Update on Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Update on Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is the most common form of secondary osteoporosis, and fractures are the most frequent adverse effects of this medication. Glucocorticoids have several direct and indirect adverse effects…

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Calcium and Vitamin D Controversies

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Calcium and Vitamin D Controversies

Controversies regarding appropriate use of vitamin D and calcium are predominately related to the extraskeletal effects. Calcium and vitamin D are essential for bone health. The concerns regarding calcium and…

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Emerging Therapies for Osteoporosis

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Emerging Therapies for Osteoporosis

This article reviews the conceptual framework for agents that are antiresorptive or anabolic, including pathways that affect bone formation and resorption, and the steps in those pathways that are targets…

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Duration of Treatment in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: How Long to Treat and What are the Consequences of Cessation of Treatment?

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Duration of Treatment in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: How Long to Treat and What are the Consequences of Cessation of Treatment?

Although a variety of medications are effective for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, there is concern that long-term use may incur side effects. Consequently, some have proposed discontinuing or temporarily…

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Neoplasm Mimics of Rheumatologic Presentations: Sialadenitis, Ocular Masquerade Syndromes, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, and Regional Pain Syndromes

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Neoplasm Mimics of Rheumatologic Presentations: Sialadenitis, Ocular Masquerade Syndromes, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, and Regional Pain Syndromes

This article reviews a group of miscellaneous malignant conditions that may mimic rheumatologic diseases. Primary salivary gland cancer as well as lymphoproliferative conditions such as lymphoma and IgG4 related syndromes…

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Paraneoplastic Myalgias and Myositis

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Paraneoplastic Myalgias and Myositis

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of acquired, heterogeneous, connective tissue diseases that mainly affect skeletal muscle. Characteristic clinical and histopathologic features allow their classification into polymyositis, dermatomyositis,…

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