2024
Management of postinfectious inflammatory arthritis
Baker H, Amaral J, Schoen R. Management of postinfectious inflammatory arthritis. Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2024, 36: 155-162. PMID: 38411201, DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000001009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of acute infectionsAcute infectionInflammatory arthritisBenefits of antimicrobial therapyTreatment of infectionsTargeted synthetic DMARDsSpectrum of diseasesRefractory arthritisAntimicrobial therapySynthetic DMARDsFraction of casesTreatment optionsConventional therapyDisease-modifying treatmentsReactive arthritisInflammatory arthritidesInflammatory processPrompt identificationSelf-limitingChronic arthritisArthritisInfectionTreatmentTherapyArthralgiaBone 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntirheumatic AgentsArthralgiaArthritis, RheumatoidChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusHumansProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsChronic 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 infection
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