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J Med Vasc ; 48(3-4): 100-104, 2023 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37914454

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Leg ulcers associated with major sickle cell disease (SCLU) are a chronic, painful complication, often treated by autologous skin graft. The analgesic effect of skin grafting in SCLU is poorly studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of skin grafting on the pain and healing of SCLU. METHODS: Patients hospitalized for SCLU skin grafting were included in a retrospective and prospective observational cohort, between 2019 and 2023: 53 autologous pinch grafts were performed on a total of 35 SCLUs in 25 sickle cell patients. The primary endpoint was the evaluation of the analgesic effect of the skin graft, measured by visual analog scale (VAS) and weekly cumulative analgesic consumption between day (D)0, D7 and D30. Wound healing was assessed by variation in wound areas between D0 and D30. RESULTS: Twenty-five patients with a median age range of 45.5years old were included, 68% were men, SS genotype was present in 96% of the cases. At D7, a significant decrease in VAS and consumption of analgesics of all classes was observed. At D30, only a significant decrease in VAS and consumption of mild opioids was present, as well as a significant reduction in wound surface area compared with D0. CONCLUSION: Pinch grafts have a significant early analgesic effect in the management of patients with SCLU, and significantly notice reduction of wound surface area within one month.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Sickle Cell , Leg Ulcer , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Analgesics/therapeutic use , Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications , Leg Ulcer/drug therapy , Leg Ulcer/etiology , Leg Ulcer/surgery , Pain , Retrospective Studies , Skin Transplantation/adverse effects , Prospective Studies
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J Neuroradiol ; 50(5): 511-517, 2023 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36781119

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intracranial aneurysms are frequent in patients with sickle cell anemia, while subarachnoid hemorrhage is a major cause of death and disability in young adult patients. Several characteristics, such as younger age and smaller size at rupture, may incline therapeutic decision towards exclusion treatments. Clinical guidelines on treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in this population are still missing. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysm in patients with sickle cell anemia, using an adapted hematological preparation regimen. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Adult patients with sickle cell anemia and treated unruptured aneurysms by endovascular therapy or neurosurgery were included in this retrospective cohort study. Treatment decision was reached after multi-disciplinary assessment. A pre-operative blood transfusion protocol was undertaken targeting a HbS below 30%. Demographic data, hematological preparation parameters and clinical and radiological outcomes were documented. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Twenty-five procedures were performed in 18 patients encompassing 19 aneurysms treated by embolization and 6 by surgery. Median age at treatment was 34 years-old and median aneurysm dome size was 4.4 mm. Immediate aneurysm exclusion rate was 85.7% after endovascular therapy and 100% after neurosurgery. Median follow-up was 6 months, with all patients being asymptomatic at last follow-up. Two transitory ischemic neurological deficits, as well as four cases of iodine-induced encephalopathy were identified after embolization. No complication occurred after surgery. Endovascular therapy by coiling and neurosurgical treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms appears to be safe in patients with sickle cell anemia and should be considered given the specific hemorrhagic risk observed in this population. A rigorous hematological preparation, associated with a dedicated peri­operative protocol and an adequate therapeutic strategy are essential prerequisites.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Sickle Cell , Aneurysm, Ruptured , Embolization, Therapeutic , Endovascular Procedures , Intracranial Aneurysm , Young Adult , Humans , Adult , Cohort Studies , Intracranial Aneurysm/complications , Intracranial Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging , Intracranial Aneurysm/therapy , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Endovascular Procedures/methods , Embolization, Therapeutic/methods , Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications , Anemia, Sickle Cell/therapy , Aneurysm, Ruptured/surgery
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Respir Med Res ; 79: 100828, 2021 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34023794

