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    المصدر: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76:3029-3032

    الوصف: Background No current guidelines are available for managing septic bursitis (SB). Objectives To describe the clinical characteristics and management of olecranon and prepatellar SB in five French tertiary care centres. Methods This is a retrospective observational multicentre study. SB was diagnosed on the basis of positive cultures of bursal aspirate. In the absence of positive bursal fluid, the diagnosis came from typical clinical presentation, exclusion of other causes of bursitis and favourable response to antibiotic therapy. Results We included 272 patients (median age of 53 years, 85.3% male and 22.8% with at least one comorbidity). A microorganism was identified in 184 patients (67.6%), from bursal fluids in all but 4. We identified staphylococci in 135 samples (73.4%), streptococci in 35 (19%) and 10 (5.5%) were polymicrobial, while 43/223 bursal samples remained sterile (19.3%). Forty-nine patients (18%) were managed without bursal fluid analysis. Antibiotic treatment was initially administered IV in 41% and this route was preferred in case of fever (P = 0.003) or extensive cellulitis (P = 0.002). Seventy-one (26%) patients were treated surgically. A low failure rate was observed (n = 16/272, 5.9%) and failures were more frequent when the antibiotic therapy lasted Conclusions Despite variable treatments, SB resolved in the majority of cases even when the treatment was exclusively medical. The success rate was equivalent in the non-surgical and the surgical management groups. However, a treatment duration of

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    المصدر: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 78:837-843

    الوصف: ObjectiveSteroid injections are common after an ultrasound-guided puncture and lavage (UGPL) of calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff. However, steroids may prevent calcification resorption and negatively affect tendon healing. Our study was designed to determine whether saline solution was non-inferior to steroids in the prevention of acute pain reactions in the week following UGPL.MethodsThis was a randomised, double-blinded, controlled non-inferiority trial with 12-month follow-up. We included 132 patients (66 in each group) with symptomatic calcification measuring more than 5 mm. Patients received 1 mL of saline or steroid (methylprednisolone 40 mg) in the subacromial bursa at the end of UGPL. Primary outcome was the maximal pain during the week following the procedure with a prespecified non-inferiority margin of 10 mm (0–100 visual analogue scale). Secondary outcomes included pain at rest and during activity, function (disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand score) and radiological evolution of the calcification over the 12-month follow-up.ResultsThe estimated mean difference in the first week’s maximal pain between these two groups was 11.76 (95% CI 3.78 to 19.75). Steroids significantly improved VAS pain at rest and during activities, as well as function at 7 days and 6 weeks. They did not change the rate of calcification resorption, which occurred in 83% and 74% of patients at 12 months in the saline and steroid groups.ConclusionNon-inferiority of saline when compared with steroids could not be established. However, steroid injection improved pain in the 6 weeks following the procedure, and function in the 3 months after, with no significant effect on calcification resorption.Trial registration numberNTC02403856.

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    المصدر: Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
    Journal of Medical Case Reports

    الوصف: Background The rebound effect after stopping treatment with denosumab may be associated with rapid loss of the gains in bone mineral density achieved with treatment, high levels of bone remodeling markers, the occurrence of vertebral fractures, and even hypercalcemia. Case presentation A 64-year-old osteoporotic Caucasian woman suffered from a fracture of her second lumbar vertebra in 2004. From January 2005, she was treated with denosumab for 9 years, with good densitometry results for her hip and lumbar areas, and no fractures over the last 6 years of treatment. Ten months after the treatment with denosumab was stopped, a cascade of vertebral fractures, including some in unusual locations (third thoracic vertebra), and multiple rib fractures in a context of hypercalcemia, suggested possible malignancy. A complete evaluation, including systemic, biological, and biopsy analyses, ruled out this hypothesis. The hypercalcemia was associated with normal plasma phosphate and vitamin D concentrations, and a high parathyroid hormone level, with an abnormal fixation of the lower lobe of the thyroid on sesta-methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile scintigraphy. Histological analysis of the excised parathyroid tissue revealed hyperplasia. The associated thyroidectomy (goiter) led to the discovery of a thyroid papillary microcarcinoma. Conclusions We consider the consequences of this rebound effect, not only in terms of the major loss of bone density (return to basal values within 3 years) and the multiple disabling fracture episodes, but also in terms of the hypercalcemia observed in association with apparently autonomous tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Several cases of spontaneous reversion have been reported in children, but the intervention in our patient precluded any assessment of the possible natural course. The discovery of an associated thyroid neoplasm appears to be fortuitous. Better understanding of the various presentations of the rebound effect after stopping treatment with denosumab would improve diagnostic management of misleading forms, as in this case. Bisphosphonates could partially prevent this rebound effect.

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    المصدر: Joint Bone Spine. 85:359-363

    الوصف: Objective The primary objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of local injection of a local anesthetic with a glucocorticoid versus a local anesthetic with saline to treat low back pain due to lumbosacral transitional vertebras (LSTV) with a pseudoarticulation. Methods A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study was conducted in patients with unilateral low back pain ascribed clinically to LSTV. Patients were randomized to lidocaine plus saline (LS group) or lidocaine plus cortivazol (LC group) injected locally under computed tomography guidance. The primary outcome measure was the 24-hour mean visual analog scale (VAS) score for low back pain 4 weeks after the injection. Results Of 16 randomized patients, 15 were included in the analysis, 8 in the LS group and 7 in the LC group. The mean VAS pain score at week 4 was not significantly different between the two groups. In the two groups pooled, the mean VAS pain score decreased significantly from baseline to week 4, from 5.52 ± 0.99 to 3.86 ± 2.55 (P ≤ 0.05). The difference remained significant at week 12. Significant improvements occurred in the EIFEL disability index and items of the Dallas Pain Questionnaire. No adverse events were recorded. Conclusion In patients with chronic low back pain consistent with a symptomatic LSTV type II or IV in the Castellvi classification, a local injection of lidocaine with or without cortivazol may provide sustained improvements in pain and function. The underlying mechanism is unclear.

