Consultant rheumatologist. Main interest in osteoporosis, inflammatory arthritis and MSKUS. Researcher wannabe. Inconsistent runner. Views my own
Bournemouth, UK
Joined April 2013
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Marco S Massarotti retweeted
Flagellate erythema is seen as a skin manifestation of #dermatomyositis (DM), occurring in 5% of patients. There is an association between the presence of flagellate erythema in DM and malignancy, with 38% of reported cases of DM-associated flagellate erythema having concurrent malignancies.
🔗doi.org/10.1002/rai2.12141
ALT Chong WM, Xu C. Flagellate erythema in transcription intermediary factor 1 gamma dermatomyositis. Rheumatol & Autoimmun. 2024; 1-2. doi:10.1002/rai2.12141
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
Check the Level of Evidence and Support for bDMARDs by axSpA Subtype from the new ASAS-EULAR Recommendations for the Management of axSpA.
See the updated slides of the management guidelines in the ASAS slide library: asas-group.org/education/asa…
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
#EULAR2024
New EULAR recommendations for managing systemic sclerosis (SSc) are here! Let's break down the key points for effective patient care. 🧵
RP: CCB ➡️ PDE5i➡️ IV iloprost
DU: PDE5i/ IV iloprost
DU Prevention : Bosentan
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
JAMA review of ILD; that affects 650,000 in USA, leading to 25,000-30,000 deaths/YR. Types reviewed. Key Symptoms: dyspnea and cough, w/ chest CT being diagnostic tool. Antifibrotic & immunomodulatory may slow disease progression. buff.ly/3Wb3gfB
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
🔥Are you rheumatologist or allied specialist involved in the management of patients with #AxSpA?
Your expertise is invaluable! Can you spare 5 minutes to complete our survey and share your experience and insights 💡?
Thank You in advance 🙏
👉bit.ly/3PT3Z17
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
The more clinicians I talk to, the more they confirm that the belief that exercise 'wears down the knee cartilage' exists.
Well, it seems it DOES NOT harm knee cartilage.
Still a long way to go to debunk this myth!
Be part of the change ✅
#arthritis
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2993…
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
Pleased to share our review in the @TheLancetRheum discussing current insights and future frontiers for inflammatory #myopathies. Full text and pictures accessible here! tinyurl.com/y25mhnnm
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
A huge percentage of adults have a condition that seriously increases their risk of heart disease.
The problem is.... most don't even know they have it.
📕Make Sure To Bookmark✅
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Marco S Massarotti retweeted
New content online! Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis: pathogenesis and clinical progress dlvr.it/SzqT6m
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
Thanks Makoto Miyara for your great update on autoantibodies at our @CRMR_RESO winterschool. I'm reposting my slide ⬇️ on the same topic, so that more people can get/use it 👍 #lupus
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
New content online! International Guideline for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Cancer Screening: an International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) initiative dlvr.it/Sycgbv
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus: 2023 update
🔴 HCQ for all 5 mg/kg/day
🔴 GC as ‘bridging therapy’ or maintenance ≤ 5 mg/day
🔴 Prompt initiation of immunosuppressive and/or biological agents
@eular_org
👉 bit.ly/45ulfyD
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
✅ How does #hydroxychloroquine work? What are its main mechanisms of action in #Lupus? There are so many beneficial effects in #SLE 👍 Check our extensive review ⬇️ for more details 🔎 #TLR #autophagy
📥 FREE Download Link: doi.org/10.1177%2F1759720X21…
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
✅ Lot's of interest about #retina toxicity of #hydroxychloroquine in #lupus so let's check the actual numbers ⬇️ which remain very low, including in patients receiving #HCQ at doses >5mg/kg/day
Excellent #SLICC paper from the group of S. Bernatsky 👍
doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2022-0…
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
The Consultants of Dorset hospital have written a letter to @SteveBarclay
They strike tomorrow
This letter is incredible
I challenge anyone to refute a single point in it
Worth a read for you too @wesstreeting
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
We have recruited our first patients!! Very exciting, but we need hundreds more. Please join up if you have psoriasis!
@UniofOxford researchers including @DrLauraCoates are looking for 2000 volunteers with psoriasis to join a study looking at links between the skin condition and the development of arthritis. ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/psorias…
ALT HPOS study banner
Marco S Massarotti retweeted
#EULAR2023
Another brilliant talk from @Lupusreference about relapsing polychondritis
🔺How to recognize RP
🔺Differential diagnosis with VEXAS-RP
🔺Treatment:
✅GC for minor/ colchicine/ MTX/ dapsone
✅CYC or biologics for severe or refractory
🔺RPDAI/RPDAM as activity tools – at Milan, Lombardy
