People of color with lupus are more likely to experience delayed diagnosis along with greater rates of morbidity and mortality, compared with white patients, according to data. The data were presented at The Future of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis and Treatment meeting, hosted by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas.
Melanocytic lesions in the lower extremities that are marked by peripheral globules should be closely watched for melanoma development, according to a study.
“Morphology and biology of nevi with peripheral globules are well known, while that of melanomas with peripheral globules remain unclear,” Ana F.A. Moraes, MD, of the department of cutaneous oncology at A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
Patients with hand synovial abnormalities in osteoarthritis demonstrate an abundance of two specific species of gut microbiota, according to findings presented at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.
A meta-analysis comparing exercise, opioids and NSAIDs yielded “disappointing” and inconsistent results, in which exercise generally demonstrated some benefit over opioids and NSAIDs, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.
Understanding the “disturbance and breakdown” of cartilage is critical to finding and using biomarkers in osteoarthritis, according to the keynote speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.