Publications by authors named "Jean-Pierre Caumon"

Objectives: To assess the frequency, features, and outcome of excruciating lumbar, dorsal, and/or thoracic pain following injections of local corticosteroids in rare instances.

Methods: A questionnaire mailed to 500 French rheumatologists.

Results: Three hundred and eighteen cases were reported by 92 rheumatologists (one event per 8000 injections or 6.

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Objective: To determine the very long-term clinical and functional outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients followed by office-based or hospital-based physicians.

Patients And Methods: A questionnaire including items on clinical outcomes (active disease, remission, burn-out) and the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) was mailed to 122 patients with RA of at least 15 years' duration; 61 were followed by office-based physicians and 61 by hospital-based physicians. In the 88 (72%) respondents, mean age was 63 +/- 13 years and mean disease duration was 20.

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