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{"title":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Amyloid A Protein Amyloidosis Secondary to Rheumatic Conditions and Signs of Post- Coronavirus Disease 2019 Proteinuria Progression.","authors":"Serdar Can Güven, Abdulsamet Erden, Hamit Küçük, Hakan Apaydın, Bünyamin Polat, Rıza Can Kardaş, Derya Yıldırım, Eren Usul, Berkan Armağan, Orhan Küçükşahin, Ahmet Omma, Abdurrahman Tufan","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.23050","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.23050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We aimed to investigate coronavirus diease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes in patients with amyloid A protein (AA) amyloidosis secondary to rheumatic diseases and discuss factors associated with disease course.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort was formed from adult patients with a diagnosis of AA amyloidosis. In patients with a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit admission and mortality due to COVID-19 were collected from medical records. Data regarding to demographics, comorbidities, laboratory tests, medical treatments, adherence to previous treatments during COVID-19 and treatment administered for COVID-19 were collected from hospital databases and patient reviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 96 patients with AA amyloidosis, 16 had COVID-19 with a positive PCR. Ten (62.5%) patients were hospitalized, 2 (12.5%) were admitted to ICU, 1 (6.25%) was died. Hospitalized patients tended to be older. Comorbidities seemed to be more frequent in hospitalized patients. None of the patients had rapid progression to end-stage renal disease post-COVID-19. Seven patients had pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 proteinuria levels. Three had notable increase in proteinuria after COVID-19 in 2 of which amyloidosis treatment was revised accordingly.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite high rates of hospitalization in AA amyloidosis patients, mortality was observed only in 1 patient. Progression of proteinuria requiring treatment adjustment may be an issue in these patients. Cite this article as: Güven SC, Erden A, Küçük H, et al. Coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes in amyloid A protein amyloidosis secondary to rheumatic conditions and signs of post-coronavirus disease 2019 proteinuria progression. Eur J Rheumatol. Published online April 4, 2024. DOI:10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.23050.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365016/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evidence-Based Review of Nonsurgical Treatments for Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis.","authors":"Devyani Misra, David T Felson","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.22096","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.22096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are highly prevalent joint diseases that lead to chronic pain, disability, and increased mortality. In this review, we provide a summary of nonsurgical treatments available for knee and hip OA that have evidence to support their use. We also provide a summary of the treatments available for knee and hip OA that do not have sufficient evidence to support their use. Treatments covered in this review include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities. Cite this article as: Misra D, Felson DT. Evidence-based review of nonsurgical treatments for knee and hip osteoarthritis. Eur J Rheumatol. Published online March 25, 2024. doi: 10.5152/ eurjrheum.2024.22096.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11184962/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140848671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ultrasound Evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases.","authors":"Vicente-Rabaneda Esther F, David A Bong, Noemí Busquets-Pérez, Ingrid Möller","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.20120","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.20120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The interpretation of lung ultrasound is the result of the analysis of artifacts rather than exact representations of anatomical structures, which appear when changes in the physical properties of the lung occur. Its application to the study of interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with autoimmune diseases has aroused great interest in the last 10 years, as evidenced by a growing number of publications studying its usefulness in the diagnostic process, as a prognostic marker and as an aid in monitoring of patients. The main elements in lung ultrasound interpretation in ILD are the B lines and the changes in the pleural line. B lines are vertical artifacts that are generated when there is a partial decrease in the air content of the lung parenchyma and/or the volume of the interstitial area expands. Pleural line alterations that can be seen are irregularities, thickening, fragmentation, or subpleural nodules. Both the B lines and the changes in the pleural line have shown a significant positive correlation with the evidence on chest computed tomography [high resolution computed tomography (HRCT)] of ILD associated with autoimmune diseases, with sensitivity and negative predictive values of up to 100%. These results, together with the safety, accessibility, and low cost of lung ultrasound, support this imaging technique as a promising screening method for optimizing the indication for HRCT. The role of lung ultrasound regarding sensitivity to change needs further investigation with multicenter prospective studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11459615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dactylitis and Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis.","authors":"Ana Urruticoechea-Arana, Mireia Moreno, Manuel Pujol, Teresa Clavaguera","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.21096","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.21096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dactylitis