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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Erosive hand OA tends to target older adults and women with preexisting OA, and is associated with severe ...
PHILADELPHIA — Denosumab successfully induces structural modifications patients with active erosive hand osteoarthritis, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022. “Hand osteoarthritis is a ...
Dear Doctor: I was just diagnosed with erosive osteoarthritis. What can you tell me about it? I have it mainly in my hands and feet. Dear Doctor: First, let's explain the most common form of arthritis ...
LONDON — Subcutaneous etanercept (Enbrel, Immunex Corp), a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor, improves pain and structural damage in patients with osteoarthritis of the hand, provided they are ...
At week 52, pain scores on the Australian Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index (AUSCAN) were 26.7 (95% CI 23.9-29.4) among patients receiving hydroxychloroquine and 26.5 (95% CI 23.9-29.1) among those ...
Rheumatoid arthritis has traditionally been framed as a self-contained autoimmune disease confined to joints, yet mounting ...
MILAN -- Disease-modifying drugs may have a role in treating osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand after all, results from two separate studies reported here indicated. Patients with radiologically ...
* Significant short and long-term clinical improvement for a hospitalized patient with a rare disease that currently has no effective treatment options * A 70-year-old patient experienced a four-year ...
Background. Psoriasis is a chronic, potentially debilitating inflammatory skin disorder associated with erosive arthritis and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. [1] Management strategies ...
An x-ray of a pair of hands showing painful joints The role of micro-RNAs in the pathophysiology of hand osteoarthritis was explored, using data from postmenopausal women. Micro-RNAs may serve as ...