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Wei S, Mei W, Wang Y. Association of thrombotic microangiopathy with interferon therapy for hepatitis B: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2024; 18:321. [PMID: 38965631 PMCID: PMC11225129 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-024-04635-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Thrombotic microangiopathy is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and organ injury. The pathological features include vascular damage that is manifested by arteriolar and capillary thrombosis with characteristic abnormalities in the endothelium and vessel wall. Thrombocytopenia is one of the common adverse effects of interferon therapy. However, a more serious but rare side effect is thrombotic microangiopathy. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 36-year-old Asian male patient with clinical manifestations of hypertension, blurred vision, acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, and thrombotic microangiopathy. Renal biopsy showed interstitial edema with fibrosis, arteriolar thickening with vitreous changes, and epithelial podocytes segmental fusion. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed C3(+), Ig A(+) deposition in the mesangial region, which was pathologically consistent with thrombotic microangiopathy renal injury and Ig A deposition. The patient had a history of hepatitis B virus infection for more than 5 years. Lamivudine was used in the past, but the injection of long-acting interferon combined with tenofovir alafenamide fumarate was used since 2018. The comprehensive clinical investigation and laboratory examination diagnosed the condition as thrombotic microangiopathy kidney injury caused by interferon. After stopping interferon in his treatment, the patient's renal function partially recovered after three consecutive therapeutic plasma exchange treatments and follow-up treatment without immunosuppressant. The renal function of the patient remained stable. CONCLUSIONS This report indicates that interferon can induce thrombotic microangiopathy with acute renal injury, which can progress to chronic renal insufficiency.
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- Shan Wei
- Nephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
- Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Nephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Nephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China.
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Zeng Z, Tu W, Ji B, Liu J, Huang K, Nie D, Yang L. IFN-α induced systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report and literature review. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1223062. [PMID: 37600795 PMCID: PMC10436618 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1223062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe and life-threatening hyperinflammatory condition characterized by excessive activation of macrophages and T cells and resulted in multi-organ dysfunction. HLH can be a primary disease or secondary to infections, malignancy, and some autoimmune diseases, including adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, it is rare for HLH to occur as a secondary condition to drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE). In this report, we present a case of HLH as an unusual complication during SLE treatment in a 31-year-old male patient. The patient initially suffered from active chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and was treated with pegylated INFα-2b (Peg-INFα-2b), tenofovir disoproxil and lamivudine. After 19 months, CHB obtained biochemical and virological response with HBsAg positive to HBsAb. The patient developed fever, headache, and cytopenia after Peg-INFα-2b treatment for 33 months, and laboratory studies revealed that ANA and anti dsDNA were positive. He displayed 5 features meeting the HLH-2004 criteria for diagnosis including fever, pancytopenia, hyperferritinemia, high levels of soluble CD25, and hemophagocytosis on bone marrow biopsy. The patient was initiated with a combination treatment of intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy, oral cyclosporine, and etoposide (VP-16), which was followed by a course of oral prednisolone, intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy, and entecavir with complete response. To our knowledge, this is the first report of IFN-α induced SLE complicating with HLH. Physicians should consider the potential autoimmune side effects of IFN-α therapy and be alert to insidious HLH in patients diagnosed with SLE.
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- Zhipeng Zeng
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, the People Hospital of Tongshan, Xianning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Feld J, Ye JY, Chandran V, Inman RD, Haroon N, Cook R, Gladman DD. Is axial psoriatic arthritis distinct from ankylosing spondylitis with and without concomitant psoriasis? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:1340-1346. [PMID: 31593590 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare patients with ankylosing spondylitis with psoriasis (ASP) and without psoriasis (AS), to axial PsA (axPsA) patients. METHODS Two adult cohorts were recruited from the AS clinic: ASP and AS. These two cohorts were compared with two adult cohorts recruited from the PsA clinic: axPsA (radiographic sacroiliitis: ⩾bilateral grade 2 or unilateral grade 3 or 4); and Peripheral PsA. All patients were followed prospectively according to the same protocol. The demographic, clinical and radiographic variables were compared. Adjusted means were used to account for varying intervals between visits. A logistic regression was performed and adjusted for follow-up duration. RESULTS There were 477 axPsA patients, 826 peripheral PsA, 675 AS and 91 ASP patients included. AS patients were younger (P < 0.001), more male and HLA-B*27 positive (76%, 72% vs 64%, P ⩽ 0.001, 82%, 75%, vs 19%, P = 0.001). They had more back pain at presentation (90%, 92% vs 19%, P = 0.001), worse axial disease activity scores (bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index: 4.1, 3.9 vs 3.5 P = 0.017), worse back metrology (bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index: 2.9, 2.2 vs 1.8, P < 0.001), worse physician global assessments (2.4, 2.2 vs 2.1, P < 0.001), were treated more with biologics (29%, 21% vs 7%, P = 0.001) and had a higher grade of sacroiliitis (90%, 84% vs 51%, P < 0.001). Similar differences were detected in the comparison of ASP to axPsA and in a regression model. CONCLUSION AS patients, with or without psoriasis, seem to be different demographically, genetically, clinically and radiographically from axPsA patients. axPsA seems to be a distinct entity.
