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Mabille C, El Samad Y, Joseph C, Brunschweiler B, Goeb V, Grados F, Lanoix JP. Medical versus surgical treatment in native hip and knee septic arthritis. Infect Dis Now 2022; 52:121. [PMID: 35063703 DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C Mabille
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Orthopedic surgery, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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Kedra J, Seror R, Dieudé P, Constantin A, Toussirot E, Kfoury E, Masson C, Cornec D, Dubost JJ, Marguerie L, Ottaviani S, Grados F, Belkhir R, Fain O, Goupille P, Sordet C, Fautrel B, Philippe P, Piperno M, Combe B, Lambotte O, Richez C, Sellam J, Sené T, Denis G, Lequerre T, Lazure T, Mariette X, Nocturne G. Lymphoma complicating rheumatoid arthritis: results from a French case-control study. RMD Open 2021; 7:rmdopen-2021-001698. [PMID: 34470830 PMCID: PMC8413949 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Objectives To study the characteristics of B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) or Hodgkin lymphoma complicating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to identify RA-related factors associated with their occurrence. Methods A multicentre case–control study was performed in France. Cases were patients with RA fulfilling ACR-EULAR 2010 criteria in whom B-cell NHL or Hodgkin lymphoma developed after the diagnosis of RA. For each case, 2 controls were assigned at random from the ESPOIR cohort and were matched on age at lymphoma diagnosis (cases)/age at the 10-year follow-up visit in the cohort (controls). Case and control characteristics were compared to identify parameters associated with the occurrence of lymphoma. Results 54 cases were included and matched to 108 controls. Lymphomas were mostly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL, n=27, 50.0%). On immunochemistry, 4 of 27 (14.8%) lymphoma cases were positive for Epstein-Barr virus. On univariate analysis, factors associated with the occurrence of lymphoma were male sex (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.7 to 6.7), positivity for ACPA (OR 5.1, 95% CI 2.0 to 15.7) and rheumatoid factor (OR 3.9, 95% CI 1.6 to 12.2), and erosions on radiographs (OR 3.8, 95% CI 1.7 to 8.3) and DAS28 (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.7), both at the time of matching. Methotrexate, TNF blockers and a number of previous biologics were not associated with the occurrence of lymphoma. On multivariable analysis, erosions and DAS28 remained significantly associated with increased risk of lymphoma. Conclusion Lymphomas complicating RA are mostly DLBCL. Risk of lymphoma in patients with RA was increased with markers of disease activity and severity, which supports the paradigm of a continuum between autoimmunity and lymphomagenesis in RA.
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- Joanna Kedra
- Department of Rheumatology, FHU CARE, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France.,INSERM UMR1184, Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Paris-Saclay University Faculty of Medicine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, FHU CARE, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France.,INSERM UMR1184, Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Paris-Saclay University Faculty of Medicine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France
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- Rheumatology Department, Bichat Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Clinical Investigation Center Biotherapy INSERM CBT-506, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.,Rheumatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Hematology Department, Centre Hospitalier General Dubois, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Limousin, France
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- Rheumatology, University Hospital Centre Angers, Angers, Pays de la Loire, France
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- Rheumatology, University Hospital Centre Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, FHU CARE, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, DHUi2B, Hôpital Saint Antoine, AP HP, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Rheumatology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Rheumatology, Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,GRC08 - IPLESP, UPMC Faculte de Medecine, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Rheumatology, INSERM UMRS_938, Sorbonnes Université UPMC Univ Paris 06, St-Antoine Hospital, DHU i2B, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine, The Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild Hospital, Paris, France
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- Hematology department, Rochefort Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Littoral Atlantique, Rochefort, France
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- Rheumatology Department & Inserm 905, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Anatomical Pathology Department, Bicêtre Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Île-de-France, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, FHU CARE, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France.,INSERM UMR1184, Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Paris-Saclay University Faculty of Medicine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, FHU CARE, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France .,INSERM UMR1184, Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Paris-Saclay University Faculty of Medicine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Île-de-France, France
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Doussiere M, Choquet M, Grados F, Peltier F, Lanoix JP, Goëb V. First case of Kingella kingae spondylodiscitis in an elderly man with a molecular characterization of the responsible strain. Infect Dis Now 2021; 51:497-499. [PMID: 34366086 DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Marie Doussiere
- Service de rhumatologie, université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Hôpital Nord, place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens, France
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- Service de bactériologie, université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Unité de recherche en Microbiologie AGIR, UR4294, 80054 Amiens, France; Unité de recherche en Microbiologie AGIR, UR4294, Amiens, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Hôpital Nord, place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens, France.
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- Service de bactériologie, université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Unité de recherche en Microbiologie AGIR, UR4294, 80054 Amiens, France; Unité de recherche en Microbiologie AGIR, UR4294, Amiens, France
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- Unité de recherche en Microbiologie AGIR, UR4294, Amiens, France; Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Hôpital Nord, place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens, France
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Aboudiab M, Grados F, Batteux B, Henry-Desailly I, Fardellone P, Goëb V. Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) in patients over 50 years of age with a non-severe peripheral fracture. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:1477-1486. [PMID: 32266434 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05400-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED The prevalence of unknown vertebral fractures evaluated by systematic vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) was 21% in patients over 50 years of age who suffered from a recent low-trauma non-severe peripheral fracture. The outcome of VFA resulted in changes in the management of osteoporosis. INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of VFA in detecting vertebral fractures (VFs) in patients over 50 years of age, who suffered from a recent low-trauma non-severe peripheral fracture. METHODS This was an observational, single-center, cross-sectional study conducted in patients over 50 years of age, who presented a recent low-trauma non-severe peripheral fracture and were identified by the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) of Amiens University Hospital between December 2017 and March 2019. VFA was interpreted by two trained rheumatologists providing a consensual reading using Genant semi-quantitative assessment. RESULTS Of the 359 eligible patients, 114 patients (31.8%) were included (mean age 65.6 ± 8.4 years; 89.5% female). Twenty-four patients (21%) had one or more VF diagnosed by VFA. The total number of VF diagnosed by VFA was 30: 20 VF (66.7%) grade 1, 7 VF (23.3%) grade 2, and 3 VF (10%) grade 3. Among the 24 patients with at least one prevalent VF diagnosed by VFA, 18 patients had an osteoporosis medication adaptation after the VFA results (16 osteoporosis medication initiation and 2 treatment intensification), and 6 patients would have had an osteoporosis medication even without the VFA results (66.7% versus 33.3% respectively, p < 0.001). Of the 51 patients receiving an osteoporosis medication after DXA and VFA, 18 patients (35.3%) had a change in the management of osteoporosis after knowing the outcome of VFA. All the VFs diagnosed by VFA were unknown before. We did not evidence any threshold (age, T-score, height loss) below which no VF was detected. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates the usefulness of systematic VFA to detect prevalent VF in patients over 50 years of age who suffer from a recent non-severe peripheral fracture.