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    المصدر: Joint Bone Spine. 82:356-361

    الوصف: Ultrasound (US) is widely used in rheumatology to study and guide injection of peripheral joints. It can also provide useful information about the anatomy of the lumbar spine. Studies have shown that US examination of the spine was a useful tool to help perform epidural anaesthesia. The purpose of the study was to determine if the selection of the optimum puncture level by US may facilitate epidural steroid injection in case of presumed difficult puncture (BMI30 kg/m(2), age60 years or lumbar scoliosis).We performed a prospective randomized controlled study. Eighty patients were randomized in two groups: US group (n=40) which underwent a pre-procedure spinal US to determine the optimal lumbar level for injection or control group (n=40) for which the level of injection was determined by palpation. Primary endpoint was the pain during the procedure assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).We found a positive correlation between depth of the epidural space and BMI (P0.001) and a negative correlation between size of the interspinous spaces and age (P0.01). Visibility of the epidural space was not altered by obesity or age. We observed a trend toward a reduction in pain intensity during the procedure in the US group compared to the control group with a mean difference at -0.94 [-1.90; 0.02] but the difference was not significant (P=0.054).US of the lumbar spine was feasible in patients with lumbar conditions even in obese and old ones and allowed the visualization of the epidural space. However, pre-procedure US examination did not reduce pain during the procedure.

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    المصدر: Joint bone spine. 82(6)

    الوصف: Objectives To determine whether 18F-NaF positron-emission tomography (PET) contributes to the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis and whether observed uptakes predict the response to TNFα antagonist therapy. Methods We studied patients who had suspected spondyloarthritis but did not meet ASAS criteria and who were referred for an assessment of eligibility for TNFα antagonist therapy. 18F-NaF PET was offered instead of bone scintigraphy. TNFα antagonist therapy was given if the clinician's level of confidence in the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis based on 18F-NaF PET findings was ≥ 50/100. Results Thirty-one patients accepted to undergo 18F-NaF PET. Their mean age was 39.9 ± 11.7 years; 22% were HLA-B27-positive and none had evidence of sacroiliitis by magnetic resonance imaging. Of the 31 patients, 30 had abnormal 18F-NaF PET findings. However, of the 312 high-uptake foci, only 123 (39.4%) matched sites of pain. TNFα antagonist therapy was given to 16 patients. The treated group and untreated group (n = 15) were not significantly different for the mean number of high-uptake foci per patient (11.7 ± 8.1 vs. 8.3 ± 5.1, respectively) or for the proportion of patients with high uptake by the sacroiliac joints (13/16 [81%] vs. 8/15 [53%], respectively). In the treated group, 5 patients met ASAS response criteria after 3 months. These 5 patients were among the 9 treated patients who met Amor's modified criteria (arthritis instead of asymmetrical oligoarthritis). In the 5 responders, the 18F-NaF uptake scores were nonsignificantly lower than in the 11 nonresponders (9.0 ± 8.5 vs. 13.0 ± 6.4, respectively). In the patients for whom the 18F-NaF PET findings increased the level of confidence in the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis, this effect was short-lived. Discussion The positive predictive value of 18F-NaF PET for diagnosing spondyloarthritis or predicting a response to TNFα antagonist therapy seems very low. This finding is probably ascribable to poor specificity.

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    المصدر: ResearcherID

    الوصف: Objectives To characterize the interstitial cystitis (IC) associated with Sjogren's syndrome (SS). Methods Report of three new cases. Only cases fulfilling the American-European consensus criteria for SS and the European Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis criteria with positive histological findings for IC were included. Results Thirteen cases of SS and IC have been reported in women, including the three reported here, with a mean age of 54 years. SS appeared first in 77% ( n = 10) of cases, a mean of 6.6 years before IC. The symptoms of IC included pollakiuria ( n = 11), lower abdominal pain ( n = 8), urinary urgency ( n = 5), painful micturition ( n = 6), hematuria ( n = 3) and dysuria ( n = 3). Urinary dilatation occurred in three cases, leading to acute renal failure in two patients. The diagnosis of IC was confirmed by anatomical evidence of cystitis inflammation on bladder biopsy in all ( n = 13) patients. Treatment was reported for nine patients, seven of whom (78%) received corticosteroid treatment, which was partially or completely effective in six cases. Immunosuppressive treatment was added in three cases (cyclosporine, n = 2; azathioprine, n = 1; cyclophosphamide, n = 1). Local bladder treatments were performed, with hydraulic distension in five cases and DMSO instillation in one patient. A urinary catheter was inserted in the two cases of acute obstructive renal failure. Conclusions Urinary symptoms without infection should lead the physician to consider a diagnosis of IC in SS patients. Urinary dilatation may occur, leading to acute obstructive renal failure. Corticosteroid treatment may be effective and local treatments have been tried.