From the Executive Editor
Kushagra Gupta MBBS, MD (Medicine), Clinical Fellowship in Rheumatology Consultant Rheumatologist, Joint and Autoimmune Clinic, Gupta Medical Centre, Hisar, India Dear reader, For those of you who get this reference, this is a premonition to the fact that our current issue is going to be a bit of a rebellious one. For everyone else, we […]
From the Editor
Vinod Ravindran MD, MRCP (UK), MSc-Rheumatology (King’s College, London, UK), CCT-Rheumatology (UK), MRCP-Rheumatology (UK), FRCP (Edin)Director, Centre for Rheumatology, Calicut, Kerala I hope you will like the IRA e-newsletter’s third issue of this year. I thank all the members for their appreciation and constructive feedback on the previous issues. Our dynamic editorial board has worked collectively to bring you […]
Importance of comorbidities in rheumatology – a historical perspective
Vishad Viswanath MD, DMMedical Director and Consultant in Rheumatology, Institute for Rheumatology and Immunology Sciences (IRIS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Healthspan matters more than lifespan The 21st century marked a paradigm shift in the management of autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) with vast refinement in our understanding of optimal utilization of conventional DMARDs as well as the introduction of […]
Artistry of Fountain Pens
Swapnil Suresh Jagtap MBBS, MDSenior Resident, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow In an age dominated by digital communication and rapid technological advancement, where keyboards and touchscreens dominate our interactions with words, the fountain pen remains an enduring symbol of elegance, craftsmanship, and tradition. In 1827, […]
My experiments with gluten
Rudrarpan Chatterjee MD, DMAssistant Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow Given the opportunity of a career beyond medicine, I would have liked to lead the Indian swimming contingent for the freestyle relay at the Olympics. However, having developed the swimming talents and nous of a panda during my formative years, and having […]
Picture Puzzle
Nidhish Chandra MD, DNB (Gold Medalist)Senior Resident, Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, King George Medical University, Lucknow A 17-year-old boy presented to the rheumatology unit with a one-year history of bilateral symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and erythematous papules over the left third metacarpophalangeal and right third proximal interphalangeal joints with subsequent ulceration. He also […]
Decoding the Diagnosis
Deepak Malgutte MD, DNBAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai A 16-year-old boy presented with progressive painless deformities involving the small joints of the hands and feet. There is a family history of a similar illness in the older brother. The clinical and radiographic findings are as depicted […]
Quarter in review: Paediatric Rheumatology
Himanshi Chaudhary MD, DM Pediatric Clinical Immunology & RheumatologyConsultant, Clinical Immunology & Pediatric Rheumatology. Alpha Superspeciality Clinics and Ruby Hall Clinics, Pune, Maharashtra, India Study in focus 1: Elevation of IL-17 cytokines distinguishes Kawasaki Disease from other paediatric inflammatory disorders Kawasaki disease (KD) is a childhood vasculitis that can result in serious cardiovascular complications. The […]
Rheum Riddles – Rheumatology Advances
Sundaram TG MD, DM Clinical Immunology and RheumatologyConsultant, Department of Rheumatology, PSG hospitals, Coimbatore 1. Who were the target population in the recently published ARIAA study on abatacept in preclinical RA? a) First-degree relatives of RA patients with ACCPb) Early arthritis with ACCPc) Early arthritis with MRI signsd) Arthralgias + ACCP + MRI signs 2. […]
Quarter in review: Clinical Science
Siddharth Jain MD, DM (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology), MRCP (UK)Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Study in focus 1: CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy in Autoimmune Disease — A Case Series with Follow-up CART-cell therapy is the latest buzzword in the treatment of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. This seminal […]
