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The historic Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital
Directions to Ether Dome/MGH map
ACR Annual Meeting Information American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Nat'l Organization of Rare Diseases
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Friday,
9 November 2007, 1:00pm
~~~ Program The afternoon session will be held in the Ether Dome, 4th Floor of the Bulfinch Bldg, Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA Welcome Dermatologic
manifestations Families will move to the alternate program for patients, Bulfinch Bldg third floor. 2:30pm
Brian Tseng MD, Perspectives on Family-sponsored Research, MGH
CF Center Pathology
and imaging: Systemic
disease considerations, and approaches to basic science research:
Patient reflections, clinical heterogeneity: 5:15pm Buffet Dinner, Bulfinch Bldg Third Floor 6:15pm Bus to Boston Convention Center
ACR
Study Group on Degos Disease, Thromboangiitis Obliterans, and Related
Vasculopathies Moderator: Patrick Whelan MD PhD, MassGeneral Hospital for Children Rheumatology 7:45pm Introduction
7:55pm John H. Stone MD MPH, Buerger’s Disease and Related
Vasculopathies
8:20pm Athanasios Theodoridis MD, Basic Research on Degos Disease
8:45pm Noah S. Scheinfeld MD JD, Parallel Diseases and Degos Pathophysiology
9:05pm Question & Answer ~~~ Sponsored by the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, MassGeneral Hospital for Children; and by the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, MGH Department of Medicine ~~~ Attendees may claim up to six hours of Category 2 credit for continuing medical education purposes ~~~ The afternoon session is supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott Laboratories |
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Kohlmeier-Degos
Disease (malignant atrophic papulosis) and Buerger’s Disease
(thromboangiitis obliterans) are conditions characterized by minimally
inflammatory obstruction of medium and small blood vessels. Damage
results when tissues are deprived of their blood supply (mostly
skin, brain and intestines in Degos; distal extremities in Buerger's).
Degos usually presents with a characteristic atrophic papular rash
(seen here at right). These diseases are often difficult to diagnose,
and treatment options are limited. This First International Medical,
Scientific and Patient Conference will explore their pathophysiology
and treatment, with an opportunity to see the human side of Degos
disease.