Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (Covid-19) Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Conditions: Our Experience

Health Professionals in Rheumatology Practice and Clinical Care

1Sarah Alkabbani,2Amel Ginawi, 3Nada Hassan 1Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine And Health Sciences, 2Mediclinic City Hospital, 3Rheumatology department, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, UAE Background: According to the literature, patients with rheumatic disease receiving immunosuppressants are at a higher risk of acquiring infections. However, this may not apply to COVID-19 infection according to the global…

A Tale of Three Rashes

Clinical Cases

1,2Martin Lee 1Mediclinic Parkview, 2Mohammed Bin Rashid University Background: Skin rashes are commonly an external visible marker of internal disease and are therefore often useful in the diagnosis of a variety of systemic diseases managed by rheumatologists. I present a case of a lady who developed three discrete episodes of different skin rashes over the…

A Case of Pl-7 Positive Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Associated with Autoimmune Liver Disease

Clinical Cases

1,2Martin Lee,3Victoria Scott-Lang, 4Kaiser Raja, 5Sharmishta Sahu 1Mediclinic Parkview, 2Mohammed Bin Rashid University, 3Genesis Healthcare Centre, 4King’s College Hospital, 5Healthbay Polyclinic Background: Amyopathic Dermatomyositis (ADM) is a variant of dermatomyositis (DM) characterized by the presence of pathognomonic skin features of dermatomyositis but without clinical muscle weakness. ADM is believed to account for about 20% of…

Rapid Progression of Post Covid–19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult (Mis–A): A Condition to be Recognized

Basic and Translational Research

1Giovanni Brambilla,1Zuhair Yousif, 1Amel Ginawi, 1Mahmoud Marashi 1Mediclinic City Hospital Background: There is still much to understand about Covid–19, especially in regards to the long term effects and the clinical syndromes that follow the acute primary infection. A serious multisystem inflammatory syndrome was described initially in children 1 and then in adults as well.2 MIS–A…

Killer Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B Member 1 (KLRB1), Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen 3 (CD58), And Niban1 (FAM129A) Are Unique Markers For Developed (Central And Effector) Memory T Cells In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Basic and Translational Research

1Mahmood Hachim,2Ibrahim Hachim, 3Suad Hannawi 1Clinical Sciences Department, College Of Medicine, University Of Sharjah, 2University of Sharjah, 3Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) Background: Memory T cells (TM) cells are T cells with more prolonged survival and faster recall responses upon secondary challenge. Effector memory-T subset was shown to be explicitly expanded in the peripheral…

A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hidradenitis Suppurative

Clinical Cases

1Suad Hannawi,1Haifa Hannawi 1Emirates Health Services Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic polyarthritis autoimmune disease that has many extra-articular manifestations; including skin manifestations. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a suppurative condition of the apocrine sweat glands associated with induration, scarring, destruction of skin appendages, and sinus formation. Hidradenitis suppurativa had not been reported with RA. in…

Rheumatology Research Setting in the United Arab Emirates

Health Professionals in Rheumatology Practice and Clinical Care

1,2Suad Hannawi,1,2Haifa Hannawi 1Emirates Health Services; 2Ministry of Health and Prevention Background: Health research is very valuable to societies. It can provide important information about disease trends, prevalence and incidences, risk factors, different manifestations, and outcomes of treatment. It is important that each health system and each nation review and reorganize its medical research capacity.…

Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction is More Common in Established Rheuamtoid Arthritis Patients Than Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Clinical Research

1Suad Hannawi,1Haifa Hannawi 1Emirates Health Services Background: Thyroid dysfunction is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Subclinical hypothyroidism is the first most common, followed by clinical hypothyroidism. Thyroid dysfunction in RA had been found to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as increased serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration with normal serum free…

Various Medical Comorbidities are Common at the Initial Presentations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Basic and Translational Research

1,3Suad Hannawi,2Mohammed Abdalla Yousef, 2Issa Al Salmi, 2Farida Al Balushi, 2Faisal Al Ismaili, 2Abdelmassiah Metry, 2Alan Hola 1Emirates Health Services; 2Royal Hospital; 3Ministry of Health and Prevention Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that has various manifestations among different populations. This study aimed to estimate the various medical comorbidities associated with…

Estimation of Patient Knowledge and Medication Preference on Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in The United Arab Emirates: Single Center Study at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Health Professionals in Rheumatology Practice and Clinical Care

1Ha-Neul Yu,2Rajaie Namas, 4Lara N. Memisoglu, 2Bianca Lantajo, 2Annie Joy, 2Manal Ballan, 2Noor Abdul Ghani, 3Safa Hegazin, 2Mohamed Elarabi 1Biology Program, Division Of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, 2Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, 3Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, 4American Community School of Abu Dhabi Background: Knowledge is a…