2025
Chikungunya Fever and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Amaral J, Schoen R, Weinblatt M, Cândido E. Chikungunya Fever and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2025, 10: 54. PMID: 39998058, PMCID: PMC11861052, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed10020054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChikungunya virus infectionRheumatoid arthritisChikungunya virusChikungunya feverChronic chikungunya arthritisRheumatology follow-upIncidence of RARisk of biasChikungunya arthritisAutoimmune mechanismsImmunological mechanismsFollow-upRA incidenceRA diagnosisDiagnostic criteriaRA developmentInfectionPRISMA guidelinesRe-emerging infectious diseasesLiterature searchDiagnostic biomarkersLong-term health impactsData extractionInfectious diseasesIncidence
2024
Correlation Between Pain, Disease Activity, and Rheumatoid Factor Positivity in Patients with Chikungunya Arthritis
Amaral J, Schoen R, Bingham C, Firmino P, Cândido E. Correlation Between Pain, Disease Activity, and Rheumatoid Factor Positivity in Patients with Chikungunya Arthritis. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2024, 97: 417-422. PMID: 39703605, PMCID: PMC11650909, DOI: 10.59249/hgxw4816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleChikungunya arthritisDisease activityDAS28-ESRRheumatoid factorPain visual analog scaleChikungunya feverDisease Activity ScoreRheumatoid factor positivityDisease activity indexChikungunya virusSignificantly with disease activityAcute viral diseasePain intensityAnalog scaleRetrospective cohortPain riskProspective cohortFactor positivityImproved therapiesActivity scoreClinical evaluationJoint symptomsPainAcute phaseChikungunya Arthritis Treatment with Methotrexate and Dexamethasone: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
Amaral J, Lucena G, Schoen R. Chikungunya Arthritis Treatment with Methotrexate and Dexamethasone: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Current Rheumatology Reviews 2024, 20: 337-346. PMID: 38173199, DOI: 10.2174/0115733971278715231208114037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic chikungunya arthritisChikungunya arthritisDouble-blindJoint countPlacebo-controlled clinical trialPain visual analog scalePlacebo-controlled trialChikungunya feverPatient global assessmentVisual analog scaleAffected individualsSwollen joint countTender joint countChikungunya virus infectionDAS28-ESRDexamethasone groupSD ageAnalog scaleBiphasic diseaseTreatment responseClinical trialsAcute phaseDexamethasoneVirus infectionGlobal assessmentBone erosions and joint damage caused by chikungunya virus: a systematic review
Amaral J, Taylor P, Schoen R. Bone erosions and joint damage caused by chikungunya virus: a systematic review. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2024, 57: e00404-2024. PMID: 38597523, PMCID: PMC11000508, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0433-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic chikungunya arthritisChikungunya arthritisJoint damageRheumatoid arthritisJoint painDisease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapyBone erosionProgression of radiographic joint damageDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsSystematic reviewAntirheumatic drug therapyAcute febrile illnessPersistent joint painSimilar to rheumatoid arthritisRadiographic joint damageChikungunya virusYears post-infectionChronic joint damagePrevent joint damageDisease-modifying therapiesJoint structural damageRheumatoid arthritis treatmentAntirheumatic drugsProspective studyChikungunya infectionQuality of Life and Disability in Chikungunya Arthritis
Amaral J, Taylor P, Weinblatt M, Bandeira Í, Schoen R. Quality of Life and Disability in Chikungunya Arthritis. Current Rheumatology Reviews 2024, 20: 65-71. PMID: 37605393, DOI: 10.2174/1573397119666230726113647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya arthritisVisual analog scaleSF-12Quality of lifeChikungunya feverVisual analog scale pain scoreShort Form Health SurveyHealth Assessment Questionnaire Disability IndexRetrospective cross-sectional studyVirus-infected patientsCKV patientsCross-sectional studyPublic health impactChikungunya fever patientsChikungunya virus infectionMCS-12PCS-12Assess disabilityOutbreak of chikungunya feverHealth SurveyDisability IndexPain scoresDAS28-ESRAnalog scaleMosquito vectors
2023
Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients.
Amaral J, Bingham C, Taylor P, Vilá L, Weinblatt M, Schoen R. Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 109: 542-547. PMID: 37549898, PMCID: PMC10484246, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya arthritisWeeks of treatmentSwollen joint countTender joint countJoint countDAS28-erythrocyte sedimentation rateAge of patientsTreated with methotrexateDisease Activity ScoreGroup of patientsMedical record reviewAcute chikungunyaPain scoresClinical improvementBrazilian patientsAssess painClinical criteriaBaseline visitActivity scoreMaintained 5 monthsPainPatientsRecord reviewSelf-limitingRheumatology practice
2022
Pathogenesis of chronic chikungunya arthritis: Resemblances and links with rheumatoid arthritis
Amaral J, Bingham C, Taylor P, Vilá L, Weinblatt M, Schoen R. Pathogenesis of chronic chikungunya arthritis: Resemblances and links with rheumatoid arthritis. Travel Medicine And Infectious Disease 2022, 52: 102534. PMID: 36549417, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic chikungunya arthritisMesenchymal stem cellsJoint painChikungunya virusReactivation of dormant virusesMorphologically similar to fibroblastsChikungunya feverEpigenetic changesChronic joint painAcute febrile illnessChikungunya virus infectionSimilar to fibroblastsMaculopapular rashChikungunya arthritisDormant virusesFebrile illnessLatent infectionMultipotent cellsStem cellsHeterogeneous groupRheumatoid arthritisPathogenic hypothesisGroup of multipotent cellsPainPatientsChikungunya Arthritis
Amaral J, Pal T, Schoen R. Chikungunya Arthritis. Rare Diseases Of The Immune System 2022, 179-190. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05002-2_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugsAnti-rheumatic drugsInflammatory rheumatic diseasesChikungunya arthritisChronic arthritisSupportive careBiphasic illnessRheumatic diseasesRheumatoid arthritisInflammatory processViral infectionArthritisAlphavirus infectionMillions of peopleIllnessInfectionDiseaseChikungunyaSubtropical worldArthralgiaRashPatientsFeverMethotrexateCare
2019
Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: What They Have in Common
Amaral JK, Bilsborrow JB, Schoen RT. Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: What They Have in Common. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 133: e91-e97. PMID: 31705850, PMCID: PMC7385732, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic chikungunya arthritisChikungunya arthritisRheumatoid arthritisChikungunya virusAcute febrile illnessAcute illnessFebrile illnessHigh feverInflammatory arthritisMaculopapular rashAcute infectionInfectious causesClinical manifestationsInflammatory processChikungunya feverArthritisFamily TogaviridaeGenus AlphavirusPatientsFeverBetter diagnosisIllnessSignificant proportionRNA virusesVirusBrief report: the disability of chronic chikungunya arthritis
Amaral JK, Bilsborrow JB, Schoen RT. Brief report: the disability of chronic chikungunya arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology 2019, 38: 2011-2014. PMID: 30963336, PMCID: PMC7400963, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04529-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya feverHealth Assessment Questionnaire Disability IndexPain visual analog scaleChronic chikungunya arthritisHAQ-DI scoresVisual analog scaleSpectrum of painChikungunya arthritisDisability IndexRheumatology clinicRheumatic diseasesAnalog scaleArthritic painDisability levelCCA patientsModerate disabilityPatientsPainEntire groupArthritisMean scoreDisabilityScoresUrgent needMorbidity
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