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- M Aboudiab
- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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Kedra J, Seror R, Dieudé P, Constantin A, Toussirot E, Kfoury E, Masson C, Cornec D, Dubost JJ, Marguerie L, Ottaviani S, Grados F, Belkhir R, Fain O, Goupille P, Sordet C, Fautrel B, Philippe P, Piperno M, Combe B, Lambotte O, Richez C, Sellam J, Sene T, Denis G, Lequerre T, Mariette X, Nocturne G. OP0125 LYMPHOMAS COMPLICATING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF A FRENCH MULTI-CENTRE CASE-CONTROL STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma (B-cell NHL).Objectives:1)To study the characteristics of B-cell NHL complicating RA2)To identify the factors associated with their occurrence.Methods:A multi-centre case-control study was performed in France. Cases were patients with RA fulfilling the ACR-EULAR 2010 criteria, who developed a B-cell NHL after the diagnosis of RA. Cases were reported following a call for observations by the “Club Rhumatismes et Inflammation” network, registries from the French society of Rheumatology (AIR, ORA and REGATE) and the ESPOIR cohort. For each case, 2 control patients were drawn at random from patients in the ESPOIR cohort with RA fulfilling the ACR-EULAR 2010 criteria; cases and controls were matched on age (age at lymphoma diagnosis for cases and age at the 10-year ESPOIR visit for controls). Patients with associated Sjögren’s syndrome were excluded. Cases and controls characteristics were compared for parameters associated with the occurrence of lymphoma.Results:A total of 54 cases were included and matched to 108 controls. Lymphomas were mostly diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (n=26, 48.2%)(Figure 1). EBV positivity was found in 4 cases among 27 tested (14.8%). Cases had a mean age of 63.5 years (SD=10.9), and had a mean RA duration of 12.4 years (SD=10.5) at the time of diagnosis of lymphoma; there was no significant difference with controls (p=0.47 and p=0.40 respectively). The mean duration of follow-up after the diagnosis of lymphoma was 5.2 years (SD=5.8). In univariate analysis, factors associated with occurrence of B-cell NHL were: male gender (OR=3.3, 95%CI: 1.7-6.7), positive ACPA (OR=5.1, 95%CI: 2.0-15.7), positive Rheumatoid Factor (RF) (OR=3.9, 95%CI=1.6-12.2), erosions on X-rays (OR=15.4, 95%CI: 6.9-37.7) and DAS28 (OR=2.0, 95%CI: 1.5-2.7). Methotrexate, TNF-blockers and the number of previous biologics were not associated with the occurrence of B-cell NHL. Hydroxychloroquine and sulfasalazine were more frequent in cases versus control, which could be linked to a date bias. Erosions and DAS28 remained significant in multivariate analysis(Table 1).Conclusion:This study revealed an association between markers of activity (DAS28), severity (erosions) and autoimmune B-cell activation (RF and ACPA) and the risk of B-cell NHL in patients with RA, supporting the continuum between autoimmunity and lymphomagenesis in RA.Figure 1.lymphomas histologyTable 1.association between RA characteristics and B-cell NHL in univariate and multivariate analysisVariablesCases (N=54)Controls (N=108)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysisOR (95%CI)p-valueOR (95%CI)p-valueMale gender, N (%)27 (50.0)25 (23.2)3.3(1.7-6.7)0.00062.2(0.8-6.1)0.13Positive ACPA, N (%)49 (90.7)71 (65.7)5.1(2.0-15.7)0.0006--Positive RF, N (%)49 (90.7)77 (71.3)3.9(1.6-12.2)0.005--Positive RF or ACPA, N (%)49 (90.7)80 (74.1)3.4(1.3-10.6)0.012.9(0.7-15.0)0.16Erosions on X-rays, N (%)44 (81.5)26 (24.1)15.4(6.9-37.7)< 0.00019.8(3.8-28.2)< 0.0001DAS28 at B-cell NHL diagnosis/at the 10th year visit*, mean(SD)4.1 (1.6)2.6 (1.4)2.0(1.5-2.7)< 0.00011.9(1.3-2.8)0.0007*B-cell NHL diagnosis for cases, 10thyear visit for controlsDisclosure of Interests:Joanna KEDRA: None declared, Raphaèle Seror Consultant of: BMS UCB Pfizer Roche, Philippe Dieudé: None declared, Arnaud Constantin: None declared, ERIC TOUSSIROT: None declared, Elias Kfoury: None declared, Charles Masson: None declared, Divi Cornec: None declared, Jean-Jacques Dubost: None declared, Laurent Marguerie: None declared, Sebastien Ottaviani: None declared, Franck Grados: None declared, Rakiba Belkhir: None declared, olivier fain: None declared, Philippe Goupille Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celgene, Chugai, Lilly, Janssen, Medac, MSD France, Nordic Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celgene, Chugai, Lilly, Janssen, Medac, MSD France, Nordic Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB, Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celgene, Chugai, Lilly, Janssen, Medac, MSD France, Nordic Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB, Christelle Sordet: None declared, Bruno Fautrel Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Lilly, MSD, Pfizer, Consultant of: AbbVie, Biogen, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene, Lilly, Janssen, Medac MSD France, Nordic Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi Aventis, SOBI and UCB, Peggy Philippe: None declared, Muriel PIPERNO: None declared, Bernard Combe Grant/research support from: Novartis, Pfizer, Roche-Chugai, Consultant of: AbbVie; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen; Eli Lilly and Company; Pfizer; Roche-Chugai; Sanofi, Speakers bureau: Bristol-Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Pfizer; Roche-Chugai; UCB, Olivier Lambotte Consultant of: BMS France, MSD, Astra Zeneca, Incyte, Christophe Richez Consultant of: Abbvie, Amgen, Mylan, Pfizer, Sandoz and UCB., Jérémie SELLAM: None declared, Thomas Sene: None declared, Guillaume Denis: None declared, Thierry Lequerre: None declared, Xavier Mariette Consultant of: BMS, Gilead, Medimmune, Novartis, Pfizer, Servier, UCB, Gaetane Nocturne: None declared
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Mabille C, El Samad Y, Joseph C, Brunschweiler B, Goeb V, Grados F, Lanoix JP. Medical versus surgical treatment in native hip and knee septic arthritis. Infect Dis Now 2020; 51:164-169. [PMID: 32387296 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2020.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Antibiotic treatment and arthroscopic or open drainage is the gold standard for septic arthritis. Full recovery takes time after surgery and hospital stay is longer than for arthrocentesis at the bedside. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of arthrocentesis (medical approach) versus a surgical approach. METHOD We retrospectively included 97 cases of native joint arthritis (hip and knee) between 2010 and 2017. The primary outcome was treatment failure of medical and surgical approaches (defined as surgical intervention within 7 days following diagnosis). Risk factors of failure were identified by univariable and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS We included 72 cases of knee arthritis, of which 43 and 29 were treated medically and surgically, respectively; 25 cases of hip arthritis, of which 8 and 17 were treated medically and surgically, respectively. Failure was observed in 39.2% of cases in the medical group and in 30.4% in the surgical group (P=0.2) (37.5% vs. 52.9% and 39.5% vs. 17.2% for hip and knee, respectively). The univariate analysis identified age and male sex as risk factors for failure (P=0.048 and P=0.02, respectively), but only age was independently associated with failure (P=0.04). Hospital length of stay was 12 days shorter in the medical group (21 vs. 33 days, P=0.02), sequelae were less frequent and less important in the medical group (31.7% vs. 60%). CONCLUSION The medical treatment seems to be as effective as the surgical treatment for native joint septic arthritis with a shorter hospital stay and better functional outcome. Further prospective studies are warranted.
