Journal of Rheumatology

J Rheumatol 2023; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0340 In the fourth paragraph, regarding the results of other viral laboratory and imaging tests, the text should be, "Two of the 6 patients (patients 1 and 4) had severe drug-induced liver injury (DILI) with jaundice." Originally, patient 1 was diagnosed with vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) on liver biopsy. After re-reviewing the histology of the patient, the authors found that although there was a tendency toward VBDS, the patient did not meet the criteria for a VBDS diagnosis, as their bile duct involvement was < 50%...

Metabolic bone diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of osteolytic lesions. Here, we describe a case of primary hyperparathyroidism with multiple osteolytic lesions that improved following parathyroidectomy.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze changes in baseline characteristics of very early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over 24 years in the Early Undifferentiated PolyArthritis (EUPA) cohort. METHODS: Consecutive recent-onset polyarthritis patients fulfilling RA classification criteria recruited in EUPA were assessed at baseline. Three successive periods were defined: prior to the general availability of biologics (1998-2004; 245 patients), prior to the implantation of the 2010 classification criteria (2005-2010; 266 patients), and the most recent decade (2011-2022; 329 patients)...

OBJECTIVE: Anecdotally, patients with inflammatory articular diseases (IAD) such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA) report weather changes in their symptoms. The objective is to investigate the correlation between weather variation, disease activity (DA) and patients reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with PsA. METHODS: Hourly measurements of temperature, relative humidity, and pressure were obtained from 2015 to 2020 from Montreal (Environment Canada) and were matched with DA and PROs of PsA patients enrolled in RHUMADATA™...

We would like to share our ideas on the article, "When Should I Get My Next COVID-19 Vaccine? Data From the Surveillance of Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines in Systemic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (SUCCEED) Study."1 In this investigation, data and dried blood spots/sera were obtained from adults with a range of inflammatory diseases following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

We would like to thank Drs. Liu and Hu1 for their thoughtful comments regarding our recent publication.2 In response to the points made in their letter, we would like to make a few comments.

Calcinosis, a common complication in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), affects up to 40% of patients and can be associated with uncontrolled disease activity and morbidity.1 A 9-year-old female with a 17-month history of JDM presented with worsened bilateral knee pain.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the relationship between frequency of idiopathic OA and characteristics including demographics, comorbidities, military service history, and physical health in a veteran population. METHODS: We performed a cohort study in the Million Veteran Program (MVP), using International Classification of Diseases 9 and 10 codes to define frequency of site-specific OA across three joints or unspecified OA in veterans with respect to demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, etc...

We read the article entitled "The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on First Nations and How We Can Work With Communities to Prevent It" by Hani El-Gabalawy1 with great interest. This paper discusses the high prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among First Nations communities in North America, as well as the adverse results, such as early mortality.

OBJECTIVE: Radiographic assessment of sacroiliac joints (SIJs) according to the modified New York (mNY) criteria is key in classification of axSpA but has moderate inter-reader agreement. We aimed to investigate the reliability improvements scoring SIJ radiographs after applying an online real-time iterative calibration (RETIC) module, in addition to a slideshow and video alone. METHODS: Nineteen readers, randomized to 2 groups (A/B), completed 3 calibration steps: I) review of manuscripts, II) review of slideshow and video and group A completed RETIC, III) re-review of slideshow+video and group B completed RETIC ...

I am pleased to offer a short response to the comments in "When to Schedule Your Next COVID-19 Vaccine."1 The comment included a critique of the use of self-reported data (in terms of vaccination or infection history).2 .

OBJECTIVE: Prior incidence estimates of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) vary considerably. We aimed to assess the annual incidence of clinically diagnosed PsA among adults in Sweden 2014-2016, overall and stratified by age/sex/education/geography, and to investigate potential time-trends in incidence 2006-2018. Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use during 2 years (y) from diagnosis was also examined. METHODS: Patients (≥18y) with incident clinically diagnosed PsA in Sweden were identified from the National Patient Register (NPR) and/or the Swedish Rheumatology Quality register (SRQ)...

In 2013, tacrolimus was approved in Japan for the treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM).1 Subsequently, Kuwana et al2 reported the 2-year interim prospective results of a postmarketing surveillance study, which found that tacrolimus-containing immunosuppressive regimens were well tolerated in patients with PM/DM-associated ILD.2 .

J Rheumatol 2024; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0097 There were incorrect footnotes in Table 2. All instances of footnote "a" in the Possible Score Range column should be an asterisk. The correct footnote should be, "Only participants with ≤ 1 missing or * additional answer category (ie, "does not currently apply to me") per domain are included for the sum score of the corresponding scale." We apologize for this error. This correction applies only to the August 15 2024 First Release. The correct table appears in the print and online issues...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) rarely overlaps with noninfective granulomatous conditions, such as sarcoidosis or pneumoconiosis.1 A 73-year-old White man with anti-Scl70 positive SSc was evaluated for arthralgia, fever, and weight loss.

Renal lesions as the initial presentation of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) and isolated IgG4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD) are rare.1,2 A 65-year-old male with a history of high-grade urothelial cell carcinoma in remission was found to have multiple renal lesions on surveillance imaging (Figure 1A).

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether gut microbes were associated with post-surgery sustained knee pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients by a gut microbiomics approach. METHODS: Total knee replacement (TKR) patients due to primary knee OA were recruited. Sustained knee pain status at least one year after TKR was defined by the Western Ontario and McMaster University Arthritis Index (WOMAC). Fasting plasma sample and fecal sample were collected. Metabolomic profiling was performed on fasting plasma...

OBJECTIVE: Despite treatment advances, pain remains a serious problem for many children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). To better understand pain in children with JIA and identify potentially modifiable factors, this study evaluated Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS) Pediatric Pain Interference (PI) and its relationships with other pain measures and demographic, clinical, psychosocial, and functional variables. METHODS: This cross-sectional, observational, multi-center study used descriptive statistics and a mix of bivariate and multivariable analyses to describe PI and characterize relationships with other measures and variables...

Pregnancy is a time of emotional stress for many women, and women with systemic vasculitides face substantial additional challenges. Systemic vasculitides are rare rheumatic diseases characterized by inflammation in blood vessel walls, classified according to vessel size, histopathology, and clinical features.1 .

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether biologic therapy alters serum CXCL10, MMP3, S100A8, ACP5, and CCL2 levels in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (PsC) patients, and whether baseline levels of these proteins predict response to treatment for PsA. METHODS: We included PsA patients on TNF inhibitors (TNFi), Interleukin-17 inhibitors (IL-17i), methotrexate (MTX), and untreated with bDMARDs or csDMARDs (untreated) and PsC patients on bDMARDs and matched untreated...