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ANCA vasculitis and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with Sjögren's syndrome: Case report and literature review

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
ANCA-associated vasculitis may occur concomitantly with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) or arise during its evolution. We present the case of a patient who underwent dry symptoms, a positive Schirmer test and an SS-compatible autoimmunity profile and, simultaneously, deterioration of renal function, ana...

Terapia biológica en artritis reumatoidea: una revisión de reacciones adversas

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
RESUMEN Introducción: La relación entre eventos adversos y aplicación de medicamentos biológicos en pacientes con diagnóstico de artritis reumatoide ha sido documentada a escala mundial, pero con escasa evidencia en Colombia. Si se asume que los eventos adversos o reacciones medicamentosas con hal...

Sjögren's syndrome: Epidemiology and clinical manifestations

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
Sjögren's syndrome is an entity of rheumatic origin, with complex autoimmune characteristics, in which the salivary and lacrimal glands are mainly compromised. It has two forms of presentation, one primary and the other secondary, and in both forms there is evidence of exocrine glands involvement. The c...

Isotretinoin-induced arthritis: A rare but feasible diagnosis. Case report

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
Many medications and vaccines have had implications in the development of musculoskeletal and joint symptoms, and among them the use of retinoids has been associated with the development of musculoskeletal symptoms, as well as axial symptoms suggestive of spondyloarthritis, with sacroiliitis, and to a le...

Systemic sclerosis in a patient with Turner syndrome: A case report and a review of associated autoimmune diseases

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
Turner's syndrome (TS) is one of the most common sex chromosome disorders caused by numeric or structural abnormalities of the X chromosome. A case of TS and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is reported, along with a summary of all associated TS/autoimmune diseases described in English literature from 1948 to 20...

Manifestaciones pulmonares de la artritis reumatoide, una revisión en tiempos de pandemia por SARS-CoV-2
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Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (supl. 1), 2022
La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una de las patologías crónicas de origen autoinmune más frecuentes. Su prevalencia varía del 0,5 al 1%, con un compromiso primario a nivel articular, generando gran discapacidad por las deformidades secundarias derivadas de un estado inflamatorio persistente. Consideran...

Inicio de artritis reumatoide posterior a infección por SARS-CoV-2
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Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (supl. 1), 2022
Se han descrito casos de patologías autoinmunes de inicio posterior a la infección por el virus SARS-CoV-2. La relación causal aún no es clara, por lo que es importante la construcción de la literatura frente a esta incógnita. Reportamos el caso de una mujer de 44 años que 18 días luego de cursar...

Hospital outcomes in patients evaluated by rheumatology in a Colombian historical cohort

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (3), 2022
Introduction: Hospitalized patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) generate high impact in clinical terms. Objectives: To characterize the study population and estimate risk factors associated with the presence of adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients consulting rheumatology at C...

Comorbidity of sleep apnoea syndrome in patients with fibromyalgia in a sleep clinic

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (3), 2022
Introduction: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by chronic musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and the sense of waking unrefreshed. Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and FMS have symptoms in common and the association of OSAS in these patients could confuse the diagnosis and worsen the sever...

Impact of ultrasound on the perception of health quality in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (2), 2022
ABSTRACT Introduction: Ultrasound has shown its usefulness in multiple aspects in the management of inflammatory joint disease and in particular of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The evidence using patient outcomes and its aspects related to quality of health care is scarce. The aim of this study is to det...