Activities and Events
Activities and events conducted by IRA members in the past 3 months IRA stall at APLAR 2024 at Singapore. Launch of revamped IRA website on 28th August 2024. www.indianrheumatology.org Rheumatology-Pulmonology interface conference: “Breathing Deep Into LungRheumatology” was organised by Odisha Arthritis and Rheumatology Center, Bhubaneswar on 04th August 2024. – Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Bhubaneswar Midterm […]
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 Dear Colleagues, I hope you will like the IRA e-newsletter’s 4th 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 […]
From the IRA Secretary’s Desk
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 Dear Colleagues, The IRA’s flagship academic event, the 39th Annual Conference for the IRA, IRACON is scheduled to be held from 21st to 24th November at Bengaluru. I look forward to welcoming you and hearing […]
Shimmer of Life
Gangarathna Krishna MBBS, MRCP (UK), MRCP Rheumatology (UK), CCT in Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine (UK)Consultant Rheumatologist, AJ Hospital and Research Centre and Medical Chambers, Mangalore I am a classical Bharatanatyam dancer and a Carnatic vocal singer. I started attending these classes when I was 7 years old and continued till 12th standard. I enjoyed […]
lupus lexicon
Dr Amirtha Gopalan MD,DrNB, MRCP (UK) Assistant Professor,Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences,Hyderabad
My art Journey
Anupama Swamy MD, MRCP(UK)Consultant Rheumatologist, Sagar Hospitals, Bangalore My journey in art started very early in my life. I was ecstatic when I drew my first duck at the age of nine years and that wonderful journey has continued all my life. I passed two painting examinations in school and that became my basis for […]
Can you get this one ?
Dunga Sai Kumar MBBS, DNB (General Medicine), DM (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology)<brConsultant Rheumatologist, Apollo Hospitals, Arilova, Visakhapatnam</br Case 1 details A 24-year-old male presented with right hip pain and inflammatory backache for 6 months. Upon examination, he had swollen and tender bilateral sternoclavicular joints. He also had Pustules involving the scalp (B) and also had […]
Spot the Diagnosis
Saranya C MD (General Medicine), DM (Rheumatology)Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai Case details A 46-year-old female, known diabetic for 14 years, presented to Rheumatology OPD with complaints of pain and swelling of left ankle and feet for 2 weeks. No history of trauma, fever, constitutional symptoms, or recent infection in the […]
Quarter in review: Paediatric Rheumatology
Anjani Gummadi MD Paediatrics, DM Paediatric Clinical Immunology and RheumatologyConsultant Paediatric Rheumatologist and Immunologist, Ankura Hospitals for Women and Children, Hyderabad, India Study in focus 1: Safety and efficacy of tofacitinib for the treatment of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: preliminary results of an open-label, long-term extension study Tofacitinib was approved by the US Food […]
Quarter in review: Clinical Science
Kavya Devi Nunna MD (General Medicine), DM (Rheumatology)Consultant RheumatologistAnvitha Arthritis Centre, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India Study in focus 1: Low uveitis rates in patients with axial spondyloarthritis treated with Bimekizumab: pooled results from phase 2b/3 trials. Both tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-17 are potential targets for uveitis in axial spondylarthritis (axSpA). With the conflicting […]
