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Rheumatol Int ; 39(4): 697-705, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30535654

RESUMO

To assess the discriminative utility of nail features detected by B-mode (BM) and color Doppler (CD) ultrasound (US) between patients with psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and healthy controls. Sixty patients with PsA, 21 patients with PsO, and 20 healthy controls were prospectively included. All patients underwent a dermatologic assessment and PsA patients also a rheumatologic assessment. All patients and controls underwent a US assessment of the finger nails that included a BM score for nail plate integrity and four different CD scores based on the amount and location of CD signals in the nail bed/matrix. In addition, we measured the thickness of the nail bed (TNB) and nail plate (TNP). The BM score and the CD score based on the amount of signals in the nail bed in contact with the ventral plate discriminated between the control group (median, range 0.0, 0-4 and 2.0, 0-9, respectively) and the PsO/PsA group (median, range: 7.0, 0-31 and 5.14, 0-13, respectively) (p < 0.05) with or without clinical nail involvement. The CD scores based on the percentage of the nail bed/matrix occupied by Doppler signals did not discriminate between controls and PsO/PsA patients. TNB and TNP were significantly higher in psoriatic nails with or without clinical involvement than in control nails. In PsO/PsA patients, the BM score, TNB and TNP were significantly higher in clinically involved nail than in clinically non-involved nails. Our results showed discriminative utility of BM US and some CD US features for PsO/PsA nails.


Assuntos
Artrite Psoriásica/diagnóstico por imagem , Unhas/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Psoríase/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia , Ultrassonografia Doppler em Cores
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Rheumatology (Oxford) ; 55(6): 1042-6, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26945055

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To compare structural damage assessed by conventional radiography and tendon damage assessed by musculoskeletal US (MSUS) at wrist and ankle in RA patients. METHODS: We evaluated 72 consecutive patients [56 (77.8%) females] with RA. The MSUS evaluation consisted in a B-mode examination of bilateral extensor carpi ulnaris and tibialis posterior tendons. Tendon damage was defined and scored according to OMERACT. A total score for the tendon damage score (TDS) was calculated by summing the grades for each tendon. For the radiographic evaluations we used the van der Heijde score; a total radiographic score (RTS) was calculated by summing a bone erosion score (ERS) and a joint space narrowing score (JSNS). RESULTS: We evaluated 288 tendons. The mean (s.d.) of TDS was 2.3 (1.8). Fifty-four (75%) patients presented tendon damage of at least one tendon. From all evaluated tendons, 134 (46.5%) had no tendon damage, 146 (50.7%) had grade 1 and 8 (2.8%) had grade 2 tendon damage. The mean (s.d.) for RTS was 91.4 (97), for ERS was 47.3 (61.9) and for JSNS was 44.1 (37.2). We found a significant correlation between disease duration and both TDS and RTS (r = 0.413 and r = 0.560, respectively; P < 0.0001). We found a good significant correlation between TDS and all variables of radiographic structural damage (RTS, r = 0.65; ERS, r = 0.637; JSNS, r = 0.618; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The MSUS assessment of only four tendons can be an additional feasible method to assess structural damage in RA patients.


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Artrite Reumatoide/diagnóstico por imagem , Tendões/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Tornozelo/diagnóstico por imagem , Tornozelo/patologia , Artrite Reumatoide/patologia , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia/métodos , Radiografia/estatística & dados numéricos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Tendões/patologia , Ultrassonografia/métodos , Ultrassonografia/estatística & dados numéricos , Punho/diagnóstico por imagem , Punho/patologia
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Clin Exp Rheumatol ; 31(5): 776-8, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23711245

RESUMO

Idiopathic recurrent pericarditis (IRP) is defined by 2 or more episodes of acute pericarditis of unknown etiology. Either auto-immune or auto-inflammatory diseases are suspected. Usually, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, colchicine or low dose steroid treatments are effective, however, side effects and/or non-response patients are frequent. We report on three paediatric patients with IRP from our paediatric rheumatology unit. The patients were non-responders to standard therapy and were treated with tumour necrosis factor alpha blocking agents (anti-TNF-α) and showed significant improvement. In two patients, the treatment was tapered and then stopped following several years of therapy. Symptoms flared in the last patient when therapy was tapered more quickly. We conclude that anti-TNF-α can be useful in selected cases of IRP.


