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BACKGROUND: Real life data about the long-term efficacy of darvadstrocel for treating perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease (CD) remain scarce. AIM: To report the effectiveness and safety of darvadstrocel therapy to close perianal fistula in a real-life cohort of CD patients. METHODS: All patients with CD suffering complex draining perianal fistulas who consecutively underwent administration of a single local injection of darvadstrocel at two centres were followed up and evaluated. The primary endpoint was clinical remission (closure of all external openings with no discharge at pressure) at week 24. Combined remission (defined as clinically plus MRI-assessed fistula closure) were also assessed at week 24 and 52. RESULTS: A total of 36 CD patients (19 Male, mean age 38.5 years) were included with a median follow up of 16 months. Clinical remission was achieved in 17 out of 36 patients (47.2 %) and combined remission in 15 out of 36 patients (41.6 %) at week 24. At week 52, clinical and combined remission was achieved in 17 out of 36 patients (47.2 %) and in 15 out of 33 evaluable patients (45.4 %), respectively. CONCLUSION: In this real-world setting, a successful response to darvadstrocel therapy based on clinical remission was reported in around half of the patients and combined remission including radiological assessment in more than 4 out of 10 patients.
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Thiazide diuretics are prescribed daily and rarely hepatotoxic. We report the case of 86-year-old woman who was admitted in hospital for jaundice after taking hydrochlorothiazide. All differential diagnoses have been eliminated. The liver biopsy was compatible with drug-induced hepatitis. Clinical and biological manifestations improved after discontinuation of the treatment. The reported case is compared to three other cases in the literature.
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Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury , Hydrochlorothiazide , Aged, 80 and over , Biopsy , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/diagnosis , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Hydrochlorothiazide/adverse effectsABSTRACT
While several studies from China have reported COVID-19-related liver injury, there are currently no data on liver dysfunction in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Europe. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and predictive value of abnormal liver function in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. This was a retrospective cohort study of confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized in two referral hospitals in France. Clinical, biological and radiological data were collected and analysed. In all, 234 patients confirmed to have COVID-19 by RT-PCR were included. Liver function was abnormal in 66.6% of patients on admission. In multivariate logistic regression, abnormal liver test on admission were associated with in-hospital aggravation (OR = 4.1, 95% CI 1.5-10.8; P = .004) and mortality (OR 3.3; 95% CI = 1.04-10.5; P = .04). This study of liver tests in a European COVID-19 population confirms a high prevalence of abnormal liver tests on admission that are predictive of severe disease course and higher in-hospital mortality.