The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps May Contribute to the Pathogenesis in Adult-onset Still Disease Mi-Hyun Ahn, Jae Ho Han, Young-Jun Chwae, Ju-Yang Jung, Chang-Hee Suh, Ji Eun Kwon and Hyoun-Ah Kim DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181058

Association of Childhood Abuse with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Adulthood in a Longitudinal Cohort of Women Candace H. Feldman, Susan Malspeis, Cianna Leatherwood, Laura Kubzansky, Karen H. Costenbader and Andrea L. Roberts DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190009

Predictors of Hand Contracture in Early Systemic Sclerosis and the Effect on Function: A Prospective Study of the GENISOS Cohort Maryam Buni, Joyce Joseph, Claudia Pedroza, Sam Theodore, Deepthi Nair, Terry A. McNearney, Hilda T. Draeger, John D. Reveille, Shervin Assassi and Maureen D. Mayes DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180093

Investigating the Association of Giant Cell Arteritis with Varicella Zoster Virus in Temporal Artery Biopsies or Ascending Aortic Resections Isaac H. Solomon, William P. Docken and Robert F. Padera Jr. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180912

Is Traditional Chinese Medicine Use Associated with Worse Patient-reported Outcomes among Chinese American Rheumatology Patients? Kai Sun, Jackie Szymonifka, Henghe Tian, Yaju Chang, Jennifer C. Leng and Lisa A. Mandl DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181148

To read all the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

Music by David Hilowitz