From the Executive Editor: Unravelling Artificial Intelligence – Essential Insights for Rheumatologists
Keerthi Talari MD, DM (Rheumatology)Consultant Rheumatologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in human lives, revolutionizing the way we approach our day to day personal and professional activities’. AI refers to the development of computer systems that can perform tasks requiring human intelligence, such as problem-solving, speech recognition, […]
IRA President’s Message
BG DharmanandPresident, Indian Rheumatology Association Dear friends and esteemed members of the IRA, Greetings! IRA e-Newsletter is an attempt to reach out to our members, giving them the latest developments in our field in an easily readable format. Also, it is a tool to inform members of any information from the IRA central body. Recognizing […]
Birding and Photography
Arun Hegde MD (Gen Med), DNB (Rheumatology), MNAMSSenior Advisor (Medicine) & Rheumatologist and Professor (Medicine), Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow How the journey unfolded It all started for me after I finished my DNB in Rheumatology, and took a trip to Bharatpur, in Rajasthan, one of the best-known bird sanctuaries in India, and a rickshaw […]
Music and Life
Suvrat Arya MD, DM (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology), PDF (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology)Senior Consultant, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India My music journey began in childhood. My father introduced me to the world of music. He being my first music teacher used to teach me Indian light instrumental music. I used to […]
Can you get this one?
Satyam Bhatt MD Medicine, DrNB Clinical Immunology and RheumatologyAssistant Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Geetanjali Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan This 50-year-old lady, a known case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with hand deformities, presented with painless cutaneous lesions as shown in the image. She was in clinical remission on conventional DMARD therapy. Identify […]
Can you identify the disease?
Akhil Goel MD General Medicine, DM RheumatologyConsultant Rheumatologist and Clinical Immunologist, Manipal Hospital, Jaipur A 50-year-old man presented with paraesthesia and numbness involving both hands for one and a half years, inflammatory arthritis involving both small and large joints for one year and oral ulcers for 10 days. The patient had undergone left median nerve […]
Lupus Lexicon Crossword
Amirtha Gopalan MD, DrNB, MRCP (UK)Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
My observations and reflections on my journey with arthritis
Rama ShaktawatUdaipur, Rajasthan How it all began My journey with arthritis began about 35 years ago. As I recall, the knees were the first to get affected, a minor but lingering pain which led me to take painkillers. The dull ache made it extremely difficult to move around and do daily chores. I felt lethargic […]
I spy with my little eye
Aparna Reddy S MD Medicine, DM RheumatologyConsultant Rheumatologist, Sree Sanvi Oncology and Rheumatology Centre, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Meticulous history taking and physical examination are the basic armamentarium for diagnosis in medicine. Here we have three cases where in the patients were initially misdiagnosed, later the diagnosis was picked up with simple observations from existing records, […]
Quarter in review – Pediatric Rheumatology
Rakesh Kumar Pilania MD (Pediatrics), DM (Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology), MAMS, Associate-FAMSAssistant Professor, PediatricAllergy Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (India) Study in focus 1: Analysis of Coronary Arterial Aneurysm Regression in Patients with Kawasaki Disease by Aneurysm Severity: Factors Associated with Regression1 […]
