Bone age assessment as a marker of skeletal maturation is a relevant biomarker in treatment decisions for achondroplasia. Use of the Deeplasia method for evaluating bone age in patients with such ...

Pediatric patients with hemophilia had more severe dental disease than the adults, highlighting the need for increased preventive dental care during childhood. Regular and prompt dental care with ...

Diagnosing systemic vasculitis remains a considerable clinical challenge, as does managing this disease after diagnosis. The general physician should have a working knowledge of vasculitis, including ...

The Vasculitis Foundation has 10 full-time employees and an annual budget of $2 million. Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Joyce Kullman, executive director of ...

Which of the statements below on different types of vasculitis, such as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), are correct? Select one of the options for each question ...

Multiplex ligation probe amplification analysis identified 1 patient as having a homozygous deletion and another as having a heterozygous deletion for Gaucher disease (GD). Multiplex ligation probe ...

Atrial fibrillation raises the risk of thrombotic events and should not be overlooked when evaluating patients with hemophilia. A middle-aged man with mild hemophilia A presented with atrial ...

More than half (52.4%) of the patients had target joints, with the mean number per patient ranging from 1.3 to 2.3, irrespective of hemophilia type or inhibitor status. In general, patients receiving ...

Despite normal results on CSF fluid analysis, a stereotactic biopsy revealed PCNSL recurrence. Researchers have reported a case of recurrent primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) that ...

In addition to lower complement levels, patients with ITP had elevated CRP levels compared with healthy controls. Serum complement levels could indicate disease activity in patients with immune ...

The Victory Over Vasculitis group, part of the Vasculitis Foundation’s Arizona Support Group, is shown before the Cupid’s Chase 5K walk on February 8, 2025 in Tempe (Photo courtesy of the Vasculitis ...

In patients with hemophilia, total hip arthroplasty is effective for relieving pain, as well as for restoring functionality to the affected joint, regardless of Dorr classification. Total hip ...