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- C Mabille
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Orthopedic surgery, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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Mary A, Boursier A, Desailly Henry I, Grados F, Séjourné A, Salomon S, Fardellone P, Brazier M, Goëb V. Mobile Phone Text Messages and Effect on Treatment Adherence in Patients Taking Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Pilot Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2020; 71:1344-1352. [PMID: 30192070 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of weekly text messages on adherence in patients taking methotrexate (MTX) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS This prospective, randomized pilot, single-site study included patients with RA stabilized using MTX alone or combined with biologics. Participants were randomized to 3 interventions: a standard consultation (controls), a 15-minute pharmacist-led counseling session, or the receipt of text message reminders. The change over time in the Compliance Questionnaire Rheumatology (CQR-19) score between baseline and 6 months was defined as the primary outcome for adherence. Multivariable analyses and final adherence (as a composite outcome of the CQR-19 score, the Girerd score, and the medication possession ratio) were probed in sensitivity tests. Rheumatologic scales, inflammation, and patient satisfaction were also analyzed. RESULTS A total of 96 patients (mean ± SD Disease Activity Score in 28 joints 2.42 ± 1.03) were monitored. The change over time in the CQR-19 score was significantly higher in the text message group (mean ± SD 3.32 ± 5.66; P = 0.02) than in the control group (mean ± SD 0.22 ± 6.56) and the pharmacist-led counseling group (mean ± SD -0.14 ± 7.56). Multivariable logistic regression showed that text messages remained associated with an increase in the CQR-19 score, independently of the baseline CQR-19 score (odds ratio 3.63 [95% confidence interval 1.26-10.49]; P = 0.017). In the text message group, the increase in the CQR-19 score was correlated with the Health Assessment Questionnaire score (r = -0.405, P = 0.021), and patient satisfaction was significantly higher (P < 0.01) than in the control group. CONCLUSION Our results showed evidence of a positive impact of text messages on adherence to MTX treatment for RA. The clinical benefit and the ideal target patient remain to be determined.
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- Aurélien Mary
- Amiens Picardie University Hospital, Inserm 1088, and Picardie Jules Verne University, Amiens, France
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- Inserm 1088, Picardie Jules Verne University, and Amiens Picardie University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Amiens Picardie University Hospital, Inserm 1088, and Picardie Jules Verne University, Amiens, France
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- Picardie Jules Verne University, and EA 4666, Amiens, France
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Manson G, Maria ATJ, Poizeau F, Danlos FX, Kostine M, Brosseau S, Aspeslagh S, Du Rusquec P, Roger M, Pallix-Guyot M, Ruivard M, Dousset L, Grignou L, Psimaras D, Pluvy J, Quéré G, Grados F, Duval F, Bourdain F, Maigne G, Perrin J, Godbert B, Taifas BI, Forestier A, Voisin AL, Martin-Romano P, Baldini C, Marabelle A, Massard C, Honnorat J, Lambotte O, Michot JM. Worsening and newly diagnosed paraneoplastic syndromes following anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapies, a descriptive study. J Immunother Cancer 2019; 7:337. [PMID: 31796119 PMCID: PMC6892018 DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0821-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS) are autoimmune disorders specifically associated with cancer. There are few data on anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy in patients with a PNS. Our objective was to describe the outcome for patients with a pre-existing or newly diagnosed PNS following the initiation of anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. Methods We included all adult patients (aged ≥18) treated with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy for a solid tumor, diagnosed with a PNS, and registered in French pharmacovigilance databases. Patients were allocated to cohorts 1 and 2 if the PNS had been diagnosed before vs. after the initiation of immunotherapy, respectively. Findings Of the 1304 adult patients screened between June 27th, 2014, and January 2nd, 2019, 32 (2.45%) had a PNS and were allocated to either cohort 1 (n = 16) or cohort 2 (n = 16). The median (range) age was 64 (45–88). The tumor types were non-small-cell lung cancer (n = 15, 47%), melanoma (n = 6, 19%), renal carcinoma (n = 3, 9%), and other malignancies (n = 8, 25%). Eleven (34%) patients presented with a neurologic PNS, nine (28%) had a rheumatologic PNS, eight (25%) had a connective tissue PNS, and four (13%) had other types of PNS. The highest severity grade for the PNS was 1–2 in 10 patients (31%) and ≥ 3 in 22 patients (69%). Four patients (13%) died as a result of the progression of a neurologic PNS (encephalitis in three cases, and Lambert-Eaton syndrome in one case). Following the initiation of immunotherapy, the PNS symptoms worsened in eight (50%) of the 16 patients in cohort 1. Interpretation Our results show that PNSs tend to be worsened or revealed by anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. Cases of paraneoplastic encephalitis are of notable concern, in view of their severity. When initiating immunotherapy, physicians should carefully monitor patients with a pre-existing PNS.
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- Guillaume Manson
- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France.,Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Multiorgan Diseases, Referral Center for Auto-immune Diseases, Saint-Eloi Hospital Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Rheumatology Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Centre Investigation Clinique 1425, Thoracic Oncology Department, University Paris-Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Centre René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Dermatology Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Neurologie 2-Mazarin et Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Centre de Compétence des Syndromes Neurologiques Paranéoplasiques et Encéphalites Auto-immunes, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Centre Investigation Clinique 1425, Thoracic Oncology Department, University Paris-Diderot, Paris, France
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- Oncology Departement, Brest Hôpital Morvan Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Brest, France
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- Amiens University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, University of Picardie - Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Neurology Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Departement de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque, Bayonne, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Pneumology Department, Metz Robert Schuman Hospital, Metz, France
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- Pneumology Department, Metz Robert Schuman Hospital, Metz, France
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- Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Unité fonctionnelle de Pharmacovigilance, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis, SynatAc Team, Institut NeuroMyoGène. INSERM U1217/CNRS UMR 5310, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.,Université Paris Sud, Centre de Recherche en Immunologie des Infections Virales et des Maladies Auto-Immunes, INSERM U1184, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.,Division d'Immunovirologie, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Fontenay-aux- Roses, France
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- Département d'Innovation Thérapeutique et d'Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94805, Villejuif, France.
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Penet C, Grados F, Cottenet J, Michel D, Deramond H, Fardellone P. [Identification of the predictive factors of new vertebral fractures in a cohort of patients who underwent a vertebroplasty for osteoporotic fracture]. Presse Med 2019; 48:1175-1177. [PMID: 31668422 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2019.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Clémence Penet
- CHU d'Amiens, université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, service de rhumatologie, 80054 Amiens, France
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- CHU d'Amiens, université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, service de rhumatologie, 80054 Amiens, France.
