What the heck is arthritis?
What the heck is arthritis? Everything you ever wanted to know, in only 60 seconds!
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Rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease And The End of Rheumatology as We Know it
This agent, possibly a fungal toxin, would be responsible for triggering an exuberant immune response in children, causing the typical manifestation of the disease
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To Misdiagnose is Human
A previously-healthy man sees his primary care physician and complains of fatigue. Laboratory studies shows abnormalities which concern his physician for the presence of cancer.
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“Get Dirty” At The ACR Annual Meeting
With hundreds of scientific sessions covering virtually every topic in rheumatology, you might think that these sessions are the most important part of attending the ACR Annual Meeting. You would be wrong
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What The Heck Is Rheumatology?
When I meet someone for the first time and tell them that I’m a rheumatologist, I usually get blank stares, as if I had spoken to them in a foreign language.
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What The Heck Is A Connective Tissue Disease?
This week, I was called to evaluate a young man with several aneurysms (ballooning of his blood vessels) and a dilated (widened) aorta.
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Not All Joint Pain Is Arthritis
As a rheumatologist, I’m becoming an expert in evaluating all types of joint pain. My adult patients are wonderful at describing how their joints feel: burning, stabbing, pressure, stiffness, crushing, aching, throbbing.
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Causa Morbis Ignota: A History Of Lupus
This is a guest post written by Dr. Christine Konya, a fellow in Rheumatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She studies T cells in lupus.
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Horror Autotoxicus: A Story About Self, Non-self, And Lupus
This is a guest post written by Dr. Christine Konya, a fellow in Rheumatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She studies T cells in lupus.
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