Rheumatology Network: Best of EULAR 2022

Gout Flares Predicted by Monosodium Urate Deposits, Subclinical Inflammation

Differences among baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics between cases and controls were observed in those with a presence of subcutaneous tophi and higher serum urate levels.

John K Botson, MD, RPh, CCD: Pegloticase Combination Therapy for Uncontrolled Gout

John K. Botson MD, RPh, CCD, discusses results from the MIRROR trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of pegloticase injection in combination with methotrexate in patients with uncontrolled gout.

Patient-Provider Satisfaction Survey Affected by Cultural Norms in Hispanic/Latinx Patients with RA

A recent study, conducted by CreakyJoints, demonstrated that patient-reported satisfaction is affected by both social and cultural norms in Spanish-speaking patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Line Uhrenholt, MD: Disease Activity-Guided Tapering in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis

Line Uhrenholt, MD, discusses the results of her randomized, open-label, equivalence trial study evaluating disease activity-guided tapering of biologics in patients with inflammatory arthritis.

Sexual Dysfunction More Common in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis

New research suggests patients with psoriatic arthritis were at 8 times greater risk of sexual dysfunction and patients with rheumatoid arthritis were at 10 times greater risk when compared to their counterparts without either rheumatic disease.