Publications by authors named "E De Langhe"
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- This study aimed to assess how giant cell arteritis (GCA) presents and its outcomes for patients with and without large vessel vasculitis (LVV) while considering the severity of LVV.
- Out of 238 GCA patients analyzed, 71% had LVV, with younger ages and a higher proportion of females observed among LVV patients; those without polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) symptoms had a higher risk of relapse and a lower chance of stopping glucocorticoids compared to those with PMR symptoms.
- The findings suggest that LVV is a relapse risk factor in GCA patients without PMR symptoms, with a greater relapse risk linked to a
Objectives: To evaluate differences in presentation and outcome of giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients with and without polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) symptoms.
Methods: Consecutive patients diagnosed with GCA between 2000 and 2020 and followed for ≥12 months at the University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium), were included retrospectively.
Results: We included 398 GCA patients, of which 181 (45%) with PMR symptoms.
Objectives: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) can present with acute IIM-related lung injury and respiratory failure, leading to a high mortality risk in intensive care units (ICU). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in acute respiratory distress syndrome can be lifesaving. We aimed to report a case series of IIM patients that received ECMO.
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