Publications by authors named "Langbour C"
Introduction: McArdle disease, or glycogen storage disease type V (GSD 5), is a rare metabolic myopathy linked to an autosomal recessive myophosphorylase deficiency.
Case Report: We report the case of a 17-year-old male patient who was referred to the emergency department for the management of acute inflammatory low back pain, without traumatic context, associated with an increase of CK at 66,336 UI/L (N<192UI/L) and a CRP at 202mg/L. The immunological assessment was negative and the spinal MRI showed images in favor of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the erector spinae muscles, among others.
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- Septic arthritis of the facet joints (SAFJ) is a rare and serious infection, mostly reported in male patients around 68 years old, with common symptoms including acute back pain and fever.
- A study conducted in five French medical centers included 65 patients, showing that it typically takes about 25 days to diagnose the condition, with Staphylococcus aureus identified as the leading pathogen in over 49% of cases.
- The study found high rates of complications such as neurological symptoms and infective endocarditis, with mortality rates at 9.2%, 18.5%, and 23% over one, two, and three years, indicating significant morbidity and mortality associated with SAFJ.
is a Gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus, rarely responsible for urinary tract infections and seldom described for musculoskeletal infections like spondylodiscitis. An 86-year-old man presented to our hospital for groin pain without fever. Pelvic CT-guided biopsy revealed an pubic symphysis osteomyelitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) is a new therapeutic class in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Four molecules are approved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Europe. Recently, questions have raised about adverse events.
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