is a clinical concept that corresponds to the swelling of the whole finger or toe giving a sausage appearance. Although it can be observed in different diseases, it is a distinctive clinical feature of psoriatic arthritis and is associated with a poor prognosis. Ultrasound has made it possible to improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis dactylitis, identifying associated structural alterations, namely, flexor tenosynovitis, subcutaneous tissue edema, pulley inflammation with thickening and intra-pulley Doppler signals, extensor paratenonitis, synovitis, pericapsular bone formation, and flexor enthesitis. Given its complexity, a consensus has yet to be reached on an ultrasound-based definition of dactylitis. In addition, enthesitis is one of the characteristic features of spondyloartritis. Enthesitis, like dactylitis, is among the clinical manifestations in the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for both axial and peripheral spondyloartritis and is a key feature for classifying psoriatic arthritis with the Classification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis criteria. Ultrasonography is a very useful tool for exploring the enthesis. We have a good sonographic definition, although ultrasound findings do not always allow us to differentiate between mechanical or inflammatory lesions. Elementary lesions that characterize enthesopathy are hypoechogenicity at the enthesis, thickened enthesis, calcification/enthesophyte at enthesis, erosion at enthesis, and Doppler signal at enthesis. Different composite indices have been proposed in order to classify spond yloarthropathies. This article reviews the evaluation of dactylitis and enthesitis from the sonographic perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11459574/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis: Overview of Therapies and a Personalized Approach to Optimized Combined Therapy.","authors":"Noa Rose, Victoria Furer, Ari Polachek, Ori Elkayam, Smadar Gertel","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.23091","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.23091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), including anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4, anti-programmed cell death 1, and anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibodies, are currently widely used in oncology clinical practice, achieving considerable success in improving disease outcomes. New checkpoint targets are being discovered and investigated through basic science research and clinical trials. ICI remove negative regulatory immune signals on T cells, leading to immune activation and induction of antitumor immunity. Patients who receive ICI, however, are at risk for developing immune-related adverse events (irAEs), which are attributed to increased T cell activity against antigens in both tumors and in healthy tissues, to increased inflammatory cytokine levels, to increased levels of preexisting autoantibodies, and to enhanced complement-mediated inflammation. Arthritis is one of the most common irAEs. ICI-induced rheumatic irAEs are categorized by levels of severity which guide the choice of treatment options. Management of ICI-induced rheumatic irAEs includes the use of glucocorticoids, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (mainly methotrexate), and biological agents (e.g., tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-6 receptor, and CD20 inhibitors). This review aims to summarize the current ICI subtypes, their role in rheumatic irAEs development, and therapies currently used in clinical practice to manage irAEs. In addition, we propose to use an ex vivo personalized diagnostic assay for the selection of the most effective ICI with antirheumatic drugs combinations that will inhibit the advancement of ICI-induced adverse events.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365019/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Senescence in Osteoarthritis: Overview of Mechanisms and Therapeutics.","authors":"Natalya Surmachevska, Jose Rubio","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.22077","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.22077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoarthritis is a morbid and costly condition affecting an increasingly larger segment of the population with a lack of effective treatment options. The pathophysiology of osteoarthritis is poorly understood; cell senescence is deemed to be contributory. Senescence of joint tissues particularly chondrocytes, synoviocytes (fibroblasts), and adipocytes is implicated in the pathogenesis through the production of senescence-associated proteins. Senescence-associated proteins are cytokines, matrix degradation enzymes, and chemokines that contribute to an inflammatory milieu which leads to the propagation of senescence. Senescence-modifying therapies include senolytics which eliminate senescent cells and senomorphics which inhibit the senescence-associated protein production of senescent cells. Treatments being investigated include novel agents as well as agents previously used in other conditions in rheumatology and other fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11184960/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138444354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Surgical Treatments for Osteoarthritis.","authors":"Ilana Usiskin","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.21193","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.21193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoarthritis is a prevalent and disabling condition most commonly affecting the knees, hips, and hands. Since there are currently no disease-modifying therapies available, patients with persistent pain and functional impairment despite pharmacologic and other non-operative therapies should be considered for surgical management. For both knee and hip Osteoarthritis, the most common surgical approach is total joint arthroplasty, an elective surgical procedure that generally has favorable outcomes with most patients reporting significant improvements in pain, function, and quality of life. Total joint arthroplasty has relatively low complication rates, with most patients able to be discharged home following a short hospital stay. The optimal timing for undergoing total joint arthroplasty and patient appropriateness for surgery are important considerations, and the current guidelines leave timing and patient selection at the discretion of physicians. Surgical approaches for hand osteoarthritis are less common and more varied, and include both arthrodesis and arthroplasty.