Ophthalmologists’ guidance on safe doses for hydroxychloroquine was not followed for approximately half of rheumatology patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, a new study showed. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Rheumatology
Gut Microbes Activate T Cells Causing Autoimmune Eye Disease
Commensal microbes in the gut can activate retina-specific T cells that go on to cause autoimmune uveitis in a mouse model, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
HIV Plus Uveitis: Call the… Rheumatologist?
A team of ophthalmologists and HIV specialists were not sure what to do with this complicated patient, so they turned to the rheumatologist to help with a treatment decision. Medscape Rheumatology
TNF Inhibitor Therapy Effective for Behcet’s Disease Uveitis
When uveitis due to Behcet’s disease fails to respond to conventional therapy, anti-TNF-alpha therapy may help, according to a Spanish study. Reuters Health Information
Outcomes in Neuro-Behçet’s
Neuro-Behcet’s is a severe condition, and this characteristic makes it worse. Medscape Rheumatology