Diagnosis and treatment of Tropheryma whipplei infection in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease : Data from the French Tw-IRD registry

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OBJECTIVES: Tropheryma whipplei infection can manifest as inflammatory joint symptoms, which can lead to misdiagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic disease and the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. We investigated the impact of diagnosis and treatment of Tropheryma whipplei infection in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease.

METHODS: We initiated a registry including patients with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs-treated inflammatory rheumatic disease who were subsequently diagnosed with Tropheryma whipplei infection. We collected clinical, biological, treatment data of the inflammatory rheumatic disease, of Tropheryma whipplei infection, and impact of antibiotics on the evolution of inflammatory rheumatic disease.

RESULTS: Among 73 inflammatory rheumatic disease patients, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs initiation triggered extra-articular manifestations in 27% and resulted in stabilisation (51%), worsening (34%), or improvement (15%) of inflammatory rheumatic disease. At the diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei infection, all patients had rheumatological symptoms (mean age 58 years, median inflammatory rheumatic disease duration 79 months), 84% had extra-rheumatological manifestations, 93% had elevated C-reactive protein, and 86% had hypoalbuminemia. Treatment of Tropheryma whipplei infection consisted mainly of doxycycline plus hydroxychloroquine, leading to remission of Tropheryma whipplei infection in 79% of cases. Antibiotic treatment of Tropheryma whipplei infection was associated with remission of inflammatory rheumatic disease in 93% of cases and enabled disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and glucocorticoid discontinuation in most cases.

CONCLUSIONS: Tropheryma whipplei infection should be considered in inflammatory rheumatic disease patients with extra-articular manifestations, elevated C-reactive protein, and/or hypoalbuminemia before disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs initiation or in inflammatory rheumatic disease patients with an inadequate response to one or more disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Positive results of screening and diagnostic tests for Tropheryma whipplei infection involve antibiotic treatment, which is associated with complete recovery of Tropheryma whipplei infection and rapid remission of inflammatory rheumatic disease, allowing disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and glucocorticoid discontinuation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:88

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infection - 88(2024), 2 vom: 21. Feb., Seite 132-138

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caillet Portillo, Damien [VerfasserIn]
Puéchal, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Masson, Maëva [VerfasserIn]
Kostine, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Michaut, Alexia [VerfasserIn]
Ramon, André [VerfasserIn]
Wendling, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Costedoat-Chalumeau, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Richette, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Marotte, Hubert [VerfasserIn]
Vix-Portet, Justine [VerfasserIn]
Dubost, Jean-Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Ottaviani, Sébastien [VerfasserIn]
Mouterde, Gaël [VerfasserIn]
Grasland, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Frazier, Aline [VerfasserIn]
Germain, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Coury, Fabienne [VerfasserIn]
Tournadre, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Soubrier, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Cavalie, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Brevet, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Zabraniecki, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Jamard, Bénédicte [VerfasserIn]
Couture, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Arnaud, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Richez, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Degboé, Yannick [VerfasserIn]
Ruyssen-Witrand, Adeline [VerfasserIn]
Constantin, Arnaud [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
C-Reactive Protein
Glucocorticoids
Inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Journal Article
Tropheryma whipplei
Whipple disease

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Date Completed 07.02.2024

Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2023.12.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366324489