Dr. George Stojan with the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center discusses that inactivated vaccines are safe in patients with lupus.
Lupus Myths: Vaccines and Lupus
Disease Information
Lupus : Disease Overview
Systemic lupus erythematosus (“SLE” or “lupus”) can be overwhelming and mysterious at times. In this video, Dr. Stojan of the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center shares an overview of this disease.
Scleroderma – Disease Introduction
Johns Hopkins Rheumatologist Dr. Zsuzsanna McMahan shares what Scleroderma is.
Dermatomyositis Signs & Symptoms
A common complication in any of the rheumatic diseases is Reynaud’s disease, and Dermatomyositis is no different. Dermatomyositis presents symptoms in many ways; however, the most common signs are skin, muscle, and lung issues. The skin usually presents a rash (like a sunburn) that doesn’t go away, there is progressive muscle weakness, and lung inflammation that causes extreme shortness of breath. In this video series, Dr. Eleni Tiniakou, a physician at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center, explains the common symptoms of Dermatomyositis.
Vasculitis Diagnosis
Vasculitis is an autoimmune attack on the blood vessels. It is diagnosed by discussing the symptoms with the patient and then narrowing in on the specific vessels that seem to be affected.
Diagnosis begins with a physical exam of the patient. The exam is followed by a biopsy or radiology to get a clear understanding of how the blood vessels are being affected.
Lupus Myths: Diagnosing Lupus
Dr. Stojan discusses diagnosis of Lupus and the gold standard for diagnosis is expert opinion.
Lupus : Signs and Symptoms
Lupus has a number of signs and symptoms. The symptoms of lupus can span to any part of the body and different people can experience different symptoms. In this video, Dr. Stojan with the Johns Hopkins Lupus center disucsses the signs and symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Signs and Symptoms of Scleroderma
In the second of our five part series on Scleroderma, Johns Hopkins Rheumatologist Dr. Zsuzsanna McMahan discusses the signs and symptoms of Scleroderma.
Dermatomyositis Diagnosis
The enzymes that indicate Dermatomyositis also indicate liver disease, which is much more common. Most doctors will perform a liver biopsy that shows everything is normal. Then, they will look at the enzymes in the muscle and see that there is a problem. In this video series, Dr. Eleni Tiniakou, a physician at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center, discusses the process of diagnosing Dermatomyositis.
Getting Started on Methotrexate: What You Should Know
Methotrexate is a medication commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and many other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.
Diagnosing Lupus – Lupus Education Series
Diagnosing systemic lupus is complicated in the sense that you need to look at the entire picture of a patient’s presentation and their laboratory workup. In this video, Dr. Stojan with the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center, discusses the process of diagnosing Lupus.
Diagnosing Scleroderma
Johns Hopkins Rheumatologist Dr. Zsuzsanna McMahan discusses how Scleroderma is diagnosed.