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- Joy Feld
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto
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- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
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- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto
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- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto.,Department of Immunology, Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Toronto
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- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto
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- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
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Liao HY, Tao CM, Su J. Concomitant systemic lupus erythematosus and HIV infection: A rare case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e9337. [PMID: 29390513 PMCID: PMC5758215 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Coexisting systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection cases are rare worldwide. Great challenges are posed on the diagnosis and treatment of such concurrent cases. PATIENT CONCERN We report the case of a 44-year-old Chinese man with edema, hematuria, and fever who presented at West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in 2013. DIAGNOSES An initial diagnosis of SLE was made from the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings based on the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria. Immunosuppressant therapy relieved him of the edema and hematuria, but he regained the symptoms after a cold. Workup, including electrochemiluminescence immunoassay, western blot, and polymerase chain reaction analysis, revealed that he was concurrently infected with HIV after hospitalization. INTERVENTIONS The treatment plan included methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, with gastroprotective and hepatoprotective agents, simultaneously aiming to reduce urinary protein. After HIV infection confirmed, cyclophosphamide was stopped. He was referred to the local Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for combination antiretroviral therapy (ART). He was suggested to continue monitoring CD4 T-cell count for an appropriate dose of immunosuppressive drugs. OUTCOMES In the last follow-up in May 2017, he had been stable in terms of both SLE and HIV infection. LESSONS The case highlights the presence of concurrent SLE and HIV infection. Laboratory technicians and clinicians should be cautious on diagnosis, especially in eliminating the false-positive results. Attention should be paid to the dose of immunosuppressants and the ART procedure.
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Walker-Bone K, Doherty E, Sanyal K, Churchill D. Assessment and management of musculoskeletal disorders among patients living with HIV. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2017; 56:1648-1661. [PMID: 28013196 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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HIV is a global pandemic. However, anti-retroviral therapy has transformed the prognosis and, providing compliance is good, a normal life expectancy can be anticipated. This has led to increasing numbers of people with chronic prevalent, treated infection living to older ages. Musculoskeletal pain is commonly reported by HIV patients and, with resumption of near-normal immune function, HIV-infected patients develop inflammatory rheumatic diseases that require assessment and management in rheumatology clinics. Moreover, it is becoming apparent that avascular necrosis and osteoporosis are common comorbidities of HIV. This review will contextualize the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in HIV, informed by data from a UK-based clinic, and will discuss the management of active inflammatory rheumatic diseases among HIV-infected patients taking anti-retroviral therapy, highlighting known drug interactions.
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- Karen Walker-Bone
- Arthritis Research UK/MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work.,Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
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- Department of Medicine, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath
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- Department of Rheumatology, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St Richard's Hospital, Chichester
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- Lawson Unit, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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At the end of 2013, 35 million people worldwide were infected with HIV. The prognosis of HIV has been transformed by combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Providing compliance is good, the use of cART has normalised the life expectancy of HIV-infected people leading to a growing population of people with chronic infection. Management of HIV patients has therefore needed to adapt in order to not only control viral activity but also manage long-term complications of HIV and cART. Rheumatological manifestations of HIV were first described in 1989. Since then, there have been case reports, case series and epidemiological studies describing different clinical manifestations of HIV in the musculoskeletal system. This review will encompass musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and inflammatory arthritis in HIV. We will aim to report on the prevalence of these conditions and the risk factors, explore the impact of the virus on the clinical presentations and discuss implications for diagnosis and management.
