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OBJECTIVE:To analyze the clinical features, approaches to management, and outcome of spontaneous pyogenic facet joint infection (PFJI) in adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Case series of 10 adults with microbiologically proven PFJI diagnosed during a 10-year period in a teaching hospital, plus a review of 32 additional cases previously reported (PubMed 1972 to 2003). Patients with prior spinal instrumentation or surgery and injection drug users were excluded. Only cases that were sufficiently detailed to be individually analyzed were included. These 32 cases, together with our 10 patients, form the basis of the present analysis. RESULTS:PFJI represented nearly 20% of all spontaneous pyogenic spinal infection diagnosed in our hospital during a 10-year period. This data suggest that PFJI is more common than was previously thought. Of the 42 patients with PFJI, 26 (62%) were men and 16 (38%) were women, with ages ranging from 20 to 86 years (mean age, 59+/-15 years); 55% of patients were older than 60 years. The most common location of infections was the lumbosacral region (86%). All patients presented with severe back pain; fever was noted in 83% of the cases and neurological impairment in nearly 48%. In 38% of patients a systemic predisposing factor for infection was present; the most common conditions were diabetes mellitus, malignancies, and alcoholism. In almost 36% of cases, one or more concomitant infectious processes due to the same microorganism was found, mainly arthritis, skin and soft-tissue infections, endocarditis, and urinary tract infections. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common etiologic microorganism (86% of cases). Bacteremia was documented in 81% of the cases. The diagnosis of PFJI was based mainly on imaging study findings. Paraspinal and/or epidural extension was frequent (81% of cases), but its presence did not indicate a worse prognosis. Medical treatment alone was usually successful. The overall prognosis of PFJI was good, with a mortality rate of only 2%. The great majority of patients were cured without functional sequelae. CONCLUSION:Incidence data from our institution reveal that PFJI is not a rare condition, representing approximately 20% of all pyogenic spinal infections. This entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with low back pain, especially in the presence of fever, whatever the patient's immunological status.
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Semin Arthritis Rheumjournal_title
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatismauthors
Narváez J,Nolla JM,Narváez JA,Martinez-Carnicero L,De Lama E,Gómez-Vaquero C,Murillo O,Valverde J,Ariza Jdoi
10.1016/j.semarthrit.2005.09.003subject
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2006-04-01 00:00:00pages
272-83issue
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杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:Aortic disease is a known complication of HLA-B27-associated spondyloarthritis. We present the case of a 52-year-old HLA-B27-positive woman with aortitis of the abdominal aorta and spondyloarthritis. METHODS:In addition to the case reported, a literature search (MEDLINE) for articles published between 1946 ...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.012
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence, incidence, mortality, and predictors of cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:We compared the incidence of cancer and the mortality by cancer in a cohort of 789 randomly selected RA patients (1999-2005) with the expected ones in the general population. We est...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2007.08.006
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:After detailing the different aspects of synovial inflammation (i.e., cellular, biochemical, and vascular) and based on the current knowledge, the aim of this review was to collect the available in vitro and in vivo data regarding the potency of some glycosaminoglycan (GAG) compounds to target synovial infla...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.10.005
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) are a heterogeneous group of conditions with variable clinical presentation and significant morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to comprehensively assess and present the evidence for treatments used in the ma...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.12.004
更新日期:2020-12-17 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of training on the reliability among dermatologists and rheumatologists in the assessment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. METHODS:Overall, 9 hospital-based rheumatologists and 8 hospital-based dermatologists met in Reggio Emilia, Italy on October 2015 to assess 17 PsA patients. ...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.06.004
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To highlight the importance of improving quality of life (QoL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to provide a summary of the QoL benefits provided by abatacept in patients who have an inadequate response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and/or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagon...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.03.009
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Massive refractory pleural effusions are uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Describing such a patient, the literature was reviewed to report the various therapeutic options in such cases. METHODS:MEDLINE search using the terms "lupus" and "pleural effusion," inclusion of cases with refr...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2004.11.003
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Glucocorticoids (GC) are the mainstay of treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). However GC-related adverse events occur frequently, particularly in patients with relapsing disease. Several studies have demonstrated that IL-6 is a key player in the pathogenesis of PMR. OBJECTIVES:To report 2 patients wit...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.01.003
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To provide an overview of the main nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) changes described in dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) and to discuss the current evidence supporting its clinical relevance and applications in daily practice. METHODS:All relevant literature in the field of NFC and DM and PM publish...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.06.001
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We undertook this study to determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, its determinants, and its relationships to physical performance, serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration, bone mineral density, and biochemical markers of bone turnover in healthy, ambulatory, pre- and postmenopausal women. METH...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.01.009
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the risk of cancer in patients exposed to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists. METHODS:The following 2 clinical cohorts were studied: (1) BIOBADASER 2.0: a registry of patients suffering from rheumatic diseases exposed to TNF antagonists (2531 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 1488 spondyloarthropat...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2010.08.005
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the most reliable and relevant capillaroscopic measurements of nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) by analyzing their inter- and intraobserver agreement and predictive value. METHODS:We studied 217 subjects (110 with Raynaud's phenomenon under ongoing evaluation, and 107 with connective tissue di...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2007.10.008
