Publications by authors named "Jean-Francois Garrot"
Aims: We aim to evaluate the clinical usefulness of systematic screening for occult cancer in patients with polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR)-like symptoms in real-life practice.
Methods: All patients seen by rheumatologists in Burgundy, France, between March 2016 and December 2018 for new-onset PMR that met the 2012 ACR/EULAR classification criteria were prospectively included. Patients underwent systematic screening including determination of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum C-reactive protein levels, thoracic, abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT-TAP) and, in men, serum prostate-specific antigen.
Objective: Previous studies evaluating the usefulness of systematic screening for hepatitis B and C in patients with recent-onset arthritis suffered from a major bias since they were conducted in hospitals. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the relevance of such screening, performed by hospital and office-based rheumatologists of a defined area, in the diagnosis of arthritis or inflammatory polyarthralgia of less than 1 year duration.
Methods: The CRRRI is a network which includes most hospital and office-based rheumatologists of an area with a population of 506,755 inhabitants.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the initial dosage of prednisone, a corticosteroid used for treating polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), prescribed by rheumatologists in Côte d'Or, France, from March 2006 to December 2008.
- The research analyzed data from 99 patients and found a mean dosage of 27.4 mg/day, with noticeable variabilities between different prescribers and individual patients.
- Although the initial dose was significantly higher for patients with elevated sedimentation rates, there was no correlation between the prescribed dose and clinical severity or the occurrence of relapses.