Rheumatology
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Latest in Rheumatology
Retrospective data suggest a preventive effect for old-line antipsychotic drug
Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often
Population-based study links adherence with risk for cardiovascular events
Study suggests 10% of cases may have easily treatable cause
Population-based study links adherence with risk for cardiovascular events
Study suggests 10% of cases may have easily treatable cause
Rheumatology Case Studies
Numerous diagnostic procedures revealed tophaceous gout affecting the middle ear
![A photo of a senior man struggling to hear out of his left ear.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/101xxx/101019.jpg)
Joint stiffness is just one symptom of this rare debilitating inflammatory disease
![A photo of the hands of a young man.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/100xxx/100473.jpg)
Prompt diagnosis of this rare progressive autoimmune disease may help preserve hearing, eyesight
![A close up of a senior man touching his ear which is highlighted in red.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/99xxx/99079.jpg)
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Not a huge benefit, study finds, but could be a step toward more consistent follow-up care
![A close up photo of the scar on a woman’s knee from from knee replacement surgery](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/106xxx/106159.jpg)
Just one biomarker distinguished Kawasaki disease from others with similar clinical features
![A computer rendering of a macrophage releasing cytokines.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/106xxx/106049.jpg)
A 65-year-old man presented to the doctor with complaints of severe knee pain, decreased range of motion, and a painful skin lesion that developed on his left knee over the past week. Can you diagnose the patient?
![Illustration of a knee with arthritis](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/105xxx/105813.jpg)
Microbiota similarities, differences in patients with spondyloarthritis, Crohn's disease, uveitis
![A computer rendering of microvilli with microbiota.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/105xxx/105811.jpg)
Most authors receiving industry payments relevant to their research failed to report them
![A photo of a male business man tucking a wad of cash into the pocket of a male physician.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/105xxx/105743.jpg)