What are the abbreviations commonly used on the Bulletin Board/Chat Room?
AS = Ankylosing Spondylitis AP = Antibiotic Protocol CFIDS = Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome CNS = Central nervous System CREST = Calcinosis, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Esophageal Motility Disorders, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia DIL = Drug Induced Lupus FMS = Fibromyalgia Syndrome JRA = Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis MCTD = Mixed Connective Tissue Disease MTX = methotrexate PA = Psoriatic Arthritis pred = prednisone RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis RS = Reiter’s Syndrome SD = Scleroderma SLE = Systemic Lupus Erythematosus SS = Sjogren’s Syndrome
