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EDITORIAL
Dear All,
May this New Year 2020 be the most amazing and jubilant year of your life! I am delighted to take over the reins of the IRA…
IRA UPDATE
Dear All
New year greetings from the IRA office. As the dust of the magnificently conducted IRACON 2019 at JIPMER Puducherry settles …
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Support Group
Warriors Not Worriers
“You’re not alone in the world. You’re not alone in your fight.” About a year back, Doctors …
INTERVENTIONAL RHEUMATOLOGIST
Rheumatology India
We must have all heard the following comments from peers and seniors when we first expressed an interest in rheumatology …
PHARMA DESK
Sprifermin Is Under Investigation as A Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug
“Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis …
MADE IN INDIA
Vasculitis
Sharma A et al.1 evaluated the role of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT in 25 patients of relapsing polychondritis …
INVISIBLE ILLNESS
I played a game, I was a silly teen He loves me, he loves me not I play it again but I’m not keen He believes me, he believes me not ….
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Winner's Column
ORAL BASIC BEST PAPER, ORAL CLINICAL BEST PAPER, BEST POSTER BASIC, BEST POSTER CLINICAL, BEST POSTER CASE
Case Solving
ROWELL SYNDROME WITH MYOSITIS– Chirag R Kopp, M.D. , Varun Dhir, M.D, D.M, Shefali Khanna Sharma, M.D., Aman Sharma, M.D, Sanjay jain, M.D., D.M
EDITORIAL
Dear friends,
Greetings from the editorial team in these turbulent unprecedented circumstances wherein zoonotic viral onslaught has sent mankind sending into a fuzzy twirl.
Myositis: Expert Speak
Myositis means inflammation within the muscles. The word inflammation usually includes within it increased temperature, pain, swelling and redness. Your muscles are undergoing these changes.
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A Juvenile's Diary
As a ten year old boy, gathered in my mum’s arms
I was taken to every doctor, so that my malady gets a tag.
LUPUS INITIATIVE KOLKATA (LIK)
Lupus initiative was incepted 10 years ago in 2010 with the goal to empower the patients suffering from this multisystemic disease
Historical Anecdotes
Can you identify which autoimmune disease a person is probably suffering from in this 252 years old famous painting??
Made In India!
Research is an integral part of health professionals rather than should be an integral part. It is essential not just to impart care to our patients but learn...
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis Journey thru' 2019
The Bohan and Peter classification criteria were the most widely used criteria for classifying idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and are in use since 1975 [1].
Story of a Juvenile Scleromyositis
This 7-year little sweet girl came to me after several doctors had seen her but she and her mother had failed to find a solution.
Disease in Disguise
A 40-year male presented to us with complaints of inflammatory polyarthritis of 1.5 years duration and recurrent oral ulcerations, alopecia and photosensitive facial rash...
The Heliotropes rash & The Gottron of all varieties
Outcome Assessment in Myositis
Currently, clinical remission is a realistically achievable goal for most patients of inflammatory myositis, and it must be pursued aggressively to optimise outcomes…
Pattern of Inflammation plays important role: Muscle MRI in IIM Evaluation
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) achieves superior soft tissue contrast and hence the preferred modality for muscle imaging over computed tomography (CT)...
RHEUMAWORM PRESENTS Cryptic Clues- Cross Word
Characteristic cutaneous feature of anti synthetase syndrome
COVID 19
What is coronavirus and COVID- 19? Are they same?
The gutsy viruses
Dancing around us readily
They are such opportunists
Waiting for a breach in immunity
‘You have overcome bacteria
The Indian Rheumatology Association
The Professional Organization of Clinical Immunologists and Rheumatologists In India
Dr Rajkiran Dudam
Secretary, Indian Rheumatology Association