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11184963/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138444383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resveratrol in Rheumatological Diseases: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Aaron Lerner","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.23064","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.23064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Resveratrol is an antioxidant with anti-inflammatory and cell-protective properties. The aim of our article is to review the use of resveratrol in rheumatic diseases. PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Scielo were screened for articles on resveratrol and rheumatic diseases in the period between of January 1966 and March 2023. Five articles were depicted, including 481 patients. The included diseases were osteoarthritis (n=3), rheumatoid arthritis (n=1), and Takayasu arteritis (n=1). The age varied from 32 to 58.2 years, and the female gender ranged from 62% to 74% in the studies. Disease duration ranged from 3.5 ± 3.2 to 9.4 ± 5.8 years. The resveratrol dosage went from 250 mg to 1000 mg/day. All those articles demonstrated improvements in the diverse rheumatic diseases, including pain intensity, function, disease activity (DAS 28), swelling joints, and reduced inflammation markers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, interleukinIL-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor). No side effects were detected in all studies. In conclusion, resveratrol seems to be a safe therapy for various rheumatic diseases, although the evidence is very limited. The improved subjective and objective complaints and laboratory parameters are promising. However, there is a need to reconfirm, reproduce, and investigate the topic in more extensive, well-controlled, double-blind, cross-over studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10765227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49689444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Peru.","authors":"Jose Camones-Huerta, Christian Arias-Osorio, Diana Rodriguez-Hurtado, Jose Aguilar-Olano","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.22095","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.22095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prevalent autoimmune disease that affects multiples systems, exerting its most incapacitating and life-threatening impact through neuropsychiatric involvement. According to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), 19 neuropsychiatric syndromes types of SLE are classified into categories encompassing the central and peripheral nervous systems. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of neuropsychiatric manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus patients admitted to Hospital Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, between 2008 and 2019.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective observational study was conducted, entailing the review of 240 medical records of patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus during the specified period, based on the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) 2012 criteria. Among these records, 55 patients presented neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Data were collected using standardized form and entered into Microsoft Excel 2019 database. Statistical analysis was performed using Stata v16.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The frequency of neuropsychiatric compromise in systemic lupus erythematosus patients was found to be 22.91%. Among the 55 systemic lupus erythematosus patients, 40 demonstrated involvement of the central nervous system (72.72%), 2 exhibited involvement of the peripheral nervous system (3.63%), and 13 displayed involvement in both the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system (23.63%). The most prevalent psychiatric disorder observed was a major depressive disorder, with a prevalence rate of 30.9%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study revealed a frequency of 22.91% for neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosuspatients at Cayetano Heredia Hospital between 2008 and 2019, with central nervous system manifestations prevailing. Furthermore, the findings suggest that NPSLE commonly manifested after the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10765184/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41233512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Tangled Autoimmune Trio: Multiple Sclerosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Vasculitis.","authors":"Rajaie Namas, Sarah Al Qassimi, Muriel Ghosn, Esat Memisoglu, Ahmad Alduaij, Leal Herlitz, Victoria A Mifsud","doi":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.23021","DOIUrl":"10.5152/eurjrheum.2023.23021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The coexistence of multiple autoimmune diseases in the same individual is unusual and has received little attention in the literature. We present a young female patient with multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and biopsy-proven renal proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyassociated vasculitis who responded well to intravenous rituximab clinically and serologically.</p>","PeriodicalId":12066,"journal":{"name":"European journal of rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10765182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41233509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}