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- CHU de Dijon, service de biostatistique et d'informatique médicale, 21000 Dijon, France
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- CHU d'Amiens, université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, service de radiologie, 80054 Amiens, France
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- CHU d'Amiens, université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, service de radiologie, 80054 Amiens, France
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- CHU d'Amiens, université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, service de rhumatologie, 80054 Amiens, France
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Boursier A, Mary A, Grados F, Desailly Henry I, Terrier Lenglet A, Fardellone P, Goëb V. Détermination des caractéristiques des erreurs médicamenteuses détectées par la conciliation médicamenteuse en rhumatologie. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rhum.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ferrand J, El Samad Y, Brunschweiler B, Grados F, Dehamchia-Rehailia N, Séjourne A, Schmit JL, Gabrion A, Fardellone P, Paccou J. Morbimortality in adult patients with septic arthritis: a three-year hospital-based study. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:239. [PMID: 27246346 PMCID: PMC4888402 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1540-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background The objective of this ambispective study was to determine outcomes and associated factors for adult patients with confirmed septic arthritis (SA). Methods All adult patients admitted to Amiens University Hospital between November 2010 and December 2013 with confirmed SA were included in the study. Patients with prosthetic joint infections were excluded. A statistical analysis was performed in order to identify risk factors associated with a poor outcome (including mortality directly attributable to SA). Results A total of 109 patients (mean ± SD age: 60.1 ± 20.1; 74 male/35 females) were diagnosed with SA during the study period. The most commonly involved sites were the small joints (n = 34, 31.2 %) and the knee (n = 25, 22.9 %). The most frequent concomitant conditions were cardiovascular disease (n = 45, 41.3 %) and rheumatic disease (n = 39, 35.8 %). One hundred patients (91.7 %) had a positive microbiological culture test, with Staphylococcus aureus as the most commonly detected pathogen (n = 59, 54.1 %). Mortality directly attributable to SA was relatively infrequent (n = 6, 5.6 %) and occurred soon after the onset of SA (median [range]: 24 days [1–42]). Major risk factors associated with death directly attributable to SA were older age (p = 0.023), high C-reactive protein levels (p = 0.002), diabetes mellitus (p = 0.028), rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory rheumatic diseases (p = 0.021), confusion on admission (p = 0.012), bacteraemia (p = 0.015), a low creatinine clearance rate (p = 0.009) and the presence of leg ulcers/eschars (p = 0.003). The median duration of follow-up (in patients who survived for more than 6 months) was 17 months [6–43]. The proportion of poor functional outcomes was high (31.8 %). Major risk factors associated with a poor functional outcome were older age (0.049), hip joint involvement (p = 0.003), the presence of leg ulcers/eschars (p = 0.012), longer time to presentation (0.034) and a low creatinine clearance rate (p = 0.013). Conclusions In a university hospital setting, SA is still associated with high morbidity and mortality rates.
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- Julien Ferrand
- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, F-80054, Amiens, France.
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Fechtenbaum M, Lasselin-Boyard P, Salomon S, Jelin G, Millot F, Grados F, Fardellone P, Goëb V. Decrease of Tocilizumab Dose in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study. Pharmacology 2016; 98:73-8. [DOI: 10.1159/000445953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Flipon E, Liabeuf S, Fardellone P, Mentaverri R, Ryckelynck T, Grados F, Kamel S, Massy ZA, Dargent-Molina P, Brazier M. Is vascular calcification associated with bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures in ambulatory, elderly women? Osteoporos Int 2012; 23:1533-9. [PMID: 21901478 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED We analyzed the relationship between aortic calcification and two osteoporotic parameters (bone mineral density (BMD) and incident osteoporotic fractures) in 667 ambulatory, elderly women from the Epidemiology of Osteoporosis (EPIDOS) cohort (mean age, 80 years; range, 72-94 years). We did not find any correlation between the aortic calcification score and BMD or osteoporotic fractures. INTRODUCTION The aging process is associated with osteoporosis and aortic calcification; conditions which may have similar disease mechanisms. However, the relationship between these two settings remains to be elucidated. We analyzed the relationship between aortic calcification and osteoporotic parameters (BMD and incident osteoporotic fractures) in a cohort of ambulatory, elderly women. METHODS The study included 667 ambulatory women from the EPIDOS cohort (mean age, 80 years; age range, 72-94 years). The baseline examination included bone investigations, a clinical and functional examination, and a comprehensive questionnaire on health status and lifestyle. Semiquantitative methods were used to determine the abdominal aortic calcification score on baseline radiographs. Incident fractures were recorded via postal questionnaires issued every 4 months for about 4 years. RESULTS Five hundred three women (75%) had aortic calcification. The mean aortic calcification score was 5.5 (median, 4). During the follow-up period, 186 (28%) women reported one or more incident osteoporotic fractures. We did not find any correlation between the aortic calcification score on one hand and the BMD or the occurrence of incident osteoporotic fractures on the other. Only age and systolic blood pressure were found to be independently associated with the aortic calcification score. Osteoporotic fractures were independently associated with age and BMD. CONCLUSIONS Osteoporosis and aortic calcification appear to be independent processes in a cohort of ambulatory, elderly women. However, potential confounding factors may be present and prospective studies are needed to investigate this situation further.
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- E Flipon
- INSERM ERI-12, EA 4292, Jules Verne University of Picardy, Amiens, France
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Gressier M, Mbayo D, Deramond H, Grados F, Eb F, Canarelli B. First case of human spondylodiscitis due to Shewanella algae. Int J Infect Dis 2010; 14 Suppl 3:e261-4. [PMID: 20171131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2009] [Revised: 06/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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We present the first case of human spondylodiscitis due to Shewanella algae. Our patient did not have any predisposing factors. The portal of entry was probably a cutaneous lesion on the leg, exposed to seawater. Bacteria were isolated in pure culture from a needle biopsy specimen of the vertebral disk. Automated identification systems identified the organism as Shewanella putrefaciens. However, molecular biology identified it as S. algae. Treatment with ceftriaxone and amikacin, then ciprofloxacin successfully addressed the infection. We also review four published cases of human osteoarticular infections caused by Shewanella spp: two cases of arthritis and two cases of osteomyelitis. Two patients had predisposing factors, and contact with water was found in two cases. The clinical, radiological and biological characteristics of S. algae spondylodiscitis are indistinguishable from those of spondylodiscitis of other causes. A cutaneous lesion with exposure to water is a potential portal of entry. Molecular typing is necessary to obtain a precise bacteriological identification.
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- Mélanie Gressier
- Service de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire d'Amiens, 1 place Victor Pauchet, Amiens Cedex 1, France
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Millot F, Bonnaire B, Clavel G, Deramond H, Fardellone P, Grados F. Hematogenous Staphylococcus aureus discitis in adults can start outside the vertebral body. Joint Bone Spine 2009; 77:76-7. [PMID: 20022536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Textbooks describe hematogenous discitis in adults as starting in the anterior vertebral body near the endplates. CASE REPORT Hematogenous Staphylococcus aureus discitis developed at L1-L2 in an 81-year-old woman. On the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan performed 4 days after symptom onset, the only abnormalities were high signal from the disk on T2-weighted images, gadolinium enhancement of the soft tissues anterior to L1-L2, and epidural involvement. The endplates and vertebral bodies were normal. A subsequent MRI scan showed features typical of infectious discitis. DISCUSSION We found a single similar case report in the medical literature, indicating that discitis starting outside the anterior vertebral body is rare. Nevertheless, an increasing number of similar cases may be diagnosed in the future, as MRI is being performed increasingly early in patients with a clinical suspicion of infectious discitis. CONCLUSION Hematogenous infectious discitis in adults may start in some patients within the disk, soft tissues anterior to the disk, or epidural space. To avoid diagnostic and therapeutic delays, physicians should be aware of this unusual presentation of infectious discitis on very early MRI scans. When the clinical picture suggests discitis and findings from the early MRI scan are atypical, a repeat MRI scan should be obtained 1 week later to confirm the diagnosis.
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- Florence Millot
- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Nord, CHU d'Amiens, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France
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Grados F, Fechtenbaum J, Flipon E, Kolta S, Roux C, Fardellone P. Radiographic methods for evaluating osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Joint Bone Spine 2009; 76:241-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Saliou G, Théaudin M, Grados F, Clavel G, Lehmann P, Rutgers DR, Vallée JN. Cervico-brachial neuralgia caused by spontaneous resorption of ligamentum flavum calcification. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2007; 47:106-7. [PMID: 18033798 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- G Saliou
- Service de Neuroradiologie diagnostic et interventionnelle, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire d'Amiens, 2 Place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France.
