Real-world Risk of Relapse of Giant Cell Arteritis Treated With Tocilizumab: A Retrospective Analysis of 43 Patients.

Objective: Tocilizumab (TCZ), an interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor antagonist, is approved for giant cell arteritis (GCA) as a cortisone-sparing strategy and in refractory patients. This study assessed the real-world efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of patients with GCA treated with TCZ.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective observational study at 3 French centers.

Postoperative empyema following chronic subdural hematoma surgery: Clinically based medicine.

Introduction: Subdural empyema (SDE) is a rare complication of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) surgery. We introduced antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for this procedure in 2014 following a morbidity-mortality conference (MMC) in our department. We report the results of retrospective data analysis to assess the effect of systematic AP and to identify risk factors for SDE.

Association of skin hyperpigmentation disorders with digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: Analysis of a cohort of 239 patients.

Background: Skin pigmentation disorders in systemic sclerosis (SSc) have been sparsely described in the literature. Nevertheless, they could be a diagnostic and/or severity marker.

Objectives: To assess the association between pigmentation disorders and systemic involvement in patients with SSc.