Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women appears to affect neither the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) nor the severity of arthritis, researchers report in the March 15th issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
This study investigated the reliability of a mini-invasive ultrasound-guided technique of synovial biopsy for the histopathological assessment of involved small joints in rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Research & Therapy
Rapid-onset dyspnea on exertion is presented in a 42-year-old woman with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis. What are the challenges of diagnosing pulmonary arterial hypertension in this patient? Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
The rheumatologist of this millennium will likely be called on increasingly to participate in the health care of afflicted travelers with new and emerging viral infections. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
Rapidly progressive joint flexures are presented in a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome associated with pancreatic carcinoma. Test your diagnostic acumen. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology