Took part in the XXVI All-Russian Congress "Days of Rheumatology in St. Petersburg"

An internationally significant event for Russian rheumatologists brought together about 1,800 rheumatology specialists and researchers.

The scientific program of the congress was aimed at solving urgent problems of modern rheumatology and improving the quality of medical care for patients. The main areas of work included both fundamental aspects (epidemiology, etiology, and pathogenesis of immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases) and clinical rheumatology, comorbidity, and an interdisciplinary approach: the central focus was on the integrated management of patients with multiple concomitant conditions. Special attention was paid to the use of artificial intelligence in rheumatology and the transition from molecular mechanisms to personalized therapy.

A section of poster presentations was presented at the congress. One of the important areas of the program was the use of histological and immunohistochemical methods for the diagnosis of rheumatological diseases. Kristina Korochina, Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine, Candidate of Medical Sciences, made a presentation on "Histochemical visualization of the proteoglycan matrix of articular cartilage in gonarthrosis." The presented work reflects the results of a pathomorphological study of joint tissues in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joints in the late stages.