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Caudron A, Grados F, Boubrit Y, Coullet JM, Merrien D, Domart Y. Discitis due to Clostridium perfringens. Joint Bone Spine 2007; 75:232-4. [PMID: 17977774 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A combination of disk space narrowing and vacuum phenomenon on radiographs of the spine is usually considered a reliable indicator of degenerative disk disease. We report a case in which vacuum phenomenon was related to Clostridium perfringens discitis. METHODS A 79-year-old woman was admitted for inflammatory low back pain that had worsened steadily over the last 2 months. Her body temperature was normal, laboratory tests showed inflammation (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, 61 mm/h; and C-reactive protein, 13 mg/L), and blood cultures were negative. Imaging studies (radiographs, computed tomography [CT], and magnetic resonance imaging) indicated L4-L5 discitis. Vacuum phenomenon within the L4-L5 disk was seen on radiographs and CT scans. C. perfringens was recovered by fine-needle biopsy of the disk. Diverticular disease of the colon was the only identifiable portal of entry. Amoxicillin therapy ensured a full recovery. DISCUSSION C. perfringens discitis is rare, with only 7 published cases in humans. A gastrointestinal portal of entry was identified in 70% of cases. Radiographs or CT scans visualized vacuum phenomenon in 80% of cases. Positive blood cultures were noted in 75% of cases. The outcome was favorable with antibiotic therapy, even when a single-drug was used. The other characteristics of C. perfringens discitis were indistinguishable from those of discitis caused by the usual organisms. CONCLUSION Presence of gas within the disk does not rule out infectious discitis and may indicate C. perfringens discitis.
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- Anne Caudron
- Rheumatology Department, Amiens Teaching Hospital, CHU Nord, 80054 Amiens cedex, France
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Grados F, Lescure FX, Senneville E, Flipo RM, Schmit JL, Fardellone P. Suggestions for managing pyogenic (non-tuberculous) discitis in adults. Joint Bone Spine 2007; 74:133-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gras-Champel V, Carmi E, Grados F, Chourbagi C, Cevallos R, Andréjak M. Episodes of Psoriasis in a Patient Treated by Different TNFα-Inhibitors. Drug Saf 2007. [DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200730100-00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Tubach F, Ravaud P, Salmon-Céron D, Petitpain N, Brocq O, Grados F, Guillaume JC, Leport J, Roudaut A, Solau-Gervais E, Lemann M, Mariette X, Lortholary O. Emergence of Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia in Patients Receiving Tumor Necrosis Factor- Antagonists. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 43:e95-100. [PMID: 17051484 DOI: 10.1086/508538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) antagonists have an increased risk of infection, but infection due to Legionella pneumophila has rarely been described in patients receiving such therapy. METHODS A registry involving 486 clinical departments in France was designed by a multidisciplinary group (Recherche Axée sur la Tolérance des Biothérapies [RATIO]) to collect data on opportunistic and severe infections occurring in patients treated with TNF-alpha antagonists. All cases are reported to RATIO in accordance with national health authorities and validated by infectious disease experts. The legionellosis rate among patients treated with TNF-alpha antagonists was compared with the rate in France overall. RESULTS We report a 1-year consecutive series of 10 cases of L. pneumophila pneumonia in France in 2004, including 6 cases treated with adalimumab, 2 treated with etanercept, and 2 treated with infliximab. The median patient age was 51 years (range, 40-69 years). Eight patients were treated for rheumatoid arthritis, 1 was treated for cutaneous psoriasis, and 1 was treated for pyoderma gangrenosum. The median duration of TNF-alpha antagonist treatment at onset of infection was 38.5 weeks (range, 3-73 weeks). Eight patients were receiving concomitant treatment with corticosteroids, and 6 were receiving treatment with methotrexate. The relative risk of legionellosis when receiving treatment with a TNF-alpha antagonist, compared with the relative risk in France overall, was estimated to be between 16.5 and 21.0. We also report a second episode of confirmed legionellosis following the reintroduction of infliximab therapy. CONCLUSIONS L. pneumophila pneumonia is a potentially severe but curable infection that might complicate anti-TNF-alpha therapy. In patients receiving anti-TNF-alpha who develop pneumonia, legionellosis should be systematically investigated, and first-line antibiotic therapy should be efficient against L. pneumophila.
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- F Tubach
- Université Paris 7, Faculté de Medecine, Paris, France.
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Brazier M, Grados F, Kamel S, Mathieu M, Morel A, Maamer M, Sebert JL, Fardellone P. Clinical and laboratory safety of one year's use of a combination calcium + vitamin D tablet in ambulatory elderly women with vitamin D insufficiency: results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Clin Ther 2006; 27:1885-93. [PMID: 16507374 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2005.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This article presents the results of an evaluation of the clinical and laboratory safety of a 1-year course of treatment with a combination calcium and vitamin D tablet in ambulatory women aged >65 years with vitamin D insufficiency. METHODS In a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted in France, women with a 25-hydroxyvitamin D level < or =12 ng/mL were randomized to receive either a combination tablet containing calcium carbonate 500 mg and vitamin D3 400 IU taken twice daily or a matching placebo tablet for 1 year. A complete clinical examination was performed at baseline and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment; blood and urine samples were collected for laboratory analyses at the same time points. Safety was monitored based on adverse events recorded during the treatment period and on the results of laboratory tests, including measurement of creatinine and uric acid levels. RESULTS The study included 192 women (mean [SD] age, 74.6 [6.9] years; mean weight, 64.0 [12.5] kg), 95 in the calcium + vitamin D group and 97 in the placebo group. Fifty women (21/95 [22.1%] calcium + vitamin D, 29/96 [30.2%] placebo) were prematurely withdrawn from the study for various reasons, with no difference in withdrawals between groups. Treatment-related adverse events were reported in 21 (22.1%) and 23 (24.0%) women in the respective treatment groups. These events consisted mainly of metabolic disorders (9 [9.5%] and 10 [10.4%], respectively), particularly hypercalcemia (6 [6.3%] and 8 [8.3%]) and gastrointestinal disorders (9 [9.5%] and 8 [8.3%]). No major complications directly related to calcium and vitamin D supplementation occurred during the course of treatment. Although renal function was not altered, the group who received calcium + vitamin D had significantly elevated concentrations of serum uric acid compared with those who received placebo (52.3% vs 37.2%; P = 0.046) but not urinary uric acid. CONCLUSIONS In these ambulatory elderly women with vitamin D deficiency, supplementation with calcium + vitamin D appeared to be well tolerated over 1 year of treatment. No significant effects on creatinine clearance were observed. However, the proportion of women with elevated serum uric acid concentrations was significantly greater in those who received calcium + vitamin D compared with those who received placebo.
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- Michel Brazier
- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord, Amiens, France
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Although osteoarticular side effects of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) are rare compared to the number of administrations, BCG vaccination and cancer therapy are so widely used that the absolute number of cases is not negligible. Osteoarticular infection is an exceedingly rare complication of vaccination with the BCG. Intravesical BCG instillations used to treat superficial bladder cancer may cause arthralgia, reactive arthritis or osteoarticular infections. Intradermal BCG therapy used to treat a number of malignancies can cause osteoarticular infections or bilateral symmetric polyarthritis predominating in the wrists and fingers. In practice, when intravesical BCG instillation is followed by arthritis, hyperthermia is unhelpful for distinguishing septic arthritis from reactive arthritis. Arguments pointing to reactive arthritis include oligo- or polyarticular involvement and onset a few weeks (as opposed to a few months) after the last instillation. Nevertheless, joint fluid examination is in order to rule out septic arthritis. BCG-induced reactive arthritis usually responds well to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Osteoarticular infections related to BCG therapy should be treated by rifampin, isoniazid and ethambutol for 2 months, followed by rifampin and isoniazid for 10 months.
