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ABSTRACT: Kikuchi's disease (KD) has been associated with the presence of autoantibodies, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and other autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of autoimmune manifestations in a KD cohort with a long follow-up.
Twenty patients with histologically confirmed KD since January 1990 until December 2010 were studied; 12 of them were periodically followed up as outpatients. Another 7 patients were contacted by telephone to offer them a specific consultation and a complete autoimmunity study.
Thirteen of 20 patients were women (65%) with a mean age of 29 years (range, 15-79). The age at diagnosis was higher in men (44 vs 27 years, P < 0.05). Lymphopenia was present in 75% of the patients (15/20) and was the more frequent hematological abnormality. The mean follow-up of the 17 patients included in the autoimmunity study was 119 months (range, 15-252). Autoimmune diseases were detected in 9 women (53%): SLE was diagnosed in 4 patients (2 SLE before, 1 simultaneous, and 1 after KD), 2 patients developed primary Sjögren's syndrome after KD, 1 thyroiditis before KD, 1 SLE-like, and 1 antiphospholipid antibodies after KD. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis was found in 2 patients; 1 of them eventually developed SLE. Female sex, painful adenopathies, and cytopenias were significantly associated with autoimmune diseases.
Among patients with KD, only women developed autoimmune manifestations. Therefore, long-term follow-up and active surveillance of autoimmune diseases in patients with KD, especially women, are recommended.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 12/2011; 41(6):900-6. · 4.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The incidence of and risk factors associated with hepatotoxicity in patients with chronic hepatitis have not been systematically studied. Therefore, we conducted a prospective study that included former drug users who were treated with isoniazid for latent tuberculosis infection. Of 415 patients, 20 (4.8%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3-7.4) had hepatotoxicity diagnosed, and 6 (1.4%; 95% CI, 0.5-3.2) developed clinical hepatitis, none of whom had serious symptoms. The only 2 factors independently associated with isoniazid hepatotoxicity were excessive alcohol consumption (odds ratio [OR]; 4.2, 95% CI, 1.6-10.8; P=.002) and a high baseline alanine transaminase level (OR, 4.3; 95% CI, 1.6-11.4; P=.002). The presence of hepatitis C virus antibodies was associated with hepatotoxicity only on univariate analysis. Treatment with isoniazid in drug users appears to be safe and well tolerated, although frequent asymptomatic elevations in transaminase levels were observed.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 03/2003; 36(3):293-8. · 9.15 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of a iodine prophylaxis campaign in pregnant women.
Eighty-one pregnant and 29 fertile women were enrolled. The urine iodine concentration was determined.
The median urine concentration of iodine was similar in both groups [pregnant women: 113.3 g/l; non-pregnant women: 99.1 g/l]. 67.9% pregnant women and 51.7% non-pregnant women had urine concentrations of iodine lower than the normal range.
Our results suggest that the ongoing iodine prophylaxis campaign in our community is not effective in the adult population.
Medicina Clínica 03/2002; 118(6):217-8. · 1.38 Impact Factor
