Rheumatology

Rheumatology β€” scientific infographic poster

Conditions

🌑️Adult-onset Still's Disease 🧍Ankylosing Spondylitis 🫁Anti-Synthetase Syndrome 🩸Antiphospholipid Syndrome 🦡Arthritis 🧬Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) πŸ‘„BehΓ§et's Disease πŸ’ŽCalcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD, Pseudogout) 🧊Cryoglobulinemia πŸ’œDermatomyositis πŸ’ŠDrug-Induced Lupus 🌬️EGPA (Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis) 🀸Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome πŸ”Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) πŸ”₯Fibromyalgia πŸ‘οΈGiant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis) 🦢Gout πŸ‘ƒGranulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) πŸ§ͺIgG4-Related Disease βœ‹Inclusion Body Myositis πŸ§’Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) πŸ«€Kawasaki Disease πŸ¦‹Lupus πŸ“Marfan Syndrome 🫘Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA) 🧩Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) 🦿Osteoarthritis 🦴Osteoporosis πŸ”„Palindromic Rheumatism πŸ•ΈοΈPolyarteritis Nodosa πŸ›ŒPolymyalgia Rheumatica πŸ’ͺPolymyositis 🩹Psoriatic Arthritis πŸ₯ΆRaynaud's Disease 🦠Reactive Arthritis πŸ‘‚Relapsing Polychondritis 🚨Septic Arthritis πŸ–οΈRheumatoid Arthritis πŸ’§Sjögren's Syndrome πŸͺ¨Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) πŸ’“Takayasu Arteritis 🩺Vasculitis

Deep dives β€” Ankylosing Spondylitis: HLA-B27 Explained · Biologics Guide · NSAID Strategy · Exercise & PT Protocol · Morning Stiffness Management · AS & IBD Overlap · Starch-Free Diet & Ebringer · Pregnancy & AS

Deep dives β€” Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Hypermobile EDS & 2017 Criteria · POTS, MCAS & the EDS Triad · Classical & Vascular EDS · Pain Management in hEDS · Physical Therapy & Joint Protection · GI Involvement in EDS · Pregnancy & EDS · Pediatric EDS & Transition of Care

Deep dives β€” Lupus: ANA, dsDNA & Lupus Autoantibodies · ACR/EULAR 2019 Classification Criteria · Lupus Nephritis & Kidney Involvement · Neuropsychiatric Lupus · Hydroxychloroquine & Antimalarials · Biologics: Belimumab, Anifrolumab, Rituximab · Lupus & Pregnancy · Cutaneous Lupus & Photoprotection · Lupus & SjΓΆgren's Overlap

Deep dives β€” Osteoporosis: DEXA Scan: T-score & Z-score · FRAX Risk Assessment & Thresholds · Bisphosphonates · Denosumab, Romosozumab & Teriparatide · Calcium, Vitamin D & Protein · Exercise for Bone Density · Postmenopausal Osteoporosis & HT · Secondary Osteoporosis Causes · Fracture Prevention & Fall Risk

Deep dives β€” Rheumatoid Arthritis: Shoulder Involvement · Omega-3 & Fish Oil · Diet · DMARDs & Biologics · Exercise · Herbs & Supplements

Rheumatology focuses on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases affecting joints and connective tissues.

πŸ›‘οΈ Interactive Visualization Immune Response β€” inject a pathogen and watch the defence Innate cells swarm, T cells activate B cells, antibodies rise β€” then vaccinate and compare the fast, strong secondary response. Launch → 🌑️ Interactive Visualization Fever & the Thermostat β€” turn the set-point up yourself Watch an infection turn the hypothalamic thermostat up on purpose β€” you shiver to reach the new set-point, then take an antipyretic and sweat as it drops back. Launch → 🦢 Interactive Visualization Gout β€” grow uric-acid crystals in a joint Watch uric acid climb past the point where it dissolves and stab needle-shaped crystals into a joint, igniting a red-hot gout attack β€” then lower it with allopurinol and watch the crystals melt away. Launch → 🎭 Interactive Visualization Autoimmunity: When Defence Turns on You Watch immune cells lose the ability to tell self from invader and attack the body's own tissue β€” then see how tolerance normally prevents it and why it breaks down. Launch →

Key Research Papers

Foundational and recent peer-reviewed publications across rheumatology — rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, spondyloarthritis, scleroderma, vasculitis, gout, osteoporosis, and connective tissue disease. Each citation links to the full text via DOI.