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- Gaëlle Clavel
- Rheumatology Department, North Teaching Hospital, Amiens, France
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Herlidou S, Grebe R, Grados F, Leuyer N, Fardellone P, Meyer ME. Influence of age and osteoporosis on calcaneus trabecular bone structure: a preliminary in vivo MRI study by quantitative texture analysis. Magn Reson Imaging 2004; 22:237-43. [PMID: 15010116 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2003.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2003] [Revised: 07/14/2003] [Accepted: 07/15/2003] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recent developments in high-resolution MR imaging techniques have opened up new perspectives for structural characterization of trabecular bone by non-invasive methods. In this study, 3-D MR imaging was performed on 17 healthy volunteers and 6 osteoporotic patients. Two different MR sequences were used to evaluate the impact on MR acquisition on texture analysis results. Images were analyzed with four automated methods of texture analysis (grey level histogram, cooccurrence, runlength and gradient matrices) enabling quantitative analysis of grey level intensity and distribution within three different regions of interest (ROI). Texture analysis is not very frequently used since the interpretation of the large number of calculated parameters is difficult. We applied multiparametric data analyses such as principal component analysis (CFA) and hierarchical ascending classification (HAC) to determine the relevant parameters to differentiate between three sets of images (healthy young volunteers, healthy postmenopaused and osteoporotic patients). The results suggest that relevant texture information (depending on the ROI localization in the calcaneus) can be extracted from calcaneus MR images to evaluate osteoporosis and age effects on trabecular bone structure if strictly the same acquisition sequences are used for all patients' examination.
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- S Herlidou
- Unité de Génie Biophysique et Médical, Faculte de Médecine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Amiens, France.
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We report three new cases of longitudinal femoral shaft fracture due to bone insufficiency and review the eight cases reported in the literature. The typical patient is a woman older than 65 years of age who present with mechanical pain in the thigh and/or groin. Palpation of the thigh may reproduce the pain. The diagnosis is often made late because the radiographs are normal initially. However, an early and consistent finding is increased radionuclide uptake along the femoral shaft. The fracture line is readily evidenced by computed tomography but may be difficult to see on magnetic resonance imaging. Use of crutches for 6 weeks to protect the bone from weight bearing ensures healing of the fracture.
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- Anne Maraval
- Radiology Department B, Amiens Teaching Hospital, France
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Grados F, Marcelli C, Dargent-Molina P, Roux C, Vergnol JF, Meunier PJ, Fardellone P. Prevalence of vertebral fractures in French women older than 75 years from the EPIDOS study. Bone 2004; 34:362-7. [PMID: 14962815 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2003.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2003] [Revised: 10/08/2003] [Accepted: 11/03/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence and severity of vertebral fractures in French elderly women. We used spinal radiographs collected during the baseline examination of the Epidémiologie de l'Ostéoporose (EPIDOS) study, a multicentric prospective study of risk factors for hip fracture. A total of 7598 ambulatory women volunteers were recruited in the EPIDOS cohort using large population-based listings such as voter-registration lists. A subsample of 770 participants were selected for spinal radiographs using a systematic selection procedure. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the thoracic and lumbar spine were reviewed by two trained rheumatologists using the semiquantitative (SQ) method described by Genant et al. [J. Bone Miner Res. 8 (1993) 1137]. Vertebral deformities that could be related to causes other than osteoporosis (i.e., Scheuermann's disease or osteoarthritis) were disregarded. The final analysis was made over 745 women after excluding 25 women whose spine radiographs were incomplete or of poor quality. The sample average age was 80.1 +/- 3.4 years. Vertebral fractures were found in 170 women: 22.8% (95% CI, 19.8-25.8%). A single, two, three, or more vertebral fractures were seen in 99 (58.2%), 43 (25.3%), and 28 (16.5%) of the 170 affected women, respectively. The prevalence of vertebral fractures increased with age from 19.0% (95% CI, 14.9-23.1%) among women 75-79 years old to 21.9% (95% CI, 17.3-26.5%) among those 80-84 years old and to 41.4%(95% CI, 31.0-51.7%) among those 85 years of age and over (Chi-square test for trend P < 0.00016). A significant correlation was found also between the number of vertebral fractures per woman and age (r = 0.108, P = 0.003) and between the spinal fracture index and age (r = 0.105, P = 0.004). We conclude that the prevalence of vertebral fractures is high in French ambulatory elderly women, which confirms the results of previous studies conducted in various Caucasian and Asian populations.
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- F Grados
- Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France.
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Grados F, Brazier M, Kamel S, Mathieu M, Hurtebize N, Maamer M, Garabédian M, Sebert JL, Fardellone P. Prediction of bone mass density variation by bone remodeling markers in postmenopausal women with vitamin D insufficiency treated with calcium and vitamin D supplementation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003; 88:5175-9. [PMID: 14602746 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether early changes in bone markers could predict long-term response in bone mineral density (BMD) after calcium (500 mg) and vitamin D (400 IU) supplementation twice daily in ambulatory elderly women with vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D, <12 ng/ml). One hundred and ninety-two women (mean age, 75 +/- 7 yr) were randomized to receive either the supplementation (n = 95) or a placebo (n = 97) in a double-blind, controlled clinical trial for 1 yr. In comparison with the placebo group, supplementation significantly increased BMD, normalized 25-hydroxyvitamin D and significantly decreased intact PTH and bone remodeling markers. The initial values of telopeptide cross-links were correlated with improvement in total body BMD [urinary N-telopeptides (NTX), r = 0.38; C-telopeptides (CTX), r = 0.32; serum CTX, r = 0.28], and the 3-month changes in the same markers were correlated with improvement in total body (urinary N-telopeptides, r = -0.29; serum CTX, r = -0.26) and vertebral BMD (CTX, r = -0.26; all P < 0.05). We concluded that short-term changes in bone resorption markers can predict long-term variations in BMD in elderly women with vitamin D insufficiency receiving calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
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- Franck Grados
- Department of Rheumatology, CHU, Amiens 80054, France
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Ghazali A, Grados F, Oprisiu R, Bunea D, Morinière P, El Esper N, El Esper I, Brazier M, Souberbielle JC, Fournier A, Thomas T. Bone mineral density directly correlates with elevated serum leptin in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003; 18:1882-90. [PMID: 12937239 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimentally, leptin has a positive effect on bone mass when infused intravenously, but a negative one after intracerebroventricular administration. Renal failure increases its serum level above the concentration beyond which its transport to the brain may be saturated. Thus, we tested, in a chronic haemodialysis population, the hypothesis of a positive relationship between serum leptin and bone mineral density (BMD) when serum levels are above this threshold. METHODS Serum leptin (using a two-site RIA), and BMD at the femoral neck, midshaft, and ultradistal radius, as measured by DEXA, were assessed in 17 female and 16 male chronic dialysis patients, with comparable calcium and phosphate metabolism, age and dialysis duration. RESULTS Polynomial regression analysis showed a U-shaped correlation between BMD Z-score, with an inflexion point, which may correspond to the concentration threshold at which leptin blood-brain carrier is saturated. Linear regression analysis showed no correlation between BMD and serum leptin levels below these points but a significant positive correlation between BMD at the two radius sites and leptin levels above these points. The correlation remained significant after adjustment for BMI, serum PTH and duration of dialysis. Leptin levels were twice as high in female patients and associated with higher BMD Z-scores close to zero. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests a bone-sparing effect of serum leptin in haemodialysis patients only when the serum levels of leptin were higher than the presumed threshold of blood-brain transport saturation. Higher leptin levels in post-menopausal female haemodialysis patients than in male patients may account for their slower bone loss with ageing.