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. In absence of official recommendations, implementing daily multidisciplinary team (MDT) COVID-19 meetings was urgently needed. Our aim was to describe our initial institutional standard operating procedures for implementing these meetings, and their impact on daily practice. METHODS: All consecutive patients who were hospitalized in our institution due to COVID 19, from March 31 to April 15, 2020, were included. Criteria to be presented at MDT meetings were defined as a proven COVID-19 by PCR or strongly suspected on CT scan, requiring hospitalization and treatment not included in the standard of care. Three investigators identified the patients who met the predefined criteria and compared the treatment and outcomes of patients with predefined criteria that were presented during MDT meeting with those not presented during MDT meeting. COVID-19 MDT meeting implementation and adhesion were also assessed by a hospital medical staff survey. RESULTS: In all, 318 patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 were examined in our hospital. Of these, 230 (87%) were hospitalized in a COVID-19 unit, 91 (40%) of whom met predefined MDT meeting criteria. Fifty (55%) patients were presented at a MDT meeting versus 41 (45%) were not. Complementary exploration and inclusion in the CorImmuno cohort were higher in MDT meeting group (respectively 35 vs. 15%, P=0.03 and 80 versus 49%, P=0.0007). Prescription of hydrocortisone hemisuccinate was higher in group of patients not presented during MDT meeting (24 vs. 51%, P=0.007). Almost half of the patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were not presented at MDT meeting, which can be partly explained by technical software issues. CONCLUSIONS: Multidisciplinary COVID-19 meetings helped implementing a single standard of care, avoided using treatments that were untested or currently being tested, and facilitated the inclusion of patients in prospective cohorts and therapeutic trials.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/therapy , Group Processes , Medical Staff, Hospital , Standard of Care , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Clinical Decision-Making , Female , France , Hospitals, University , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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Med Mal Infect ; 43(7): 286-94, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23916308

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Mycetomas are chronic sub-cutaneous tropical infections in which exogenous causative agents, fungal (eumycetes) or bacterial (actinomycetes), generate grains. The typical presentation is multi-fistulized pseudotumors. This disease, particularly eumycetoma, is difficult to treat. It is a major health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. In France, the disease is rare, but patients have access to a broader range of treatments. The authors had for objective to present the cases of mycetomas diagnosed in developed country and their management. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was made on the clinical presentation and management of mycetomas from 1995 to 2011, in the Bobigny Avicenne teaching hospital. RESULTS: Six patient files were studied. The patients were men with a median age of 31 years (16-70). Five patients were from Sub Saharan Africa, one from Sri Lanka. The etiologies were one actinomycetoma and five eumycetomas. There was bone involvement in five cases. There was one atypical presentation: a primary intra-osseous mycetoma. Three patients were cured including two by surgical management and one by medical treatment (actinomycetoma). Antifungal therapy failed (four patients) in every case (voriconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, terbinafine, caspofungin). CONCLUSION: The results of this study made in a non-epidemic zone revealed that despite a typical clinical presentation, the diagnosis and management were delayed because this imported disease is rare in France. The patients received new broad-spectrum triazole and caspofungin, but none were cured with antifungal therapy alone.


Subject(s)
Emigrants and Immigrants , Mycetoma/drug therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Africa South of the Sahara/ethnology , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Developed Countries , Disease Management , Foot Dermatoses/diagnosis , Foot Dermatoses/drug therapy , Foot Dermatoses/ethnology , Foot Dermatoses/surgery , France/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mycetoma/diagnosis , Mycetoma/ethnology , Mycetoma/surgery , Nocardia Infections/diagnosis , Nocardia Infections/drug therapy , Retrospective Studies , Sri Lanka/ethnology , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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Ann Trop Med Parasitol ; 102(8): 693-8, 2008 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19000386

ABSTRACT

There are no established guidelines for the treatment of disseminated strongyloidiasis in immunosuppressed patients, and many different treatment regimens have been used. Here, the case of a 48-year-old, HIV-positive, Congolese man, who was hospitalized for disseminated tuberculosis but developed life-threatening disseminated strongyloidiasis, is described. This patient died, with relapsing disseminated strongyloidiasis, 3 months after being treated with ivermectin. The reasons for this poor outcome and the various treatment options for strongyloidiasis in HIV-infected patients are discussed.


Subject(s)
Antinematodal Agents/therapeutic use , HIV Seropositivity , Ivermectin/therapeutic use , Lung Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy , Strongyloides stercoralis , Strongyloidiasis/drug therapy , Animals , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Lung Diseases, Parasitic/virology , Male , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Strongyloidiasis/virology , Tuberculosis/parasitology , Tuberculosis/virology
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