Tolerance of glucocorticoids in giant cell arteritis : a study of patient-reported adverse events

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OBJECTIVE: To assess patients' self-reported glucocorticoid (GC)-related adverse events (AEs) in a GCA population.

METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to the 100 patients most recently diagnosed with GCA in a tertiary centre. This questionnaire included open- and close-ended questions on the disease and GC effects. Eight primary AE areas were analysed: cardiovascular, metabolic, muscle, cognitive and psychologic, bone, cutaneous and hairiness, infective and visual complications. Including derivative subitems from preceding areas, a total of 18 GC-related AEs were analysed separately and according to GC duration.

RESULTS: Ninety patients were analysed and 89 (99%) reported at least one GC-related AE [median 6 (range 1-11)]. Cognitive and psychological changes, primarily insomnia (72%), affected 90% of patients. Cutaneous changes and muscle loss affected 70% of patients, with frequent impairment of physical autonomy (P = 0.007) associated with this event. Metabolic issues, especially weight gain (40%) and diabetes mellitus (20%), affected 49% of patients. Conversely, vision troubles and bone fractures were mentioned by 42% and 9% of patients, respectively, and more frequently in patients who received GCs for >18 months (P = 0.01 and P = 0.007, respectively). Cardiovascular changes and infections affected 30% and 26% of patients, respectively.

CONCLUSION: This real-life study of GC tolerance assessed using a self-evaluation provides pragmatic and updated data reminding us that GC tolerance remains more noteworthy than ever. This study suggests carefully monitoring GC-related AEs during follow-up and encourages GC-sparing strategies in some patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 61(2022), 9 vom: 30. Aug., Seite 3567-3575

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

de Boysson, Hubert [VerfasserIn]
Barakat, Clivia [VerfasserIn]
Dumont, Anael [VerfasserIn]
Boutemy, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Martin Silva, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Maigné, Gwénola [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Lavergne, Amandine [VerfasserIn]
Castan, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Gallou, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Sultan, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Deshayes, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Aouba, Achille [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adverse events
GCA
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Questionnaire
Tolerance

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Date Completed 08.02.2024

Date Revised 08.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/keab921

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334558263