  1. Aletaha D, Neogi T, Silman AJ, et al. 2010 Rheumatoid Arthritis Classification Criteria: An ACR/EULAR Collaborative Initiative. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2010;62(9):2569–2581. — doi:10.1002/art.27584
  2. Smolen JS, Landewé RBM, Bergstra SA, et al. EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Synthetic and Biological Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: 2022 Update. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2023;82(1):3–18. — doi:10.1136/ard-2022-223356
  3. Petri M, Orbai AM, Alarcón GS, et al. Derivation and Validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLICC). Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2012;64(8):2677–2686. — doi:10.1002/art.34473
  4. Aringer M, Costenbader K, Daikh D, et al. 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2019;78(9):1151–1159. — doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214819
  5. Sieper J, Rudwaleit M, Baraliakos X, et al. The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) Handbook: A Guide to Assess Spondyloarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2009;68(Suppl 2):ii1–ii44. — doi:10.1136/ard.2008.104018
  6. Ward MM, Deodhar A, Akl EA, et al. American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2016;68(2):282–298. — doi:10.1002/art.39298
  7. Cosman F, de Beur SJ, LeBoff MS, et al. Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis (NOF). Osteoporosis International. 2014;25(10):2359–2381. — doi:10.1007/s00198-014-2794-2
  8. Khanna D, Khanna PP, Fitzgerald JD, et al. 2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout. Part 2: Therapy and Antiinflammatory Prophylaxis of Acute Gouty Arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2012;64(10):1447–1461. — doi:10.1002/acr.21773
  9. van den Hoogen F, Khanna D, Fransen J, et al. 2013 Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis: An ACR/EULAR Collaborative Initiative. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2013;65(11):2737–2747. — doi:10.1002/art.38098
  10. Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Bacon PA, et al. 2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2013;65(1):1–11. — doi:10.1002/art.37715
  11. Navarro-Sarabia F, Ariza-Ariza R, Hernández-Cruz B, Villanueva I. Adalimumab for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2005;(3):CD005113. — doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005113.pub2
  12. Cohen SB, Emery P, Greenwald MW, et al. Rituximab for Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy: Results of a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Trial Evaluating Primary Efficacy and Safety at Twenty-Four Weeks (REFLEX). Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(9):2793–2806. — doi:10.1002/art.22025
  13. Maini R, St Clair EW, Breedveld F, et al. Infliximab (Chimeric Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Monoclonal Antibody) versus Placebo in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Concomitant Methotrexate: A Randomised Phase III Trial (ATTRACT). Lancet. 1999;354(9194):1932–1939. — doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05246-0
  14. Navarra SV, Guzmán RM, Gallacher AE, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab in Patients with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial (BLISS-52). Lancet. 2011;377(9767):721–731. — doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61354-2
  15. Tashkin DP, Elashoff R, Clements PJ, et al. Cyclophosphamide versus Placebo in Scleroderma Lung Disease (Scleroderma Lung Study). New England Journal of Medicine. 2006;354(25):2655–2666. — doi:10.1056/NEJMoa055120
  16. Vitali C, Bombardieri S, Jonsson R, et al. Classification Criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome: A Revised Version of the European Criteria Proposed by the American-European Consensus Group. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2002;61(6):554–558. — doi:10.1136/ard.61.6.554

PubMed Topic Searches

Each link opens a live PubMed query so results stay current as new papers are indexed.

  1. PubMed: rheumatoid arthritis review
  2. PubMed: systemic lupus erythematosus review
  3. PubMed: osteoporosis review
  4. PubMed: gout management
  5. PubMed: ankylosing spondylitis review
  6. PubMed: sjogren syndrome review
  7. PubMed: raynaud phenomenon review
  8. PubMed: osteoarthritis review
  9. PubMed: autoimmune disease genetics
  10. PubMed: DMARD biologic therapy
  11. PubMed: HLA-B27 spondyloarthritis
  12. PubMed: TNF inhibitor rheumatology

Connections

All Rheumatology Articles A–Z

Every article in this specialty, listed alphabetically.