Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis following COVID-19 vaccination: Results from a nationwide survey.

We conducted a national in-depth analysis including pharmacovigilance reports and clinical study to assess the reporting rate (RR) and to determine the clinical profile of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) in COVID-19-vaccinated individuals. First, based on the French pharmacovigilance database, we estimated the RR of PMR and GCA cases in individuals aged over 50 who developed their initial symptoms within one month of receiving the BNT162b2 mRNA, mRNA-1273, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, and Ad26.COV2.

Use of biologics to treat relapsing and/or refractory polyarteritis nodosa: data from a European collaborative study.

Objectives: To describe the effectiveness and safety of biologics for the treatment of relapsing and/or refractory polyarteritis nodosa (PAN).

Methods: A retrospective European collaborative study was conducted in patients with PAN who received biologics for relapsing and/or refractory disease.

Results: Forty-two patients with PAN received a total of 53 biologic courses, including TNF-α blockers in 15 cases, rituximab (RTX) in 18 cases, tocilizumab (TCZ) in 10 cases and other biologics in 10 cases.

Infectious sacroiliitis: a retrospective, multicentre study of 39 adults.

Background: Non-brucellar and non-tuberculous infectious sacroiliitis (ISI) is a rare disease, with misleading clinical signs that delay diagnosis. Most observations are based on isolated case reports or small case series. Our aim was to describe the clinical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics of ISI, as well as the evolution of these arthritis cases under treatment.

Do all lupus patients need statins?

Statin therapy decreases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates when used as either primary or secondary prevention. An immunomodulating effect of statins has been suggested. Incontrovertible evidence of accelerated atheroma has been obtained in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

[IgG4 related disease].

IgG4 related disease (IgG4 RD) was first reported as autoimmune pancreatitis then it was established as a systemic disorder characterised by high blood level of IgG4 and fibrosis with rich plasmocytes IgG4+ in almost all organs. IgG4 RD is very sensitive to corticosteroid therapy. IgG4 RD has a high prevalence in eastern countries.