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Arch Bronconeumol ; 2024 May 31.
Artículo en Inglés, Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38876918

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Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are responsible for more than four million deaths worldwide and have become especially prevalent in developed countries. Although the current therapies help manage daily symptoms and improve patients' quality of life, there is a major need to prevent exacerbations triggered mainly by respiratory infections. Therefore, CRD patients are a prime target for vaccination against infectious agents. In the present manuscript we review the state of the art of available vaccines specifically indicated in patients with CRDs. In addition to pneumococcus, influenza, pertussis, and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, recently added immunization options like vaccines and monoclonal antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus, are particularly interesting in CRD patients. As new products reach the market, health authorities must be agile in updating immunization recommendations and in the programming of the vaccination of vulnerable populations such as patients with CRDs. Organizational and educational strategies might prove useful to increase vaccine uptake by CRD patients.

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Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.) ; 57(9): 571-576, Sep. 2021. tab
Artículo en Inglés | IBECS | ID: ibc-212143

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Background: Silicosis is associated with an increased risk of developing systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD). The prognostic implications of this association are poorly characterized. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of SARD and autoimmune markers in a cohort of patients with exposure to silica and assess their impact on prognosis. Method: We performed a prospective observational study of all patients attending the dedicated silicosis clinic of our pulmonology unit between 2009 and December 2017. Diagnosis was confirmed by a rheumatologist according to Spanish Rheumatology Society criteria. Autoimmune markers, pulmonary function tests, radiological progression, visits to the emergency department and primary care center, and hospital admissions for respiratory causes, and mortality were analyzed. Results: Overall, 489 cases of silicosis and 95 cases of exposure were studied. In total, 54 (11.0%) patients with silicosis had SARD: 12 (2.4%) rheumatoid arthritis, 10 (2.0%) systemic lupus erythematosus, 10 (2.0%) systemic sclerosis, 3 (0.6%) Sjögren syndrome, 2 (0.4%) vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA +), 6 (1.2%) psoriatic arthritis, 3 (0.6%) ankylosing spondylitis, and 8 (1.6%) other autoimmune diseases with no special features. The patients with SARD visited the emergency room more often (63.0% vs. 42.5%; p = 0.004), and progressed more rapidly (22.2 vs. 11.7%; p = 0.030). Conclusions: The presence of systemic rheumatic autoimmune diseases involves radiological progression and a higher clinical impact. (AU)


Introducción: La silicosis se asocia a un aumento del riesgo de padecer una de las enfermedades reumatológicas autoinmunes sistémicas (ERAS), aunque no se conocen las implicaciones clínicas de esta asociación. El objetivo del estudio es determinar la prevalencia de ERAS y de marcadores de autoinmunidad en una cohorte de pacientes con exposición a inhalación de polvo de sílice y evaluar su impacto clínico. Método: Estudio observacional prospectivo en pacientes atendidos en una consulta monográfica de silicosis desde 2009 hasta diciembre 2017. El diagnóstico de ERAS se confirmó por un especialista en Reumatología según criterios de la Sociedad Española de Reumatología. Se analizaron marcadores de autoinmunidad, pruebas de función respiaratoria, progresión radiológica e impacto clínico medido por visitas a Atención Primaria, a Servicio de Urgencias, ingresos hospitalarios por causa respiratoria y mortalidad. Resultados: Se estudiaron 489 casos de silicosis y 95 de exposición a inhalación de polvo de sílice sin silicosis. De los pacientes con silicosis, 54 (11,0%) tenían ERAS: 12 (2,4%) artritis reumatoide, 10 (2,0%) lupus eritematoso sistémico, 10 (2,0%) esclerosis sistémica, 6 (1,2%) artritis psoriásica, 3 (0,6%) Síndrome de Sjögren, 2 (0,4%) vasculitis asociada a anticuerpos anticitoplasma de neutrófilos, 3 (0,6%) espondiloartritis y 8 (1,6%) enfermedad autoinmune sin características específicas. Los pacientes con ERAS realizaron más visitas a urgencias (63,0% vs. 42,5%; p = 0,004), y experimentaron mayor progresión (22,2 vs. 11,7%; p = 0,030). Conclusiones: Los pacientes con silicosis presentan una prevalencia de ERAS elevada y su presencia se asocia a una mayor progresión radiológica y un mayor impacto clínico. (AU)


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Humanos , Masculino , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Reumáticas/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Reumáticas/epidemiología , Silicosis , Enfermedades Autoinmunes , Estudios Prospectivos , Esclerosis
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