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A Sickness in the Serum, Part 2: The Birth of Immune Complex Disease
Season 1 Episode 55
The second episode in the series delves into the experiments and observations of Dr. Clemens (Baron) von Pirquet who first proposed that antibodies a…
4 years, 11 months ago
A Sickness in the Serum, Part 1: Serum Sickness and the Rheumatologist
Season 1 Episode 54
This episode delves into the clinical presentation of serum sickness along with a dash of Arthus reaction, to boot!
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Intro :10…5 years ago
The Iron Fist, Part 2: Iron and Bone
Season 1 Episode 53
Why is hemochromatosis so common? What is iron actually doing to the joint? Does phlebotomy help? What's going on with iron and Popeye? These are the…
5 years ago
The Iron Fist, Part 1: Hemochromatosis and the Rheumatologist
Season 1 Episode 52
In this episode, we dig into hemochromatosis to better understand what it is, how it affects the joints, available screening methods, as well as clue…
5 years, 1 month ago
VEXAS
Season 1 Episode 51
In this episode, I interview the NIH team who brought you VEXAS! Hear different points of view of this disease, how it was discovered, clinical prese…
5 years, 1 month ago
Parvovirus B19: The Other 19
Season 1 Episode 50
In this episode, we delve into Parvovirus B19: What does it do? How does it affect the joints? How was it discovered? Does it only infect young femal…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Birth of a Disease: The Story of Psoriatic Arthritis
Season 1 Episode 49
This episode details how psoriatic arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies came to be recognized as a distinct clinical entity after decades of nerdy…
5 years, 3 months ago
ANCA Vasculitis and the Complement System, Part 2: On to the Humans
Season 1 Episode 48
The final episode summarizes the human data on complement in ANCA vasculitis, with a quick discussion of the trials of C5a receptor antagonism.
Broug…
5 years, 4 months ago
ANCA Vasculitis and the Complement System, Part 1: The Mouse's Tale
Season 1 Episode 47
This episode walks us through the initial research that paved the way for a game changing therapeutic in ANCA vasculitis, as well as the story of how…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Complement System for Dunces
Season 1 Episode 46
Here I break down the confusing system that is the ire of medical learners who aim to memorize it, only to forget it later. Join me on a medieval jou…
5 years, 5 months ago