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- Christine Fox
- Department of Rheumatology, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Arthritis Research-UK/MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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Cao L, Tong H, Xu G, Liu P, Meng H, Wang J, Zhao X, Tang Y, Jin J. Systemic lupus erythematous and malignancy risk: a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122964. [PMID: 25885411 PMCID: PMC4401738 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Pilot studies have estimated cancer incidence in patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). However, the results have been inconclusive. To ascertain the correlation between SLE and malignancy more comprehensively and precisely, we conducted a meta-analysis. Methods PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Embase databases through June 2014, were searched to identify observational studies evaluating the association between SLE and malignancy. The outcomes from these studies were measured as relative risks (RRs). A random or fixed effects model was chosen to calculate the pooled RR according to heterogeneity test. Between-study heterogeneity was assessed by estimating I2 index. Publication bias was assessed by Egger’s test. Results A total of 16 papers, including 59,662 SLE patients, were suitable for the meta-analysis. Of these papers, 15 reported RRs for overall malignancy, 12 for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and lung cancer, 7 for bladder cancer, 6 for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and leukemia, 5 for skin melanoma, and liver and thyroid cancers, 4 for multiple myeloma (MM), and esophageal and vaginal/vulvar cancers and 3 for laryngeal and non-melanoma skin cancers. The pooled RRs were 1.28 (95% CI, 1.17–1.41) for overall cancer, 5.40 (95% CI, 3.75–7.77) for NHL, 3.26(95% CI, 2.17–4.88) for HL, 2.01(95% CI, 1.61–2.52) for leukemia, 1.45(95% CI, 1.04–2.03) for MM, 4.19(95% CI, 1.98–8.87) for laryngeal cancer, 1.59 (95% CI, 1.44–1.76) for lung cancer, 1.86(95% CI, 1.21–2.88) for esophageal cancer, 3.21(95% CI, 1.70–6.05) for liver cancer, 3.67(95% CI, 2.80–4.81) for vaginal/vulvar cancer, 2.11(95% CI, 1.12–3.99) for bladder cancer, 1.51(95% CI, 1.12–2.03) for non-melanoma skin cancer, 1.78(95% CI, 1.35–2.33) for thyroid cancer, and 0.65(95% CI, 0.50–0.85) for skin melanoma. Only the meta-analyses of overall malignancy, NHL, and liver and bladder cancers produced substantial heterogeneity (I2, 57.6% vs 74.3% vs 67.7% vs 82.3%). No apparent publication bias was detected except for NHL studies. Conclusions Our data support an association between SLE and malignancy, not only demonstrating an increased risk for NHL, HL, leukemia, and some non-hematologic malignancies, including laryngeal, lung, liver, vaginal/vulvar, and thyroid malignancies, but also a reduced risk for skin melanoma. Although an increased risk of MM, and esophageal, bladder and non-melanoma skin cancers was identified from the accumulated data in these studies, this observation requires confirmation.
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- Lihong Cao
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Population Health, the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the Affiliated Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Cytokines, currently known to be more than 130 in number, are small MW (<30 kDa) key signaling proteins that modulate cellular activities in immunity, infection, inflammation and malignancy. Key to understanding their function is recognition of their pleiotropism and often overlapping and functional redundancies. Classified here into 9 main families, most of the 20 approved cytokine preparations (18 different cytokines; 3 pegylated), all in recombinant human (rh) form, are grouped in the hematopoietic growth factor, interferon, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) families. In the hematopoietin family, approved cytokines are aldesleukin (rhIL-2), oprelvekin (rhIL-11), filgrastim and tbo-filgrastim (rhG-CSF), sargramostim (rhGM-CSF), metreleptin (rh-leptin) and the rh-erythropoietins, epoetin and darbepoietin alfa. Anakinra, a recombinant receptor antagonist for IL-1, is in the IL-1 family; recombinant interferons alfa-1, alfa-2, beta-1 and gamma-1 make up the interferon family; palifermin (rhKGF) and becaplermin (rhPDGF) are in the PDGF family; and rhBMP-2 and rhBMP-7 represent the TGFβ family. The main physicochemical features, FDA-approved indications, modes of action and side effects of these approved cytokines are presented. Underlying each adverse events profile is their pleiotropism, potency and capacity to release other cytokines producing cytokine 'cocktails'. Side effects, some serious, occur despite cytokines being endogenous proteins, and this therefore demands caution in attempts to introduce individual members into the clinic. This caution is reflected in the relatively small number of cytokines currently approved by regulatory agencies and by the fact that 14 of the FDA-approved preparations carry warnings, with 10 being black box warnings.
