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Relapsing polychondritis is an immune mediated systemic inflammatory disease, involving the cartilaginous and proteoglycan rich structures. The characteristic manifestations were inflammation and deformity of ear and nasal cartilage. Here, Chinese Rheumatology Association summarized manifestations, diagnosis and disease activity index evaluation of relapsing polychondritis, standardized treatment regimens, to improve disease prognosis.
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Objective:To study the patterns of tocilizumab (TCZ) use, its efficacy and safety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in routine clinical practice.Methods:A total of 407 patients with RA were enrolled from 23 centers and treated with TCZ within 8 weeks prior to the enrollment visit, and were followed for 6-month. The patterns of TCZ treatment at 6 months, the effectiveness and safety outcomes were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using SAS version 9.4.Results:A total of 396 patients were included for analysis, in which 330 (83.3%) patients received TCZ combined with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), and 16.7%(66/396) received TCZ monotherapy. At baseline, TCZ was initiated in 56.6%(224/396) and 9.6%(38/396) of patients after failure of DMARDs and other biological agents (bDMARDs) respectively. During the 6-month follow-up period, the mean frequency of TCZ administration was (3.7±1.6), the mean TCZ dosage was (7.4±1.2) mg/kg, and the mean interval between doses was (40±13) days. 120(25.8%) patients were on TCZ treatment at the end of the study. Improvements in disease activity, systemic symptoms and patient report outcomes were observed at the end of the study. 22.7%(90/396) patients experienced at least one treatment related adverse event, and 8 patients experienced at least one serious adverse event.Conclusion:This study demonstrates that TCZ treatment is effective in patients with RA when being treated for 6 months with an acceptable safety profile. The duration of TCZ treatment needs to be extended.
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Objective To study influencing factors in patients with rheumatic diseases.Methods One hundred and twenty patients with rheumatic diseases were selected from November 2013 to February 2014 in our hospital for the study.The influencing factors in patients with rheumatic diseases were obtained by proposed questionnaires,and then the univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were performed to study factors affecting the treatment.Results Patients older than 50 of the observation group accounted for 38％ (18/48),the proportion of farmer,patients with primary school education level or below,and monthly income ＜3 000 RMB was 35％(17/48),60％(29/48),and 46％ (22/48) respectively.Compared with the control group,they were significantly higher than the control group,which were 64％(46/72),58％ (42/72),79％(57/72),65％(47/72) (x2=8.058,P=0.005; x2=6.025,P=0.014; x2=4.986,P=0.226; x2=4.456,P=0.035) respectively.Using the treatment as the dependent variable,age ≥50 years of age,farmer,primary school and lower education level,and monthly income ＜3 000 RMB as the independent variable,we carried out the regression analysis.Age (OR=1.124,95％CI:1.084-7.236),occupation (OR=1.871,95％CI:1.054-7.243),education level (OR=1.982,95％CI:1.157-6.256),monthly income (OR=1.363,95％CI:1.012-8.227) are the influencing factors of rheumatism's treatment.Conclusion The treatment of rheumatic diseases are influenced by many factors,and more societal support should be provided to help patients with rheumatic disease receive professional treatment and better control of the disease.