Behçet disease: epidemiology, classification criteria and treatment modalities.

Introduction: Behçet disease (BD) is an inflammatory multisystem disorder of unknown etiology, believed to be triggered by infection and environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals. The significance of understanding BD lies in its impact on global health due to its diverse clinical manifestations and geographical distribution.

Areas Covered: This review discusses the epidemiology of BD, emphasizing its prevalence estimated at 10.

Rheumatoid arthritis with concomitant fibromyalgia: The role of ultrasound in assessing disease activity.

Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic painful condition frequently associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which may falsely increase RA activity. The aim of our study was to compare clinical scoring and ultrasound (US) assessment in RA patients with concomitant FM with those without FM.

Methods: A cross-sectional study including patients with RA according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria was conducted.

Validity of Remission Criteria in Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Ultrasound-Defined Remission.

Objectives: Remission is the ultimate purpose of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, even when the most stringent composite scores are used, structural damages can occur; hence, ultrasonography (US) appears to be the best way to assess real remission. This study aimed to investigate the validity of different RA remission scores using US as a reference.

Assessment of the functional impact of foot involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Aim Of The Work: We aimed to evaluate the impact of foot involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using the functional foot index (FFI) and to identify predictive factors of the functional impact of foot abnormalities in RA patients.

Patients And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including patients with RA meeting the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism 2010. The main epidemiological data, results of podoscopic and clinical examination of the foot and ankle, biological tests and radiological findings were collected.

Journey of rheumatoid arthritis patients in Tunisia: From symptoms to treatment.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the different delays of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' journey from disease onset to treatment initiation and to identify possible influencing factors.

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 100 patients (14 males, 86 females; mean age: 56.5±12.

[Vaccinations for patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism during a pandemic].

Vaccinations for patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism during a pandemic.

Hyperparathyroidism: Unusual location of brown tumors.

Brown tumors (BTs) are due to a proliferation of multinucleated giant cells in osteolytic lesions. They complicate the course of hyperparathyroidism. Thanks to an early screening of bone metabolism disorders; BTs are nowadays rare bone manifestations.

Common low back pain hiding tuberculous sacroiliitis.

The sacroiliac joint is rarely affected by tuberculosis. Only few cases have been reported. Consequently, the diagnosis is often delayed.

Reactive Arthritis following Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Therapy for Bladder Cancer: a Systematic Literature Review.

Purpose Of Review: Intravesical BCG therapy (ivBCG) is a treatment for bladder cancer that complements surgery and prevents tumor progression. Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a rare osteoarticular manifestation that can complicate this treatment. An updated systematic literature review has been investigated to identify clinical, biological, and therapeutic data of this pathology.

Lower urinary tract symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis male patients versus controls.

We aimed to evaluate the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) male patient versus control, then to determine the relation of LUTS with rheumatic diseases (RD) characteristics and with erectile dysfunction (ED). We conducted a cross-sectional case control study including 50 men with RA or SpA and 50 healthy controls. LUTS were evaluated by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS).

Tendinopathies of the foot and the ankle : from the anatomy to the clinic.

The tendons of the foot and the ankle are divided into four compartments (posterior, medial, lateral and anterior). They can be the seat of tendinopathies. The term of "tendonopathy" was proposed in 1998 to group the clinical syndrome defined by pain, tendon edema and functional disability.

Physical activity assessment in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared with controls.

Objective: We aimed to assess physical activity (PA) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) compared with healthy peers and to determine factors influencing PA level.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of the measured level of PA in children with JIA, compared with age- and gender-matched healthy schoolchildren. PA was estimated using a physical activity questionnaire for children and for adolescents (cPAQ/aPAQ).

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma presenting with renal failure and bone lesions in a 46-year-old woman: a case report and review of literature.

Renal involvement in large B-cell lymphoma represents an exceptional manifestation of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Renal failure and bone metastasis by lymphomatous infiltration is extremely rare. We describe a 46-year-old woman presenting with a renal failure and a 5-month history of intermittent left knee pain that was previously misdiagnosed with osteoarthritis.

Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in Tunisia: main characteristics and detailed comparison with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objectives: The aim of the present study is to compare the clinical features, disease activity, and physical impairment between non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in Tunisian patients.

Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted in a single rheumatology center in Tunisia. Patients with axial spondyloarthritis fulfilling the 2009 ASAS criteria were included.

Entheses ultrasound assessment in primary Sjogren's syndrome.

Objective: Musculoskeletal pain is a common complaint among patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). Joints clinical examination is oftenly normal. A periarticular origin of this pain may be possible.

Possible macrophage activation syndrome following initiation of adalimumab in a patient with adult-onset Still's disease.

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) has been rarely reported in the course of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and in the majority of cases, it was triggered by an infection. Here, we report, to our knowledge, the first case of MAS occurring after adalimumab treatment initiation and not triggered by an infection. A 26-yearold woman with classical features of AOSD developed persistent fever, severe bicytopenia associated with extreme hyperferritinemia, hyponatremia and abnormal liver function tow months after the initiation of adalimumab treatment.

Collagenous colitis and spondylarthropathy.

Collagenous colitis is a recent cause of chronic diarrhea. Cooccurrence with spondylarthropathy is rare. We describe two cases: one man and one woman of 33 and 20 years old were suffering from spondylarthropathy.

[A voluminous foraminal and extra foraminal disk hernia mimicking a tumor].

In some cases, disc herniation can be voluminous and can then constitute a differential diagnosis with tumours. We report the case of a 46 years-old female with sciatica and crural neuralgia which resisted to medical treatment. X-rays exams were normal, but the computerized tomography showed a voluminous mass in contact with the L5 nervous root and which was developed in the psoas major muscle.