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Mody GM, Patel N, Budhoo A, Dubula T. Concomitant systemic lupus erythematosus and HIV: Case series and literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2014; 44:186-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Lung, liver, prostate, bladder malignancies risk in systemic lupus erythematosus: evidence from a meta-analysis. Lupus 2014; 23:284-92. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203313520060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Objective: The objective of this paper is to examine some solid tumors incidence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) derived from population-based cohort studies by means of meta-analysis. Methods: Relevant electronic databases were searched for studies characterizing the associated risk of overall malignancy and four site-specific malignancies (lung, liver, prostate, bladder cancer) in patients with SLE. The meta-analysis procedure was used to pool standardized incidence rates (SIRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to evaluate the association. Results: A total of seven cohort studies were identified, of which six provided the SIR for overall malignancy, seven reported the SIR for lung cancer, five for liver cancer, four for prostate cancer and six for bladder cancer. Overall, lung and liver cancers were more frequently observed in patients with SLE with SIR of 1.16 (95% CI = 1.12–1.21), 1.68 (95% CI = 1.33–2.13) and 2.44 (95% CI = 1.46–4.05), respectively. However, the risk of prostate cancer appeared to be somewhat reduced in male patients with SLE (SIR = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.57–0.89). Conclusions: This meta-analysis shows that SLE patients are at increased risk of developing cancer, particularly of the lung, bladder and liver. However, males with SLE have a decreased risk of prostate cancer.
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Carugati M, Franzetti M, Torre A, Giorgi R, Genderini A, Strambio de Castilla F, Gervasoni C, Riva A. Systemic lupus erythematosus and HIV infection: a whimsical relationship. Reports of two cases and review of the literature. Clin Rheumatol 2013; 32:1399-405. [PMID: 23649483 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2271-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rarely reported in association with HIV infection. We describe two unpredictable cases and provide a review of the literature. Retrospective analysis of the medical records of two HIV-infected patients diagnosed with SLE and admitted at Luigi Sacco Hospital (Milano, Italy). Search of the literature from 1981 to 2012 and review of the cases reported. Case 1: a 32-year-old HIV-infected African woman who developed a SLE flare after re-introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The flare was characterized by bullous skin eruption and membranous glomerulonephritis. Case 2: a 44-year-old Caucasian woman, admitted to our hospital because of lacunar stroke: HIV infection and SLE were simultaneously diagnosed. LITERATURE 55 cases of SLE in the setting of HIV infection were reported. Forty-five patients met the requirements of the American College of Rheumatology for the diagnosis of SLE. The diagnosis of SLE preceded HIV infection in six patients. On the contrary, in 29 patients, HIV infection was reported before SLE. Median CD4+ count at SLE diagnosis was 361 cells/μl. A SLE manifestation following ART immune recovery was documented in 18.2% of the cases. On the contrary, the progression of HIV infection paralleled with SLE remission in 22.5% of the patients. The study shows that an autoimmune disease such as SLE can occur despite the loss of immunocompetence caused by HIV infection. Moreover, SLE and HIV infection influence each other possibly through immunologic mechanisms determining awkward manifestations.
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- Manuela Carugati
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Milan, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi 74, 20157, Milan, Italy.
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Olea T, Díaz-Mancebo R, Picazo ML, Martínez-Ara J, Robles A, Selgas R. Thrombotic microangiopathy associated with use of interferon-beta. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis 2012; 5:97-100. [PMID: 22815645 PMCID: PMC3399315 DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s30194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Interferon-beta is widely used for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis. The drug is usually well tolerated, but autoimmune adverse effects, including kidney disease, have been reported. Only a few cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome-thrombotic microangiopathy associated interferon-alpha have been described so far, and even fewer with beta-interferon. We report a patient who developed thrombotic microangiopathy during treatment with interferon-beta and improved after discontinuation and steroid therapy. Complement cascade and antiphospholipid antibodies are investigated. The spectrum of renal diseases associated with interferon-beta treatment is also reviewed.
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- Teresa Olea
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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