Infections in primary Sjögren's syndrome patients : "Real-life" study of 109 patients from Montpellier university hospital

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INTRODUCTION: Infections are responsible for a part of the overall mortality in primary Sjögren's syndrome patients (pSS). Our retrospective monocentric study aimed at describing infections reported in a population of pSS hospitalized patients, along with the characteristics of their disease.

METHODS: Patients with SS have been randomly selected from our hospital database claim, between 2009 and 2018. After careful analysis of their medical chart, only patients with pSS and fulfilling ACR/EULAR 2016 diagnosis criteria were included. We collected main clinical, biological and pathological characteristics of SS, along with all the reported infections during the follow-up. The characteristics of the disease were compared according to the presence of an infection in hospitalization.

RESULTS: In total, 109 pSS patients were included (93% of women, mean age 53.6±14.3 years, mean follow-up 8.2±8.4 years). Fifty-one percent had been exposed to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Seventy-eight infections were recorded in 47 (43%) patients. Twenty-five infections were recorded in hospitalization (5 in critical care) in 20 (18%) patients, whom leading causes were urinary tract (28%), pulmonary (24%), ENT (16%), and intestinal (12%) infections. pSS patients with infections in hospitalization were older, exhibited more hypocomplementemia, and were less exposed to HCQ. We found no difference in immunosuppressive treatments exposure.

CONCLUSIONS: The impact of HCQ exposure on infectious risk needs further investigations. Broad vaccination campaign and tight control of sicca syndrome could lead to a better control of infection risk.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

La Revue de medecine interne - 43(2022), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 696-702

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Infections rapportées chez 109 patients avec syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren primaire suivis au CHU de Montpellier

Beteiligte Personen:

Henry, K [VerfasserIn]
Deligny, C [VerfasserIn]
Witkowski Durand Viel, P [VerfasserIn]
Morel, J [VerfasserIn]
Guilpain, P [VerfasserIn]
Goulabchand, R [VerfasserIn]

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English Abstract
Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxycholoroquine
Infections
Journal Article
Primary Sjögren's syndrome
Syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren primaire
Vaccination

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Date Completed 12.12.2022

Date Revised 12.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.revmed.2022.08.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34886146X