Epidemiology, characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of adult-onset Still's disease in Afro-Caribbeans: Results from a population-based study in Martinique, French West Indies.

Objectives: To describe the epidemiology, characteristics, response to initial treatment, and outcomes of Adult-Onset Still's disease (AOSD) in the Afro-Caribbean population of Martinique with free and easy access to specialised care.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study from 2004 to 2022 in the island of Martinique, French West-Indies which total population was 354 800 in 2021. Patients were identified from multiple sources including standardised databases.

Good Long-Term Prognosis of Lupus Nephritis in the High-Income Afro-Caribbean Population of Martinique with Free Access to Healthcare.

Unlabelled: Lupus nephritis (LN) has been described as having worse survival and renal outcomes in African-descent patients than Caucasians. We aimed to provide long-term population-based data in an Afro-descendant cohort of LN with high income and easy and free access to specialized healthcare.

Study Design: We performed a retrospective population-based analysis using data from 2002-2015 of 1140 renal biopsies at the University Hospital of Martinique (French West Indies).

Epidemiology and Characteristics of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in the African-Descent Population of Martinique, French West Indies.

Objective: To provide an epidemiologic description of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), and to describe its relationship with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a population of sub-Saharan origin.

Methods: Patients were retrospectively included on the basis of lymph node histology compatible with KFD reported in Martinique from 1991 until 2013. In order to describe the characteristics of the disease in a larger cohort, we subsequently included more patients of Afro-Caribbean origin from Guadeloupe and French Guiana.

Dengue fever in patients under biologics.

Dengue fever (DF) is an epidemic viral mosquito-borne infection limited to tropical and subtropical countries. Biological therapies have been frequently used for the last 15 years in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. However, no data is available regarding the characteristics of this infection in patients on biological therapy.