionally used in rheumatology to treat the inflammation seen in people with severe COVID-19. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Alunno A, et al. 2021 update of the EULAR points to consider on the […]
Medication use for rheumatoid arthritis affects COVID-19 outcomes
People with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab or JAKi have worse COVID-19 severity than those on TNFi INTRODUCTION COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new type of coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. COVID-19 has forced people to […]
Sjögren’s syndrome
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the use of topical and systemic treatments in people with Sjögren’s syndrome. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Ramos-Casals M, et al. EULAR recommendations for the management of Sjögren’s syndrome with topical and systemic therapies. Ann Rheum Dis 2020;79:3–18. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216114 Introduction […]
Vaccination for people with AIIRD
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adults with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (often shortened to AIIRD). The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Furer V, et al. 2019 Update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Ann Rheum Dis 2020 […]
The role of the nurse in inflammatory arthritis
This is the lay version of the updated EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in managing chronic inflammatory arthritis. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Bech B, et al. 2018 update of the EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis. […]
Managing antiphospholipid syndrome
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of antiphospholipid syndrome in adults. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Tektonidou MG, et al. EULAR recommendations for the management of antiphospholipid syndrome in adults Ann Rheum Dis 2019;78(10):1296–1304. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215213 Introduction EULAR recommendations give advice to doctors, nurses […]