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Gras-Champel V, Grados F, Fardellone P, Andréjak M. [Chronic fluorine intoxication during prolonged treatment with niflumic acid]. Presse Med 2003; 32:933. [PMID: 12876538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Grados F, Brazier M, Kamel S, Duver S, Heurtebize N, Maamer M, Mathieu M, Garabédian M, Sebert JL, Fardellone P. Effects on bone mineral density of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in elderly women with vitamin D deficiency. Joint Bone Spine 2003; 70:203-8. [PMID: 12814763 DOI: 10.1016/s1297-319x(03)00046-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Calcium and vitamin D deficiency is common in older individuals, particularly those who live in nursing homes, and increases the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. METHODS We conducted a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study of combined supplementation with 500 mg of elemental calcium, as carbonate, and 400 IU of vitamin D bid for 12 months in women older than 65 years of age with vitamin D deficiency, defined as serum 25(OH)D concentrations </=12 ng/ml. RESULTS Mean patient age was 75 +/- 7 years, and median daily dietary intakes of calcium and vitamin D were 697 mg and 66.8 IU in the supplemented group (n = 95) and 671 mg and 61.8 IU in the placebo group (n = 97). The median serum 25(OH)D level was 7.0 ng/ml in both groups, and the medial intact parathyroid hormone (PTHi) levels were 49 and 48 pg/ml in the supplemented and placebo groups, respectively. The median increase in serum 25(OH)D was 22.0 ng/ml in the supplemented group and 4 ng/ml in the placebo group (P < 0.0001), and the median PTHi decrease was 17 and 5 pg/ml, respectively (P < 0.0001). The median bone mineral density increase was significantly greater in the supplemented group than in the placebo group: +2.98% vs. -0.21% at L2-L4 (P = 0.0009), +1.19% and -0.83% at the femoral neck (P = 0.015), +0.86% and -0.56% at the trochanter (P = 0.015), and +0.99% and +0.11% for the whole body (P = 0.01). Similarly, the median decrease in the main bone markers was significantly greater in the treated group than in the placebo group: -1.35 microg/l vs. +0.50 microg/l for bone alkaline phosphatase (P = 0.008), -16.6 nmol/mmol creatinine vs. -2.3 nmol/mmol creatinine for urinary type I amino-terminal telopeptide (P = 0.001), and -896 pmol/l vs. -201 pmol/l for serum type I carboxy-terminal telopeptide (P = 0.003). We found no significant differences between the two groups for serum calcium, although urinary calcium excretion changed more in the supplemented group than in the placebo group. In conclusion, bone mass in older women with vitamin D deficiency increases significantly at the lumbar spine, femur, trochanter, and whole body after calcium and vitamin D supplementation for 1 year, and concomitantly bone markers improved as vitamin D levels returned to normal.
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- Franck Grados
- Rheumatology Department, North Hospital Group, 80054 cedex 1, Amiens, France
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Ahmed R, Douadi Y, Lescure F, Daneluzzi V, Vidal B, Clavel G, Grados F, Dardelonne P, Samil A, Cevallos R, Ducroix J, Schmit J. Étude des spondylodiscites infectieuses au CHU d'Amiens sur une période de 5 ans. Rev Med Interne 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(02)80456-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Brazier M, Kamel S, Lorget F, Maamer M, Tavera C, Heurtebize N, Grados F, Mathieu M, Garabedian M, Sebert J, Fardellone P. Biological Effects of Supplementation with Vitamin D and Calcium in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mass Receiving Alendronate. Clin Drug Investig 2002. [DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200222120-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Acrylic cement vertebroplasty is being increasingly used to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), although no controlled studies supporting this trend have been published. Vertebroplasty remains controversial as a treatment for osteoporotic fractures because it is a local response to a systemic disease and because the pain caused by osteoporotic fractures usually subsides within a few days or weeks. Current data suggest that pain severity may decrease by half, on average, in 90-100% of patients. Although vertebroplasty is usually well tolerated, serious neurological complications have been reported in a few patients. The most common adverse event is nerve root pain, usually caused by leakage of the cement into the intervertebral foramen. Whether vertebroplasty is followed by an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures in the adjacent vertebras remains unclear. Resorbable cements are being developed and may provide better results than the acrylic cements used today. At present, acrylic cement vertebroplasty to treat osteoporotic VCFs is appropriate in only a minority of patients selected carefully by a multidisciplinary team including a rheumatologist.
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- P Hardouin
- Institut de recherche sur les biomatériaux et les biotechnologies (IR2B), université du Littoral-Côte-d'Opale, Berck-sur-Mer, France.
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Lecuyer N, Grados F, Dargent-Molina P, Deramond H, Meunier PJ, Fardellone P. Prevalence of Paget's disease of bone and spinal hemangioma in French women older than 75 years: data from the EPIDOS study. Joint Bone Spine 2001; 67:315-8. [PMID: 10963080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence in France of Paget's disease in elderly women. PATIENTS AND METHODS The prevalences of Paget's disease and of thoracic and lumbar vertebral hemangioma were determined in a random nested cohort of 770 women from the EPIDOS study cohort. EPIDOS is a prospective study of the risk of proximal femoral fracture in 7,598 female, community-dwelling volunteers older than 75 years of age. The EPIDOS study patients were recruited at five centers in France (Amiens, Lyon, Paris, Montpellier, and Toulouse). For the nested study, anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the thoracic and lumbar spine were read by two rheumatologists and classified into four groups: no Paget's disease or hemangioma, possible Paget's disease or hemangioma, definite Paget's disease, and definite hemangioma. Radiographs in the last three groups were read by a rheumatology professor and a radiology professor, both independent from the study. RESULTS Twenty-five patients had incomplete or poor-quality radiograph sets, leaving 745 patients for the study. A vertebral hemangioma was found in four patients (0.54%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.01-1.1%) and vertebral Paget's disease in four other patients (0.54%; 95% CI, 0.01-1.1 %). All the pagetic vertebrae were at the lumbar spine. Three of the four Paget's disease patients were unaware of the condition before their inclusion in the study. Based on previous estimates that thoracic and lumbar foci are present in 30 to 50% of Paget's disease patients, our data suggest that the overall prevalence of Paget's disease in French women older than 75 years may be in the 1.1-1.8% range. CONCLUSION The prevalence of Paget's disease in elderly French women is similar to that recently reported in Britain.
