Rheumato MDPI

Exciting news! 🎉

Journal of Rheumato proudly announces Dr. Edda Russo as our new Editorial Board Member.

With strong expertise in clinical Pathology, AI in Laboratory Medicine & Inflammatory Biomarkers, she will support our mission to publish high-quality research.

✨ Welcome aboard!

💡We are proud to share some of the most influential and highly cited papers published in Rheumato MDPI over the past three years.

Integrating Primary Care and Specialized Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Optimizing Recognition, Management, and Referral Practices
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLI

Unlocking the Secrets of Knee Joint Unloading: A Systematic Review and Biomechanical Study of the Invasive and Non-Invasive Methods and Their Influence on Knee Joint Loading
🔗https://brnw.ch/21x1NLE

Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Treatment: A Randomized Trial Comparing Corticosteroid Injections Followed by Therapeutic Ultrasound with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLH

A Review of MDA-5 Dermatomyositis and Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
🔗https://brnw.ch/21x1NLB

Treatment of Gout in Patients with CrCl ≤30 mL/min and/or on Hemodialysis: A Review
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLA

Subcutaneous Nodules as Manifestations of Systemic Disease
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLC

Emerging AI- and Biomarker-Driven Precision Medicine in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: From Diagnostics to Therapeutic Decision-Making
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLG

Recognising the Rheumatological Needs of Neurodivergent Females: Commentary
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLD

Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Risk Factors of Malignant Tumors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1NLF

🌍 A sincere thank you to all contributing authors for their valuable work driving the field forward.

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Using Social Media Listening to Characterize the Flare Lexicon in Patients with Sjögren’s Disease" by Chiara Baldini, Maurice Flurie, Zachary Cline, Colton Flowers, Coralie Peter Bouillot, Linda J. Stone, Lauren Dougherty, Christopher DeFelice and Maria Picone.

📄 Sjögren’s disease (SjD) flares are incompletely understood. The patient perspective is critical to closing this gap. This retrospective social media listening (SML) study characterized the flare lexicon within the online Reddit SjD community using novel machine learning and natural language processing.

🔗 Read more: https://brnw.ch/21x1E4D

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Friend or Foe? Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) Onset After Dupilumab: Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature" by Francesca Regola, Alessia Gatti, Giulia Fontana, Jacopo Mora, Franco Franceschini, Ilaria Cavazzana and Paola Toniati.

📄"While a causal relationship between dupilumab and EGPA remains unproven, these findings highlight the importance of clinical awareness. Dupilumab remains an effective therapy for severe type 2 inflammatory diseases; careful monitoring may allow early recognition and management of rare eosinophilic complications." Read more:

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1DKB

🔔 Meet Us at the 28th Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress, 28 October–1 November 2026, Seoul, Republic of Korea!

👉 Conference: 28th Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress
👉 Organization: APLAR Executive Committee and Korean College of Rheumatology
📌 Date: 28 October–1 November 2026
📌 Place: COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
🔗 Check the link below:
https://brnw.ch/21x1nfi

📝 The following open access journals will be represented:

Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease (GUCDD);
Medicina MDPI
Rheumato MDPI
Sclerosis MDPI
Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) MDPI
Diseases MDPI
Journal of Personalized Medicine MDPI (JPM);
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (JFMK);
Therapeutics MDPI
COVID MDPI

📌 If you attend this conference, please feel free to visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Subcutaneous Nodules as Manifestations of Systemic Disease" by Bruce Rothschild.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1ml0

🏨 IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, W University Ave, Muncie, Indiana, USA

📄 "The current review addresses the cacophony of disorders producing or associated with variouslysized subcutaneous nodules. Their classifications, while necessarily artificial, encompass the full spectrum of pathologic processes. They are delineated in the current style to facilitate the consideration required to distinguish among them and to facilitate recognize the underlying processes for which we as rheumatologists are renowned." Read more: ⬇️

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Identifying and Diagnosing Inflammatory Arthritis: A Narrative Literature Review of Sex-Related Differences" by Trevor Lewis and Will Gregory.

🔗https://brnw.ch/21x1mjK

🏨 Aintree University Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Metropolitan University

📄 "Understanding the difference in presentation of inflammatory arthritis between sexes can accelerate diagnosis and improve treatment." Read more: ⬇️

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Treat-to-Target Strategies and Early Biologic Initiation in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice" by Jyothi Ranga Patri, Sastry Chamarthi and Venkata Sushma Chamarthi.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1gPZ

🏨 Heritage Valley Family Medicine Residency Program,
Clinica Sierra Vista and Department of Pediatrics, Valley Children’s Hospital

📄 This review evaluates current evidence-based approaches supporting the treat-to-target strategy and early biologic intervention in polyarticular JIA. Additionally, it discusses the practical challenges of translating evidence into routine clinical care and proposes sustainable strategies to optimize treatment outcomes while addressing existing knowledge and practice gaps. Read more: ⬇️

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Integrating Primary Care and Specialized Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Optimizing Recognition, Management, and Referral Practices" by Dimitrina Miteva et al.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x1gL5

📃Authors aimed to offer strategies and possibilities for integrating and optimizing primary care and specialized therapies in RA because proper management will reduce the severity of the disease and even reduce mortality from chronic diseases such as RA. Read more below: ⬇️

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "A Review of MDA-5 Dermatomyositis and Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
" by Sambhawana Bhandari et al.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x0XOM
🏨 Washington State University, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

💡This review explores the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, and prognosis of MDA-5 DM and ILD and includes new research and recommendations regarding disease management.

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Treatment: A Randomized Trial Comparing Corticosteroid Injections Followed by Therapeutic Ultrasound with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy" by Johannes J. Rasker et al.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x0XMI
🏨 Suez Canal University, Egypt, Ismailia Medical Complex, Egypt, University of Twente, The Netherlands

💡This study aims to compare the effect of corticosteroid injection (CSI) followed by therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) with that of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis (PF) and to explore the impact of a sedentary lifestyle and obesity on treatment outcomes.

💡 Welcome to read our paper published "Urate-Lowering Therapy Use among US Adults with Gout and the Relationship between Patients’ Gout Treatment Status and Associated Comorbidities" by Youssef M. Roman et al.

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x0LSj
🏨 Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy