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Abstract Objectives: the study compared seronegative RA and polyarticular psoriatic arthritis (APs) in terms of cardiovascular risk, quality of life, depression, and functionality. Materials and methods: data from 45 patients with seronegative RA and 36 with polyarticular APs were analyzed. Questionnaires were used to assess depression (CES-D), functionality (Health Assessment Questionnaire-HAQ), and quality of life (SF-12). Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) was measured to assess cardiovascular risk. Results: the results showed similar rates of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia between both groups. However, patients with APs had higher BMI and abdominal circumference. cIMT was equivalent between groups. Depression and quality of life did not show significant differences. Patients with RA presented worse functionality, according to the HAQ. Conclusions: in our cohort, patients with RA and seronegative APs had similarities in quality of life, depression, and cardiovascular risk, except for differences in BMI and abdominal circumference, which were higher in APs. Functionality was worse in AR compared to APs.
Resumen Objetivos: comparar el riesgo cardiovascular, la calidad de vida, la depresión y la funcionalidad entre pacientes con artritis reumatoide (AR) seronegativa y artritis psoriásica (APs) poliarticular. Materiales y métodos: se analizaron datos de 45 pacientes con AR seronegativa y 36 con APs poliarticular. Se utilizaron cuestionarios para depresión (CES-D), funcionalidad (Health Assessment Questionnaire, HAQ) y calidad de vida (SF-12). Se midió el espesor íntima-media carotídea (cIMT) para valorar el riesgo cardiovascular. Resultados: las frecuencias de hipertensión, diabetes y dislipidemia fueron similares entre ambos grupos. Los pacientes con APs tuvieron un índice de masa corporal (IMC) y una circunferencia abdominal más elevados. El cIMT fue equivalente entre los grupos. La depresión y la calidad de vida no mostraron diferencias significativas. Los pacientes con AR presentaron peor funcionalidad según el HAQ. Conclusiones: en nuestra serie los pacientes con AR y APs seronegativos tuvieron similitudes en calidad de vida, depresión y riesgo cardiovascular, excepto por diferencias en el IMC y la circunferencia abdominal, más elevados en APs. La funcionalidad fue peor en AR en comparación con APs.
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The feet may be involved in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), causing pain and walking difficulties. This research aimed to study the involvement of the foot in a sample of Brazilian patients with AS. METHODS: The Brazilian version of the Foot Function Index (FFI-BR) was applied to 103 individuals (57 AS patients and 46 controls). Clinical profiles were obtained in AS patients as well as the measurement of disease activity by the ASDAS (Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score)-ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), ASDAS-CRP (C reactive protein) and BASDAI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index) and function by BASFI (Bath Ankylosing spondylitis functional score). RESULTS: Only 19.2% of AS patients did not have any foot complaints and the FFI-BR score presented worse results than the control group (p = 0.02). The "pain" domain of FFI-BR scored highest in AS patients, followed by "disability". There was no association between the results of the FFI-BR and the clinical profile of patients with AS, but there was an association between the score and the disease activity indexes (r = 0.50, p = 0.003 with ASDAS-ESR; r = 0.44, p = 0.005 with ASDAS-CRP; and r = 0.60, p < 0.0001 with BASDAI). The BASFI also showed a positive correlation (r = 0.72; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Pain and disability are common in AS patients and these symptoms are associated with disease activity.
RESUMO JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Os pés podem ser acometidos em pacientes com espondilite anquilosante (EA), causando dor e dificuldade de locomoção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar o envolvimento do pé em uma amostra de pacientes brasileiros com EA. MÉTODOS: A versão brasileira do Foot Function Index (FFI-BR) foi aplicada a 103 indivíduos (57 pacientes com EA e 46 controles). O perfil clínico foi obtido para pacientes com EA, bem como a medição da atividade da doença por meio do ASDAS (Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score)-ESR. (velocidade de hemossedimentação), ASDAS-CRP (proteína C reativa) e BASDAI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index) e função pelo BASFI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Score). RESULTADOS: Apenas 19,2% dos pacientes com EA não apresentaram queixas nos pés e o escore FFI-BR apresentou resultados piores do que os do grupo controle (p = 0,02). O domínio "dor" do FFI-BR apresentou a maior pontuação nos pacientes com EA seguido pelo domínio "disfunção". Não se observou associação dos resultados do FFI-BR com o perfil clínico dos pacientes com EA, mas houve associação do escore com os índices de atividade da doença (r = 0,50, p = 0,003 com ASDAS-ESR; r = 0,44, p = 0,005 com ASDAS-CRP; e r = 0,60, p < 0,0001 com BASDAI). O BASFI também apresentou correlação positiva (r = 0,72; p< 0,0001). CONCLUSÃO: Dor e disfunção são comuns em pacientes com EA e estes sintomas se associam com atividade de doença.
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BACKGROUND: Obesity has been linked to the development and progression of autoimmune diseases. AIM: To investigate the presence of autoantibodies in the sera of bariatric-surgery patients. METHODS: During the pre- and postoperative period, sera from 79 patients undergoing bariatric surgery were tested for the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), Rheumatoid Factor (RF), IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies, and anti-endomysial antibodies. Anti-dsDNA and ENA profiles were also determined in positive ANA sera. A chart review was used to obtain clinical, epidemiological, and anthropometric data. RESULTS: Preoperatively, 23/79 (29.1%) of the sera tested positive for ANA; postoperatively, this frequency decreased to 8/79 (10.1%) with p = 0.002 (OR = 3.6; 95%; CI = 1.4-8.3). The fine-speckled ANA pattern was the most common (73.9% preoperative and 87.3% postoperative). Preoperative ANA-positive and negative patients did not differ in epidemiological or anthropometric measurements (all p >0.05), but ANA-positive patients had lower serum vitamin D levels than the negatives (p = 0.002). RF positivity was found in 5/76 (6.5%) of preoperative sera and 3/76 (3.9%) of postoperative sera, with p = 0.71. Anti-ds-DNA, ENA profile, and anti-endomysial antibodies were all negative in all patients, both before and after surgery; anticardiolipin IgM was weakly positive in one postoperative sample. CONCLUSION: Positive ANA is common in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery, and it decreases after weight loss.
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Autoimmune Diseases , Bariatric Surgery , Humans , Autoimmunity , Autoantibodies , Antibodies, Antinuclear , Immunoglobulin MABSTRACT
Introdução: As espondiloartrites são doenças musculoesqueléticas crônicas que podem ter envolvimento axial, periférico ou misto. Devido ao grande comprometimento físico esta doença causa importante redução da qualidade de vida, mas não se sabe se isto acontece de igual maneira nas 3 formas. Objetivo: Estudar a associação entre qualidade de vida e formas de espondiloartrites. Método: Coletaram-se dados acerca de epidemiologia, perfil clínico, comorbidades e de qualidade de vida (através do SF-12 ou Short Form Health Survey12 questions). Resultados: Incluíram-se 120 indivíduos: 60 EpA e 60 controles. O SF-12 físico tinha mediana de 38,05 para espondiloartrites e 55,1 para controle (p<0,0001). No quesito mental as medianas foram de 42,1 e 50,1 com p=0,04. Não foi possível demonstrar diferenças nos subgrupos de espondiloartrites, tanto no aspecto físico como mental (p=0,33 e 0,30 respectivamente). Conclusão: Existem diferenças significativas na qualidade de vida entre espondiloartrites e controles, mas não entre os subgrupos das espondiloartrites.
Introduction: Spondyloarthritis are chronic musculoskeletal diseases divided as axial, peripherical and mixed diseases. Due to a great physical involvement, it reduces patients' quality of life, but it is unknown how the 3 forms of the disease behave in such context. Objective: To study the quality of life association with spondyloarthritis forms. Methods: Data collection included: epidemiologic data, clinical profile, and quality of life data evaluated through the SF-12 (Short Form Health Survey12 questions). Results: About 120 individuals were included: 60 spondyloarthritis and 60 controls. The physical SF-12 showed median of 38.05 for spondyloarthritis and 55.1 for controls (p<0.0001). The medians in mental SF-12 were 42.1 and 50.1 with p= 0.04. No differences in quality of life in the spondyloarthritis subgroups could be detected (with p=0.33 and 0.30 for physical and mental aspects). Conclusion: There was a significant difference in quality of life between spondyloarthritis sample and controls but not among the spondyloarthritis subgroups.
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Humans , Rheumatology , SpondylarthritisABSTRACT
Introdução: A psoríase é uma doença inflamatória crônica, imunomediada, de base genética, com grande polimorfismo de expressão clínica. É caracterizada pelo envolvimento de pele, unhas e, eventualmente, articulações. De ocorrência mundial, possui prevalência entre 2 a 3% na população geral. Entre 20-30% dos pacientes com psoríase desenvolvem a artrite psoriática (AP) a qual pode preceder, estar associada ou suceder o aparecimento da psoríase. A hiperuricemia é uma condição frequentemente associada a pacientes psoriásicos. Objetivos: Estudar a prevalência de hiperuricemia em pacientes com psoríase e sua possível associação com o fenótipo da doença, atividade articular e cutânea. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo transversal e analiÌtico realizado atraveÌs da avaliação de ácido úrico de 58 pacientes diagnosticados com psoríase (com e sem AP) acompanhados pelos ambulatórios de dermatologia e reumatologia do Hospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie de Curitiba, PR. Resultados: Cerca de 58 indivíduos foram analisados; dentre eles 24 mulheres e 34 homens, com mediana da idade é de 57 anos. Dos pacientes acometidos pela psoriase, a hiperuricemia esteve presente em 13,7%, sendo mais prevalente no sexo masculino (p=0.01)., nos com artrite psoriásica (p=0.04) e naqueles com envolvimento ungueal (p=0.006) e mais rara naqueles com a forma vulgar da psoríase (p<0.0001). Nenhum paciente apresentou artrite gotosa. A atividade da doença de pele e da doença articular não interferiram nos níveis de ácido úrico (p=ns). Conclusão: Pacientes com artrite psoriásica têm maior incidência de hiperuricemia do que aqueles com psoríase só de pele. Hiperuricemia é mais comum nos pacientes masculinos, com envolvimento ungueal e menos comum naqueles com psoríase vulgar
Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic, immunomodulated, genetic-based inflammatory disease with great polymorphism of clinical expression. It is characterized by the involvement of skin, nails and eventually joints. It has a worldwide occurrence, with prevalence between 2 and 3% in the general population. Between 20-30% of patients with psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis (PA), which may precede, be associated with, or succeed psoriasis. Hyperuricemia is a condition often associated with psoriatic patients. Objectives: To study the prevalence of hyperuricemia in patients with psoriasis and its possible association with the phenotype of the disease, joint and skin activity. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional and analytical study conducted through the evaluation of uric acid in patients diagnosed with psoriasis (with and without PA) followed by dermatology and rheumatology outpatient clinics of the Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital of Curitiba, PR. Results: About 58 individuals were analyzed; among them 24 women and 34 men, with a median age of 57 years. Of the patients affected by psoriasis, hyperuricemia was present in 13.7%, being more prevalent in males (p=0.01), in those with psoriatic arthritis (p=0.04) and in those with nail involvement (p=0.006) and less common in those with the vulgar form of psoriasis (p<0.0001). No patient had gouty arthritis. Skin disease and joint disease activities did not interfere with uric acid levels (p=ns). Conclusion: Patients with psoriatic arthritis have a higher incidence of hyperuricemia than those with skin-only psoriasis. Hyperuricemia is more common in male patients, with nail involvement and less common in those with psoriasis vulgaris
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Humans , Male , Female , Arthritis , Arthritis, Psoriatic , HyperuricemiaABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluated the retinal nerve fiber layer in chloroquine patients with optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: Nerve fibers layer thickness was measured by a proprietary OCT Stratus through the fast retinal nerve fiber layer protocol in ninety-four eyes of 48 patients exposed to chloroquine for at least one year with no apparent macular disorder. Cumulative dose, maximum daily dose (mg/kg/day) and time of chloroquine use were correlated with the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. Data were compared with a control group of 30 patients who did not use chloroquine. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination including visual acuity, refraction, intraocular pressure, fundoscopy, angiography and measurement of cup-to-disc ratio. RESULTS: The average thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer between antimalaric users (107.60 +/- 13.25 microm) and the control group (99.05 +/- 13.08 microm) had a statistically significant difference (p=0.0137). Furthermore, a positive association of the peripapillary thickness measurements between temporal, upper and lower quadrants of both groups was found. Twelve clock hours retinal nerve fiber layer analysis detected at least one focal defect in more than 50% of the medication users. Particularly, a statistical correlation with the maximum daily dose was found in patients with focal defects (p=0.0120). CONCLUSION: Optical coherence tomography is effective in detecting nerve fiber layer loss in chloroquine patients without apparent fundus changes. Thus, optical coherence tomography may contribute to the early diagnosis of chloroquine retinopathy.
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Antimalarials/adverse effects , Chloroquine/adverse effects , Nerve Fibers/drug effects , Retinal Diseases/chemically induced , Retinal Ganglion Cells/drug effects , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Antimalarials/therapeutic use , Case-Control Studies , Chloroquine/therapeutic use , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Humans , Malaria/drug therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Retinal Diseases/pathology , Retinal Ganglion Cells/pathology , Time Factors , Young AdultABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Analisar a camada de fibras nervosas nos usuários de cloroquina com a tomografia de coerência óptica (OCT). MÉTODOS: A espessura da camada de fibras nervosas foi mensurada pelo Stratus OCT® através do protocolo scan rápido da camada de fibras nervosas em 94 olhos de 48 pacientes usuários de cloroquina a pelo menos um ano e sem alteração macular aparente. A dose cumulativa e dose diária máxima (mg/kg/dia) e o tempo de uso da cloroquina foram correlacionadas com a espessura da camada de fibras nervosas. Os dados formam comparados com um grupo controle de 30 pacientes não usuários de cloroquina. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos a um exame oftalmológico completo incluindo medida da acuidade visual, refração, pressão intraocular, fundoscopia, retinografia e medida da escavação de papila. RESULTADOS: Comparação entre a média da espessura da camada de fibras nervosas entre usuários do antimalárico (107,60 ± 13,25 µm) e o grupo controle (99,05 ± 13,08 µm) teve uma associação estatisticamente significativa (p=0,0137). Também foi encontrada essa associação entre os quadrantes temporal, superior e inferior da camada de fibras nervosas peripapilar dos dois grupos. Ao analisar a camada de fibras nervosas através das 12 h do relógio detectou-se pelo menos um defeito focal em mais de 50 por cento dos usuários da medicação. Nos pacientes com o defeito focal foi observado uma relação com a dose diária máxima (p=0,0120). CONCLUSÃO: A tomografia de coerência óptica demonstrouse eficaz na detecção da diminuição da camada de fibras nervosas em usuários de cloroquina sem alterações fundoscópicas aparentes. Dessa forma, a tomografia de coerência óptica pode contribuir para o diagnóstico mais precoce da retinopatia por cloroquina.
PURPOSE: To evaluated the retinal nerve fiber layer in chloroquine patients with optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: Nerve fibers layer thickness was measured by a proprietary OCT Stratus® through the fast retinal nerve fiber layer protocol in ninety-four eyes of 48 patients exposed to chloroquine for at least one year with no apparent macular disorder. Cumulative dose, maximum daily dose (mg/kg/day) and time of chloroquine use were correlated with the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. Data were compared with a control group of 30 patients who did not use chloroquine. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination including visual acuity, refraction, intraocular pressure, fundoscopy, angiography and measurement of cup-to-disc ratio. RESULTS: The average thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer between antimalaric users (107.60 ± 13.25 µm) and the control group (99.05 ± 13.08 µm) had a statistically significant difference (p=0.0137). Furthermore, a positive association of the peripapillary thickness measurements between temporal, upper and lower quadrants of both groups was found. Twelve clock hours retinal nerve fiber layer analysis detected at least one focal defect in more than 50 percent of the medication users. Particularly, a statistical correlation with the maximum daily dose was found in patients with focal defects (p=0.0120). CONCLUSION: Optical coherence tomography is effective in detecting nerve fiber layer loss in chloroquine patients without apparent fundus changes. Thus, optical coherence tomography may contribute to the early diagnosis of chloroquine retinopathy.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Antimalarials/adverse effects , Chloroquine/adverse effects , Nerve Fibers/drug effects , Retinal Diseases/chemically induced , Retinal Ganglion Cells/drug effects , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Antimalarials/therapeutic use , Case-Control Studies , Chloroquine/therapeutic use , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Malaria/drug therapy , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Retinal Diseases/pathology , Retinal Ganglion Cells/pathology , Time Factors , Young AdultABSTRACT
Discoid lupus is characterized by erythematosus lesions limited to the skin, covered by adherent white scales, which rise at places more exposed to the sun. A case of a 26 year-old woman, who was suffering for months from redness and burning of the eyes, and was been treated for blepharitis without resolution is reported. On the eyelids exam, ulcerated lesions were found, that were diagnosed as discoid lupus by immunofluorescence. When faced with chronic lesions on the eyelids that do not respond to medical treatment, even if the ancillary exams are normal, the incisional biopsy must be performed to elucidate the diagnosis and, if necessary, immunofluorescence should be done as well.
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Eyelid Diseases/diagnosis , Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid/diagnosis , Adult , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Blepharitis/diagnosis , Eyelid Diseases/drug therapy , Female , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Humans , Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid/drug therapy , Prednisone/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Crianças com a forma poliarticular da artrite idiopática juvenil (AIJ), ao entrarem na idade adulta, têm um quadro similar ao de pacientes com artrite reumatoide (AR) de início no adulto. No presente estudo comparam-se características clínicas e imunológicas desses dois grupos de pacientes. Para isso, foram estudados vinte adultos com AIJ poliarticular e cinquenta pacientes com AR (pareados para sexo e tempo de duração de doença), para presença de autoanticorpos, nódulos subcutâneos, síndrome de Sjõgren secundária, hipotireoidismo e para a determinação de índices funcionais e antropométricos. Encontraram-se, nesses dois grupos, características similares, exceto pela presença de fator reumatoide (menor no grupo de AIJ poliarticular; P = 0,026) e menor IMC nos pacientes com AIJ poliarticular (P < 0,001).
When children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) reach adulthood, they have a condition similar to that of patients with adult onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, the clinical and immunological characteristics of these two groups of patients are compared. The presence of autoantibodies, subcutaneous nodules, secondary Sjõgren syndrome, and hypothyroidism, was determined in 20 adult patients with polyarticular JIA and in 50 patients with RA (paired for gender and duration of the disease), as well as the determination of functional and anthropometric indexes. Both groups had similar characteristics, except for the presence of rheumatoid factor (lower in the polyarticular JIA group; P = 0.026) and lower BMI in patients with polyarticular JIA (P < 0.001).
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Humans , Adult , Arthritis, Juvenile , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Biological Evolution , Rheumatic Diseases , Rheumatoid FactorABSTRACT
O lúpus discóide caracteriza-se por lesões limitadas à pele, eritematosas e recobertas por escamas brancas aderentes, que aparecem mais nas áreas expostas ao sol. Relatamos um caso de uma paciente feminina de 26 anos, com ardência e hiperemia dos olhos há meses, em tratamento de blefarite sem melhora. Apresentava ao exame lesões palpebrais ulceradas, que através do exame de imunofluorescência direta foram diagnosticadas como lúpus discóide. Diante de lesões palpebrais crônicas refratárias a tratamento clínico, mesmo na ausência de alterações nos exames complementares, deve-se realizar a biópsia incisional para elucidação do caso, e se necessário, o exame de imunofluorescência direta.
Discoid lupus is characterized by erythematosus lesions limited to the skin, covered by adherent white scales, which rise at places more exposed to the sun. A case of a 26 year-old woman, who was suffering for months from redness and burning of the eyes, and was been treated for blepharitis without resolution is reported. On the eyelids exam, ulcerated lesions were found, that were diagnosed as discoid lupus by immunofluorescence. When faced with chronic lesions on the eyelids that do not respond to medical treatment, even if the ancillary exams are normal, the incisional biopsy must be performed to elucidate the diagnosis and, if necessary, immunofluorescence should be done as well.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Eyelid Diseases/diagnosis , Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid/diagnosis , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Blepharitis/diagnosis , Eyelid Diseases/drug therapy , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid/drug therapy , Prednisone/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Pacientes com Mal de Hansen (MH) podem se apresentar com quadro clínico e laboratorial sugestivo de doenças reumáticas, o que exige um exercício cuidadoso de diagnósticos diferenciais. Descreve-se aqui o caso de uma jovem com MH que se apresentou com lesões cutâneas sugestivas de vasculite, obstrução de vasos fibulares, FAN e anticorpos antifosfolípides positivos sem muitos estigmas da doença cutânea, ilustrando essa dificuldade.
Patients with Hansen's disease (HD) may present themselves with clinical and laboratorial features that resemble rheumatic disorders. This requires a careful exercise of differential diagnosis. We describe here a case of a young woman with HD that presented with vasculitic like lesions, fibular vessels obstruction, ANA and antiphospholipid antibodies without typical signs of cutaneous disease, illustrating this clinical difficulty.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Antiphospholipid Syndrome , Arthritis , Communicable Diseases , Leprosy , VasculitisABSTRACT
O aumento de pressão arterial (PA) tem sido descrito em usuários de leflunomida para tratamento de artrite reumatóide (AR). Com o intuito de verificar a existência e a freqüência desse efeito colateral nos pacientes do Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba (HUEC), procedeu-se ao estudo descrito. Quarenta e um usuários de leflunomida tiveram a aferição da PA feita três vezes antes e três vezes depois do início da leflunomida, utilizando-se o valor médio para cálculos estatísticos. O valor médio de PA sistólica antes do uso da leflunomida foi de 117 mmHg e de 125 mm depois do tratamento (p = 0,0038). O valor médio da PA diastólica antes do uso da leflunomida foi de 76 mm antes e de 80,7 mm depois do tratamento (p = 0,0003). Concluiu-se que existe aumento tanto na pressão sistólica quanto na diastólica dos usuários de leflunomida.
Increase in blood pressure has been noted in patients using leflunomide for rheumatoid arthritis treatment. This study was done to analyze the existence and frequency of blood pressure (BP) changes in our patients using leflunomide. We studied blood pressure in 41 patients before and after using leflunomide. We obtained three blood pressure measurements before and three BP after the introduction of leflunomide with three months interval and used the mean value for study. The mean systolic BP value before leflunomide use was 117 mmHg and 125 mm Hg after the use of leflunomide (p = 0.0038). The mean diastolic pressure was 76 mmHg before leflunomide use and 80.7 mmHg after leflunomide use (p = 0.0003). We observed an increased in diastolic and systolic blood pressure in patients using leflunomide.
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Humans , Male , Female , Anti-Inflammatory Agents , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Rheumatic Diseases/therapy , HypertensionABSTRACT
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) has been related to venous and arterial thrombosis of large and small vessels. Ocular vessels can also be involved causing transient visual loss, diplopia, ischemic optic neuropathy and central artery and venous occlusion. We describe here a case of antiphospholipid syndrome with occlusion of central retinal artery and vein to call the attention to this diagnosis.
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications , Retinal Artery Occlusion/etiology , Retinal Vein Occlusion/etiology , Adult , Female , Fluorescein Angiography , Humans , Retinal Artery Occlusion/diagnosis , Retinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Retinal Vein Occlusion/diagnosisABSTRACT
O envolvimento cutâneo do lúpus eritematoso, quando aparece de maneira isolada em pálpebra, pode ser de difícil diagnóstico. Diagnósticos errôneos são comuns, principalmente o de blefarite resistente a tratamento. Todavia o diagnóstico precoce é importante no sentido de evitar a cicatrização e possíveis seqüelas nas delicadas estruturas locais. Descrevem-se três casos de lesões palpebrais em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso, e, em cada uma das situações, essa lesão teve um significado clínico diferente. Nas duas primeiras pacientes, firmou-se o diagnóstico de lesão discóide pela biópsia. Na terceira paciente encontrou-se um carcinoma basocelular.
The cutaneous involvement of lupus erythematosus is difficult to diagnose when it appears isolated in the eyelid. Misdiagnosis is common, confusions arising mainly with chronic resistant blepharitis. Yet the early diagnosis is important to avoid scarring and damage to the delicate local structures. We present three patients with lupus and eyelid cutaneous lesions, each of them with a different clinical significance. In the first two patients it was possible to diagnose discoid lesion through skin biopsy. In the third, a basocelular carcinoma was found.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Eyelid Diseases , Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous , Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic , Lupus VulgarisABSTRACT
A síndrome do anticorpo antifosfolípide (SAF) tem sido associada a trombose de vasos arteriais e periféricos e de grande ou pequeno calibre. Também os vasos oculares estão sujeitos à ação destes auto-anticorpos que podem promover o aparecimento de perda visual transitória, diplopia, neuropatia óptica isquêmica e oclusão de artéria ou veia da retina. É descrito aqui, um caso de síndrome do anticorpo antifosfolípide com oclusão de vasos centrais arteriais e venosos da retina no intuito de chamar a atenção para este tipo de diagnóstico.
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) has been related to venous and arterial thrombosis of large and small vessels. Ocular vessels can also be involved causing transient visual loss, diplopia, ischemic optic neuropathy and central artery and venous occlusion. We describe here a case of antiphospholipid syndrome with occlusion of central retinal artery and vein to call the attention to this diagnosis.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications , Retinal Artery Occlusion/etiology , Retinal Vein Occlusion/etiology , Fluorescein Angiography , Retinal Artery Occlusion/diagnosis , Retinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Retinal Vein Occlusion/diagnosisABSTRACT
A artrite reumatóide possui diferentes espectros de apresentação, não somente pela diversidade de achados clínicos, mas também no aparecimento de marcadores sorológicos. Dentre estes está o fator antinuclear, que pode ser encontrado em 10 a 65% dos pacientes. Alguns autores acreditam que a presença do fator antinuclear esteja associada a pior prognóstico, mas esta afirmação não é de consenso na literatura. Objetivos: verificar a prevalência de fator antinuclear positivo em portadores de artrite reumatóide e estudar a sua correlação com elementos clínicos. Material e Métodos: foram estudados 113 pacientes portadores de artrite reumatóide quanto à idade do diagnóstico, sexo, presença de nódulos reumatóides, presença de alterações radiológicas (osteoporose justa articular e erosões) em raios X de mãos e presença de fator reumatóide. Esses dados foram correlacionados com a presença do fator antinuclear. Resultados: a prevalência de fator antinuclear positivo foi de 21,24%, sem diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os sexos (p=0,553). Os títulos variaram entre 1:40 e 1:320, sendo a maioria (83,3%) padrão pontilhado. Não houve significância estatística entre o fator antinuclear positivo e idade de início da doença (p=0,4611) ou presença de alterações radiológicas (p=0,4397). Houve correlação significante entre fator antinuclear positivo e presença de nódulos reumatóides, onde 50% dos pacientes com nódulos tinham este anticorpo (p=0,0197). Conclusão: o presente estudo concluiu que os pacientes com artrite reumatóide nodular possuíam mais fator antinuclear positivo, o que pode ser indicativo de associação deste anticorpo com doença mais acentuada...