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Sjogren’s was a “rare disease” for me in MBBS.
I don’t even remember seeing a case.
During MD, diagnosing one made me proud , it felt that difficult.
After DM, something changed.
Now I see Sjogren’s everywhere , often without the “textbook” presentation.
What changed over the years?
Not the disease.
I changed. The way I see disease changed.
That’s the power of pattern recognition.
So happy to see @nileshnolkha bring a dedicated Sjogren’s meet to Mumbai.
And the theme says it all:
BEYOND DRYNESS.
Welcome to the fascinating world of Sjogren’s.
@IndianRheum @IRAeNewsLetter @DurgaPrasannaM1 @12VRavindran @Amansharmapgi @NeuroSjogrens @SandhyaRheumat
🚨 Exciting news for the Rheumatology community!
The First National Meet on Sjögren’s Disease is here!
Covering latest clinical insights, comprehensive sicca care & more- not to be missed!
🗓️ Sunday, 9 Aug 2026
📍 Mumbai
Featuring world-renowned faculty Dr. Simon Bowman
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Why do patients with rheumatic disease need long-term treatment even when they feel “fine”? Because feeling better is not always the same as disease control. 1/n
#medtwitter #rheumtwitter #autoimmunediseases
Meera Shah retweeted
Most gout flare management in CKD is chaos.
People either:
• destroy kidneys with NSAIDs
OR
• poison patients with colchicine
Here’s the practical ACUTE GOUT FLARE thread every junior doctor should know 🧵
@IhabFathiSulima @docakx
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When I started to study rheumatology, my parents and relatives asked me what I was studying.
I told them “rheumatology.”
They did not understand. They said,
cardiology means heart-related, neurology means brain-related, nephrology means kidney-related
what exactly do you study?
I paused.
Because rheumatology does not belong to a single organ.
It belongs to a process.
#MedTwitter #RheumTwitter #Medicine #rheumatology @docakx @IhabFathiSulima @CelestinoGutirr @DurgaPrasannaM1
Meera Shah retweeted
When ESR and CRP disagree, your job isn’t just to record numbers —
it’s to interpret what the body’s really saying.
🧪 ESR ↑ + CRP ↓ → SLE, APLA
🧪 ESR ↓ + CRP ↑ → Infection, Vasculitis
🧪 Both ↑ → Flare
🧪 Both ↓ → Remission
They don’t lie — they whisper clues.
👇 Save this infographic.
#Rheumatology #MedTwitter #FOAMed #ClinicalPearls #MedEd @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima @CelestinoGutirr @ArunInamadar @Janetbirdope
🧵 Thread: ESR vs CRP – Friends? Foes? Or Just… Different?
They’re both inflammatory markers—but they don’t always agree.
Let’s break down how they differ, overlap, and mislead.
#MedTwitter @IhabFathiSulima @DrAkhilX @CelestinoGutirr
Meera Shah retweeted
#Lupus The ACR25 organ specific treatment guidelines 👇
🆕 2025 ACR Guideline for Treatment of Systemic #Lupus Erythematosus 🦋
Just Released: Nov 3 #ACR25 🔥
🔸Review organ-specific treatment recommendations
🔸Steroid & HCQ Use Guidance
➠ Read the Full Guideline: acr.tw/47mkegj
#RheumX #RheumTwitter #Rheum @RheumNow
Meera Shah retweeted
🆕 2025 ACR Guideline for Treatment of Systemic #Lupus Erythematosus 🦋
Just Released: Nov 3 #ACR25 🔥
🔸Review organ-specific treatment recommendations
🔸Steroid & HCQ Use Guidance
➠ Read the Full Guideline: acr.tw/47mkegj
#RheumX #RheumTwitter #Rheum @RheumNow
Meera Shah retweeted
Digital Rheumatology Radar Survey - An international research project by the @DigitalRheumatology
@JK77775
See how your country performs compared to others in adopting and implementing digital tools in rheumatology practice!
redcap.kks.uni-marburg.de/su…
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Replying to @FDA
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🥁🥁🥁And the winner is...CAR-Titans from India!🇮🇳
Huge round of applause to Team members :
🌟🌟Dr.Mohith,Dr.Ritesh , ably led by Dr.Sarath !🌟🌟
🪄💫Congratulations on winning the #ACR Knowledge Bowl at ACR Convergence 2025! 🏆🎉
🇮🇳🌍
#ACR25 #ACRambassador
Meera Shah retweeted
⚠️Think about X-linked #hypophosphataemia
Early onset pseudofractures and dental loss, enthesopathy and pain
⭕️**Low** phosphate
⭕️High ALP
⭕️High FGF23
#ACR2025
Plenary session at #ACR2025 by Michelle Petri
📣Important insight on early LN detection:
‼️UPCR (0.25-0.499) + predictor of LN (non white/ serology/ active urine sediment) ➡️ 71% LN; 55% requiring treatment
❗️Low C3/C4- most important
🧐probably time to reconsider cut off!
#ACR2025 SLE guidelines
▪️Initiate steroid (GC)- control inflammation. LOWEST DOSE FOR SHORTEST DURATION
▪️Pulse GC f/b oral taper > high dose taper w/o pulse
▪️unable to taper GC <5mg/d- initiate/escalate IS
▪️HCQ- continue indefinitely, even if remission
#ACRambassador
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Take-home points
Summary from Dr Nigrovic's talk on Still's Disease
#ACR25
#GlobalSummit
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📢 Calling all #ACR25 attendees! 📢
To help you prepare for your time in the Windy City, this year we’ve created a webpage that's PACKED with essential information & organized by what you need to know before you arrive, while you’re there, & even after the event.
Take a look & bookmark it NOW 👀 → acr.tw/4qhTXHq
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🧩Understanding “Psout” — when #PsA meets #gout
👉doi.org/10.1007/s00296-024-0…
✅Shared pathophysiology: uric acid–driven inflammation via IL-23/IL-17 axis
✅“Psout” = more peripheral, destructive, and treatment-resistant phenotype
✅Early recognition essential





