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- N Lecuyer
- Rheumatology, North Teaching Hospital, Amiens, France
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Grados F, Roux C, de Vernejoul MC, Utard G, Sebert JL, Fardellone P. Comparison of four morphometric definitions and a semiquantitative consensus reading for assessing prevalent vertebral fractures. Osteoporos Int 2001; 12:716-22. [PMID: 11605736 DOI: 10.1007/s001980170046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The assessment of vertebral fracture in patients with osteoporosis by conventional radiography has been improved over the past 10 years using either the semiquantitative (SQ) method devised by Genant et al. or quantitative morphometry. However, there is still no internationally agreed definition for vertebral fracture and there have been few comparative studies between these different approaches. Our study assessed the reproducibility of the SQ method and of four commonly used morphometric algorithms (Melton's, Eastell's, Minne's and McCloskey's methods) for assessing prevalent vertebral fractures, and examined the agreement of each morphometric algorithm with a SQ consensus reading performed by three experts. With this consensus reading in place of a gold standard, we determined relative measures of sensitivity, specificity and optimal cutoff threshold for each morphometric algorithm. The study was conducted in 39 postmenopausal women who had at least one osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Normal values were derived from 84 healthy postmenopausal women with apparently normal vertebral bodies. Our results indicate that the concordance of SQ method was excellent (intraobserver agreement on serial radiographs = 96.4%, kappa = 0.91; agreement between individual readings and the consensus reading = 98%, kappa = 0.95). Three morphometric approaches demonstrated good intra- and interobserver concordance (Melton: intraobserver agreement on serial radiographs = 92.7%, kappa = 0.82, interobserver agreement = 91.1%, kappa = 0.79; Eastell: intraobserver agreement on serial radiographs = 87.6%, kappa = 0.66, interobserver agreement = 88.6%, kappa = 0.68; McCloskey: intraobserver agreement on serial radiographs = 91.5%, kappa = 0.72, interobserver agreement = 93.9%, kappa = 0.78). Except for McCloskey's method, the optimal cutoff thresholds defined in our study by highest kappa score or Youden index in comparison with the SQ consensus reading were near the cutoff thresholds that were arbitrarily fixed. The four morphometric algorithms provided a good agreement with the results of the SQ consensus reading, but the more complex algorithm did not provide better results and even if we adjusted the cutoff threshold, no morphometric algorithm agreed perfectly with the SQ consensus reading. We conclude that morphometric approaches currently used should not be employed alone to detect prevalent vertebral fractures in studies on osteoporosis, but should rather be used in combination with a visual assessment. The SQ approach that allows differential diagnosis of vertebral deformities and has demonstrated a better reproducibility can be employed alone when it is performed by experienced and well-trained readers.
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- F Grados
- Department of Rheumatology, CHU Amiens, France
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Grados F, Depriester C, Cayrolle G, Hardy N, Deramond H, Fardellone P. Long-term observations of vertebral osteoporotic fractures treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2000; 39:1410-4. [PMID: 11136886 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.12.1410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the immediate and long-term efficacy and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) for the treatment of refractory pain resulting from osteoporotic vertebral fractures. METHODS A retrospective, open study of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) was conducted with long-term follow-up. PV with PMMA was carried out between 1990 and 1996 in 40 patients with symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral fracture(s) that had not responded to maximum medical therapy. In 1997, each patient was asked to come back to our institution for a physical and spinal X-ray examination. Efficacy was assessed by changes over time in pain on Huskisson's visual analogue scale (VAS). RESULTS Thirty-four vertebrae treated by PV in 25 patients were evaluated with long-term follow-up. The mean duration of follow-up was 48 months (range 12-84 months). Pain assessed by the VAS significantly (P<0.05) decreased from a mean of 80 mm+/-16 (S.D.) before PV to 37+/-24 mm after 1 month and 34+/-28 mm at the time of maximal follow-up. There was no severe complication related to this treatment, and no progression of vertebral deformity in any of the injected vertebrae. However, there was a slight but significantly increased risk of vertebral fracture in the vicinity of a cemented vertebra (odds ratio 2.27, 95% confidence interval 1.1-4.56). The odds ratio of a vertebral fracture in the vicinity of an uncemented fractured vertebra was 1.44 (0.82-2.55). CONCLUSION PV appears to be a safe and useful procedure for the treatment of focal back pain secondary to osteoporotic vertebral fracture when conservative treatment has failed.
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- F Grados
- Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, France
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Clavel G, Grados F, Cayrolle G, Bellony R, Leduc I, Lafont B, Ducroix JP, Fardellone P. Polyarthritis following intravesical BCG immunotherapy. Report of a case and review of 26 cases in the literature. Rev Rhum Engl Ed 1999; 66:115-8. [PMID: 10084173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To delineate the characteristics of aseptic arthritis induced by intravesical BCG immunotherapy. METHODS Review of a personal case and 26 cases from the literature. RESULTS Mean number of intravesical BCG instillations at arthritis onset was five. Arthritis onset was within two weeks of the last instillation in 90% of cases. Half the patients had fever and half had conjunctivitis or uveitis. Symmetric polyarthritis was the most common pattern (n = 19), followed by oligoarthritis (n = 7). One patient had monoarthritis. The main targets were the knees (81%), ankles (48%), and wrists (40%). Twenty-six percent of patients reported back pain and 11% had sacroiliitis manifesting as pain or radiological changes. Mean erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 89 mm/h and mean C-reactive protein was greater than 70 mg/l. HLA B27 was positive in 56% of cases. Joint fluid usually exhibited inflammatory properties with polymorphonuclear neutrophils as the predominant cell type. Synovial membrane biopsy showed nonspecific synovitis in the six patients who had this investigation. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory therapy was effective in 75% of cases. Three of the six patients given isoniazid and/or rifampin responded to this treatment. CONCLUSION Although arthritis induced by intravesical BCG immunotherapy is more often polyarticular than oligoarticular, it shares many features with reactive arthritis.
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- G Clavel
- Rheumatology Department, North Teaching Hospital, Amiens, France
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Vertebral shape indices (VSI) assessed by radiographic morphometry are currently used to define vertebral fractures in clinical trials and epidemiologic studies on osteoporosis. However, there is little information concerning the influence of sex or age on VSI. Furthermore, previous reports on the variation of VSI with age showed conflicting results. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of sex and age on VSI in order to better define reference values for the clinical and epidemiologic evaluation of vertebral osteoporotic fractures. Measurements were performed on thoracic and lumbar spine radiographs from 50 men and 50 women (age range 25-75 years) without evidence of osteoporotic, degenerative or other disease-related vertebral deformity. The anterior (AH), middle (MH) and posterior (PH) heights of each vertebral body from T4 to L5 were measured and VSI were calculated as follows: wedging = (AH minus PH) divided by PH; concavity = (MH minus PH) divided by PH. Wedging and concavity, especially at the mid and lower thoracic spine, increased significantly with age in both sexes. We also demonstrated that VSI at the lumbar spine were significantly dependent on gender, with greater values of wedging and concavity in men than in women. Consequently, reference values used for the definition of vertebral osteoporotic fractures assessed by radiographic morphometry should take into account both sex and age effects.
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- F Grados
- Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Paris, France
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Grados F, Houvenagel E, Cayrolle G, Bellony R, Fardellone P, Sebert JL. Two new cancer locations accompanied with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis. Rev Rhum Engl Ed 1998; 65:212-4. [PMID: 9574480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Only 35 cases of cancer with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis have been published to date. We report two new cases, one with a transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis and the other with an adenocarcinoma of the uterus. Neither of these locations has been reported in association with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis. Palmar fasciitis with polyarthritis can occur in a wide range of cancers and warrants extensive investigations for a malignant tumor.
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- F Grados
- Rheumatology Department, North Teaching Hospital, Amiens, France
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