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Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Pericardite/tratamento farmacológico , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/antagonistas & inibidores , Adolescente , Anti-Inflamatórios/administração & dosagem , Criança , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pericardite/diagnóstico , Pericardite/imunologia , Recidiva , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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Semin Arthritis Rheum ; 61: 152232, 2023 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37348350

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Obstetric complications are more common in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) than in the general population. OBJECTIVE: To assess pregnancy outcomes in women with SLE from the RELESSER cohort after 12 years of follow-up. METHODS: A multicentre retrospective observational study was conducted. In addition to data from the RELESSER register, data were collected on obstetric/gynaecological variables and treatments received. The number of term pregnancies was compared between women with pregnancies before and after the diagnosis of SLE. Further, clinical and laboratory characteristics were compared between women with pregnancies before and after the diagnosis, on the one hand, and with and without complications during pregnancy, on the other. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to identify factors potentially associated with complications during pregnancy. RESULTS: A total of 809 women were included, with 1869 pregnancies, of which 1395 reached term. Women with pregnancies before the diagnosis of SLE had more pregnancies (2.37 vs 1.87) and a higher rate of term pregnancies (76.8% vs 69.8%, p < 0.001) compared to those with pregnancies after the diagnosis. Women with pregnancies before the diagnosis were diagnosed at an older age (43.4 vs 34.1 years) and had more comorbidities. No differences were observed between the groups with pregnancies before and after diagnosis in antibody profile, including anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm, anti-Ro, anti-La, lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin or anti-beta-2-glycoprotein. Overall, 114 out of the 809 women included in the study experienced complications during pregnancy, including miscarriage, preeclampsia/eclampsia, foetal death, and/or preterm birth. Women with complications had higher rates of antiphospholipid syndrome (40.5% vs 9.9%, p < 0.001) and higher rates of positivity for IgG anticardiolipin (33.9% vs 21.3%, p = 0.005), IgG anti-beta 2 glycoprotein (26.1% vs 14%, p = 0.007), and IgM anti-beta 2 glycoprotein (26.1% vs 16%, p = 0.032) antibodies, although no differences were found regarding lupus anticoagulant. Among the treatments received, only heparin was more commonly used by women with pregnancy complications. We did not find differences in corticosteroid or hydroxychloroquine use. CONCLUSIONS: The likelihood of term pregnancy is higher before the diagnosis of SLE. In our cohort, positivity for anticardiolipin IgG and anti-beta-2- glycoprotein IgG/IgM, but not lupus anticoagulant, was associated with a higher risk of poorer pregnancy outcomes.


Assuntos
Síndrome Antifosfolipídica , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico , Complicações na Gravidez , Nascimento Prematuro , Reumatologia , Gravidez , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Feminino , Resultado da Gravidez/epidemiologia , Nascimento Prematuro/epidemiologia , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/complicações , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/diagnóstico , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/diagnóstico , Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/epidemiologia , Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/complicações , Complicações na Gravidez/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , beta 2-Glicoproteína I , Anticoagulantes , Imunoglobulina G , Imunoglobulina M
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J Rheumatol ; 43(10): 1858-1863, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27528574

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the multiobserver reliability of salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) for scoring greyscale (GS) parenchymal inhomogeneity and parenchymal color Doppler (CD) signal in patients with established primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS). METHODS: The study comprised 2 multiobserver reliability assessments in patients with pSS in 2 European centers. The first reliability exercise was performed on 24 patients with pSS and 8 controls who were independently evaluated with GS and CD US by 5 observers at the Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia. The second reliability exercise was carried out on 10 patients with pSS who were independently assessed with GS and CD US by 8 observers at the Hospital G.U. Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. SGUS parenchymal inhomogeneity and parenchymal CD signal were semiquantitatively scored using a 4-grade scoring system. The multiobserver agreement was calculated by the overall agreement and Light's κ statistics. RESULTS: A total of 640 SGUS examinations were performed in the first reliability exercise and a total of 320 examinations in the second reliability exercise. Multiobserver reliability was good (κ = 0.71-0.79) to excellent (κ = 0.81-0.82) for GS parenchymal inhomogeneity in both exercises. There was a moderate (κ = 0.53-0.58) to good (κ = 0.70) multiobserver reliability for parenchymal CD signal in the first exercise. However, there was no agreement or only a fair agreement (κ = 0.03-0.29) for parenchymal CD signal in the second exercise. CONCLUSION: US may be a reliable technique in the multiobserver scoring of GS parenchymal inhomogeneity of major SG in patients with established pSS. CD scoring of SG needs further standardization to be used in multicenter studies.


Assuntos
Glândulas Salivares/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndrome de Sjogren/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia Doppler em Cores , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sérvia , Espanha , Adulto Jovem
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