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Some epidemiological aspects of Paget's disease were examined using questionnaires completed by 864 patients with physician-diagnosed Paget's disease and 500 controls of similar ages. Specifically studied were issues of familial aggregation of the disorder, history of exposure to certain infectious diseases, other med...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0049-0172(94)90037-x
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is a clear difference between TB infection and TB. Transition from the former to the latter involves host factors and perhaps environmental elements. Currently, more individuals with immunosuppressive situations caused by aging, debilitating diseases, immunosuppressive therapies, and HIV-III infection are predis...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0049-0172(88)90007-8
更新日期:1988-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The early course of newly diagnosed RA among young adult patients (16-44 yr) is described from results of an ongoing study with a mean follow-up of 3.4 yr. Study diagnosis was based on the judgement of experienced rheumatologists, and data on several hundred variables were obtained on entry and annually for the purpos...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0049-0172(76)90013-5
更新日期:1976-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Several indices have recently been constructed by rheumatologists for the assessment of clinical status in osteoarthritis of the extremities. These include the algofunctional indices for the hip and knee (Lequesne), the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) index (Bellamy), patients and investigator's ove...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0049-0172(91)90027-w
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:HLA-B*5801 allele carriage (a strong determinant of allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome) varies substantially among races, which may lead to racial disparities in the risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) in the context of urate-lowering drug adverse events (ULDAEs). W...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.03.014
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Although trigeminal neuralgia (TN) has been associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc), there is a paucity of evidence and pathophysiological processes remain unknown. We undertook a nested case-control study to identify associations between TN and SSc in a large multi-centered cohort and identify possible pat...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.01.001
更新日期:2021-01-07 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Adult obesity may increase the risks of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and there are genetic links between adult height and SLE. Thus, it is plausible that size earlier in life may be important in the aetiology of SLE as well. We investigated whether birthweight, childhood body mass index (BMI; [kg/m2])...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.01.011
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The efficacy and toxicity of cyclosporine in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are reviewed. Most of the early trials were restricted to patients with intractable RA. The initial daily dose of cyclosporine was 5 to 10 mg/kg, which is now considered high. Of 283 cyclosporine-treated patients in n...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0049-0172(92)90046-g
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:Objectives:To investigate the incidence of COVID-19 in a cohort of adult and paediatric patients with rheumatic diseases receiving targeted biologic and synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (tDMARDs) and to explore the possible effect of these treatments in the clinical expression of COVID-19. Methods:A cr...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.05.001
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Traditional pain management strategies have relied on the use of opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and acetaminophen, as well as other adjuvant analgesics. However, the limited activity of these drugs and the substantial adverse effects associated with their use has left many patients without dep...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1053/sarh.2002.37218
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:18F-FDG PET/CT has proved to be of potential value for early diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), which frequently involves the aorta. However, its role in the follow-up of these patients has not been well established. Our aim was to evaluate the contribution of 18F-FDG PET/CT in this clinical situatio...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.08.009
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, imaging, differential diagnosis, complications, and treatment of popliteal cysts. METHODS:References were taken from MEDLINE from 1985 to 1998 under the subject "Popliteal Cyst" with subheadings of Radiography, Ultrasonography, and Radionuclide...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1053/sarh.2001.27659
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To provide an update of the current knowledge of the mechanism of action of low-dose methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with an emphasis on the mechanisms involved in toxicity. We also considered strategies currently used to prevent or decrease toxicity of MTX. M...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0049-0172(98)80049-8
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the middle of the 20th century, biologists focused on investigating the mechanism of gene regulation and signal transduction in cells, which led to the concept that metabolites were products of gene expression and signal transduction pathways. In the 1920s, the importance of cellular metabolism was shown in the War...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.04.006
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Coronary artery involvement significantly increases mortality of patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA); however, the optimal revascularization strategy for this condition has not been established. We aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of TA patients with coronary artery involvement treated with coronary ...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.03.009
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate whether serum Bisphenol A (BPA) is a risk factor for hyperuricemia. METHODS:In this prospective study, a total of 482 participants without hyperuricemia were enrolled at baseline and followed up for 6 years. Clinical characteristics were recorded, and serum levels of uric acid and...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2018.03.009
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This post-hoc, pooled analysis of Phase 3 studies of tofacitinib examined the safety of tofacitinib 5 and 10 mg twice daily (BID) when used as monotherapy versus combination therapy with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2018.07.006
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Current interpretation of nailfold capillaroscopy is largely based on qualitative and subjective parameters. These parameters make the accurate assessment of the extent of the nailfold microangiopathy difficult. The authors present a comprehensive method in which several quantitative or semiquantitative parameters are...
journal_title:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0049-0172(90)90091-s
更新日期:1990-08-01 00:00:00