25 results match your criteria: "Universities of Tours and Nantes[Affiliation]"

Accurate diagnosis of acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy: a French multicenter observational study.

Eur J Pediatr

September 2023

Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte Justine Research Centre, Sainte Justine University Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.

The purpose of the study is to highlight clinical signs that are either suggestive of or against the diagnosis of AHEI to improve diagnosis and management. The medical records of children under 3 years old diagnosed with AHEI were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data and photographs were reviewed by three independent experts, and the cases were classified as probable, doubtful, or unclear AHEI.

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Clinical Manifestations and Management of Pediatric Granuloma Annulare: A Systematic Review.

J Pediatr

June 2023

Department of Dermatology and Reference Center for Rare Diseases and Vascular Malformations (MAGEC), CHRU Tours, Tours, France; Unit of Pediatric Dermatology, CHRU Tours, Tours, France; Universities of Tours and Nantes, INSERM 1246-SPHERE, Tours, France.

Objective: To determine the clinical manifestations, management, and outcomes of pediatric granuloma annulare (GA).

Study Design: We searched MEDLINE via PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, and EMBASE from inception to January 2021. We included all original reports of patients <18 years of age with a diagnosis of GA and all original reports describing any intervention, including topical or systemic agents, in these patients.

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Continued enteral nutrition until extubation compared with fasting before extubation in patients in the intensive care unit: an open-label, cluster-randomised, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial.

Lancet Respir Med

April 2023

Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU Tours, CIC INSERM 1415, CRICS-TriggerSep F-CRIN Research Network, Tours, France; INSERM, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, U1100, Tours, France; Université de Tours, Tours, France. Electronic address:

Background: Fasting is frequently imposed before extubation in patients in intensive care units, with the aim to reduce risk of aspiration. This unevaluated practice might delay extubation, increase workload, and reduce caloric intake. We aimed to compare continued enteral nutrition until extubation with fasting before extubation in patients in the intensive care unit.

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Cystic lymphatic malformations (LMs) are rare chronic conditions which management differs according to the type (macrocystic LMs, microcystic LMs or both). Studies are lacking due to rarity of the pathology. We aimed to establish a French National Diagnosis and Care Protocol (PNDS: Protocole National de Diagnostic et de Soins), to provide health professionals with free open access synthesis on optimal management and care of patients with LMs ( https://www.

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sQUIZ your knowledge! Painful toe ulcers in a 79-year-old woman.

Eur J Dermatol

May 2022

Department of Dermatology and Reference Center for Rare Diseases and Vascular Malformations (MAGEC), University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France

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Quality of life of children with capillary malformations of the lower limbs: Evolution and associated factors. Data from the French national paediatric cohort, CONAPE.

Ann Dermatol Venereol

December 2022

University Hospital Center of Tours (CHRU), Department of Dermatology, Unit of Pediatric Dermatology, 37044 Tours Cedex 9, France; CHRU Tours, Reference center for genodermatoses and rare skin diseases - vascular anomalies (MAGEC), 37000 Tours, France; Universities of Tours and Nantes, SPHERE-INSERM 1246, 37000 Tours, France. Electronic address:

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Background: Health care transition (i.e., transition from pediatric to adult care) is challenging in chronic conditions but has been poorly studied in rare chronic skin diseases.

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Background: Awake prone positioning (APP) has been advocated to improve oxygenation and prevent intubation of patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This paper aims to synthesize the available evidence on the efficacy of APP.

Methods: We performed a systematic review of proportional outcomes from observational studies to compare intubation rate in patients treated with APP or with standard care.

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Topical sirolimus 1% for benign lymphangiomatous papules after radiotherapy for endometrial and breast cancers: a report of three cases.

Eur J Dermatol

April 2021

Department of Dermatology and Reference Centre for Rare Diseases and Vascular Malformations (MAGEC), CHRU Tours, 37044 Tours Cedex 9, France, Universities of Tours and Nantes, INSERM 1246 - SPHERE, 37000 Tours, France.

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Acute acral eruptions in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Characteristics of 103 children and their family clusters.

