A5080973582- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Cancer and Skin Lesions
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Soft tissue tumor case studies
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Mast cells and histamine
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Université Libre de Bruxelles
2023-2024
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann
2016-2024
To evaluate the effect of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy on ocular relapses in patients with Susac syndrome.Multicenter retrospective cohort study diagnosed syndrome according to classical clinical criteria. We evaluated disease activity before and after introduction anti-TNF its value as a steroid-sparing agent.Five were included. All initially treated combination corticosteroids immunosuppressive drugs. Infliximab was started three patients, adalimumab two patients. Patients...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Purpose: </bold>To describe the effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) on cystoid macular edema (CME) and retinal vascular leakage (RVL) in retinitis pigmentosa (RP). <bold>Methods:</bold> Retrospective case series. <bold>Results:</bold> We present 2 cases RP with marked inflammatory features form CME RVL. There was initial diagnostic uncertainty posterior uveitis. Both patients were treated corticosteroids, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs),...
Abstract Cryoglobulinemia (CB) is an entity defined as the presence of aberrant proteins or immunoglobulins that precipitate at temperatures below 37℃ in blood. Commonly observed a wide range illnesses such infections, haematological, malignancies, and autoimmune disorders, CB may be encountered without specific aetiology, giving rise to term "idiopathic" cryoglobulinemia. While typical clinical manifestations encompass skin lesions, arthralgias, neuropathies, glomerulopathies, this...
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Scleroderma renal crisis is a severe complication of systemic sclerosis with poor prognosis. Therefore, identifying precipitating factors essential. Among known risk factors, only few are reversible. On the contrary, anti-C5 therapy appears effective, at least in some cases. We describe 59-year-old man diffuse cutaneous who developed life-threatening scleroderma following ibuprofen administration. Despite aggressive management, he did not improve. Renal biopsy have displayed features...
Purpose To analyze the effect of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor therapy on ocular relapses in patients with Susac syndrome. Methods Multicenter retrospective case series syndrome treated a TNF (either infliximab or adalimumab). Diagnosis was based neurologic, ophthalmic, otologic, biologic and imaging typical findings. Results Five were included. All initially combination corticosteroids classical immunosuppressive drugs. In 4 5 TNF‐inhibitor (3 2 adalimumab) started due to treatment...