Ann Dermatol Venereol

June 2021

Universities of Tours and Nantes, inserm 1246-SPHERE, 37000 Tours, France; Tours University Hospital, Department of Dermatology, 37044 Tours Cedex 9, France; Tours University Hospital, Clinical Investigation Center-INSERM 1415, 37000 Tours, France. Electronic address:

Background: A marked increase in frequency of acute acral eruptions (AAE) was observed in children during the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring period.

Objectives: In this observational multicenter study, based on children with AAE, we aimed to assess the proportion of household members possibly infected by SARS-CoV-2.

Methods: We collected data from all children observed with AAE, prospectively from April 7, 2020 to June 22, 2020, and retrospectively since February 28, 2020.

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Primary lymphedema is a rare chronic pathology associated with constitutional abnormalities of the lymphatic system. The objective of this French National Diagnosis and Care Protocol (Protocole National de Diagnostic et de Soins; PNDS), based on a critical literature review and multidisciplinary expert consensus, is to provide health professionals with an explanation of the optimal management and care of patients with primary lymphedema. This PNDS, written by consultants at the French National Referral Center for Primary Lymphedema, was published in 2019 ( https://has-sante.

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Automated brain MRI metrics in the EPIRMEX cohort of preterm newborns: Correlation with the neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years.

Diagn Interv Imaging

April 2021

Pediatric Radiology Department, Clocheville Hospital, CHRU of Tours, 37000 Tours, France; UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, 37000 Tours, France; Neonatology Department, Clocheville Hospital, CHRU of Tours, 37000 Tours, France; Universities of Tours and Nantes, INSERM 1246-SPHERE, Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1415, CHRU de Tours, 37000 Tours, France; Department of Neonatology, North Hospital, APHM University Hospital, 13015 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, EFS, ADES, 13000 Marseille, France; CReSTIC, Champagne-Ardennes University, EA3804, 51100 Reims, France; INSERM U1245, Genetics and Pathophysiology of Neurodevelopment Disorders Team, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Research and Innovation in Biomedicine, Normandy University, 76000 Rouen, France; Department of Radiology, Rennes University Hospital, CHU Hôpital Sud, 35000 Rennes, France; School of EIC, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China; LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 75013 Paris, France; Paris-Sud University, School of Medicine, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Assistance-Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Bicetre Hospital, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify in the EPIRMEX cohort the correlations between MRI brain metrics, including diffuse excessive high signal intensities (DEHSI) obtained with an automated quantitative method and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years.

Materials And Methods: A total of 390 very preterm infants (gestational age at birth≤32 weeks) who underwent brain MRI at term equivalent age at 1.5T (n=338) or 3T (n=52) were prospectively included.

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Faecal calprotectin in hidradenitis suppurativa: a study of 55 patients.

Eur J Dermatol

August 2020

Universities of Tours and Nantes, INSERM 1246 - SPHERE, 37000 Tours, France, CHRU Tours, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Trousseau, 37044, Tours CEDEX 9, France.

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Meta-trial of awake prone positioning with nasal high flow therapy: Invitation to join a pandemic collaborative research effort.

J Crit Care

December 2020

CHRU Tours, Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CIC INSERM 1415, REVA and CRICS-TriggerSEP Research Networks, Tours, France; INSERM, Centre d'étude des Pathologies Respiratoires, U1100, Université de Tours, Tours, France. Electronic address:

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Sport activities and exercise in individuals with lymphedema: a French national survey on practices and fears.

Eur J Dermatol

February 2020

Department of Dermatology and Reference Center for Rare Diseases and Vascular Malformations (MAGEC), CHRU Tours, 37044 Tours Cedex 9, France, Universities of Tours and Nantes, INSERM 1246 - SPHERE, 37000 Tours, France.

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Background: Systemic mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are currently used in many dermatologic indications. Their topical use is recent and poorly codified.

Objective: To provide an overview of the topical use of mTOR inhibitors in dermatologic conditions and evaluate their efficacy and safety.

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Objectives: The value of salivary gland scintigraphy in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome remains controversial. The primary aim of this study was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of salivary gland scintigraphy in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome among 237 patients with xerostomia.

Methods: We retrospectively compared eight scintigraphy parameters between 106 Sjögren patients and 131 non-Sjögren patients.

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