Introduction: Systemic autoimmune diseases have been poorly studied in sub-Saharan Africa and their frequency is not well known. This study provided an overview of the main reasons for the use of care and their evolut...Introduction: Systemic autoimmune diseases have been poorly studied in sub-Saharan Africa and their frequency is not well known. This study provided an overview of the main reasons for the use of care and their evolution in the main hospitals in Benin. Methods: This was a multi-centric descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the internal medicine, rheumatology, dermatology and nephrology departments of nine (09) public and private hospital centers in Benin over a 57-month period, from January 1st, 2017 to September 30th, 2021. It involved patients followed for a systemic autoimmune disease. The data was collected with a digital survey sheet and then processed and analyzed with the R software (version 3.4). Results: Two hundred and three (203) patients were recorded, which represents a hospital frequency of 0.13%. The mean age was 44 years and the sex ratio (M/F) was 0.29. Connective tissue disease accounted for 95.07% of systemic autoimmune diseases which were dominated by rheumatoid arthritis (40.9%) and systemic lupus (37.4%). Ten cases of vasculitis have been reported and dominated by Behçet’s disease (40%). The main reasons for seeking care were asthenia, weight loss and fever. Arthralgia and skin lesions are the main guiding signs. Six deaths (3.1%) were recorded among connective tissue disease and 1 death (10%) among vasculitis. Conclusion: In spite of being rare, systemic autoimmune diseases are a reality in Benin. A general population study would provide a better understanding of clinical characteristics and identify prognostic factors.展开更多
Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency that can be life-threatening. Its mortality is largely attributable to severe forms classically defined by clinical and morphological criteria...Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency that can be life-threatening. Its mortality is largely attributable to severe forms classically defined by clinical and morphological criteria. The aim of this study is to establish the role of two cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP and troponin) in assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism. Patients and Methods: We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study. Data collection was retrospective over the period from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2021. All patients hospitalized for pulmonary embolism in two cardiology referral clinics in Cotonou (Atinkanmey Polyclinic and CICA Clinic) were included. Results: The hospital prevalence of pulmonary embolism was 9.08%. The mean age was 52.6 years, with extremes of 18 and 92 years. The sex ratio was 0.73. Pulmonary embolism was severe according to hemodynamic, morphological and sPESI criteria in 12%, 24% and 39% of cases respectively, and mortality was 61.53%. Mean NT-ProBNP and troponin I levels were significantly higher in patients with severe criteria than in those without. NT-proBNP and troponin had good specificity for predicting cardiovascular arrest (99% and 90%), shock (100% and 98%), and hypotension (99% and 96%). NT-proBNP has the best positive predictive values in relation to the occurrence of shock (100%) and right ventricular dilatation (93%). The best correlation coefficient was obtained between right ventricular dilatation and NT-proBNP (0.78). Conclusion: NT-proBNP and troponin I are good biomarkers for predicting the severity of pulmonary embolism and allowing therapeutic adaptation when they are elevated.展开更多
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a non-organ-specific autoimmune disease with an unknown origin. The unchanged trend of premature mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus shows the critical unmet n...Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a non-organ-specific autoimmune disease with an unknown origin. The unchanged trend of premature mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus shows the critical unmet need for improved and optimized management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Objectives: To analyze the clinical features and the prognostic factors of death in SLE at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. It was conducted over the period from January 1st 2010 to December 31st 2021. The study population consisted of all patients followed for SLE in the internal medicine, rheumatology, nephrology and dermatology wards at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou. Results: 88 cases were recorded in 12 years, i.e. an incidence of 7 cases per year. There were 80 women and 8 men with a mean age of 36.4 ± 13.1 years. The clinical picture was dominated by mucocutaneous (86.3%) and osteoarticular (71.5%) disorders. The biological abnormalities observed were anemia (78.8%), lymphopenia (43.1%) and thrombocytopenia (17.7%). 39 patients had renal damage (44.3%). The incidence of death was 17%. Factors associated with death were renal involvement, infectious complications, high initial SLEDAI score, flare, thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia. Conclusion: Mortality related to SLE remains high at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou. Renal involvement, infectious complications, high initial SLEDAI score, flare, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia were the factors associated with death. The presence of these factors should lead to an evaluation of the treatment.展开更多
文摘Introduction: Systemic autoimmune diseases have been poorly studied in sub-Saharan Africa and their frequency is not well known. This study provided an overview of the main reasons for the use of care and their evolution in the main hospitals in Benin. Methods: This was a multi-centric descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the internal medicine, rheumatology, dermatology and nephrology departments of nine (09) public and private hospital centers in Benin over a 57-month period, from January 1st, 2017 to September 30th, 2021. It involved patients followed for a systemic autoimmune disease. The data was collected with a digital survey sheet and then processed and analyzed with the R software (version 3.4). Results: Two hundred and three (203) patients were recorded, which represents a hospital frequency of 0.13%. The mean age was 44 years and the sex ratio (M/F) was 0.29. Connective tissue disease accounted for 95.07% of systemic autoimmune diseases which were dominated by rheumatoid arthritis (40.9%) and systemic lupus (37.4%). Ten cases of vasculitis have been reported and dominated by Behçet’s disease (40%). The main reasons for seeking care were asthenia, weight loss and fever. Arthralgia and skin lesions are the main guiding signs. Six deaths (3.1%) were recorded among connective tissue disease and 1 death (10%) among vasculitis. Conclusion: In spite of being rare, systemic autoimmune diseases are a reality in Benin. A general population study would provide a better understanding of clinical characteristics and identify prognostic factors.
文摘Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency that can be life-threatening. Its mortality is largely attributable to severe forms classically defined by clinical and morphological criteria. The aim of this study is to establish the role of two cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP and troponin) in assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism. Patients and Methods: We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study. Data collection was retrospective over the period from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2021. All patients hospitalized for pulmonary embolism in two cardiology referral clinics in Cotonou (Atinkanmey Polyclinic and CICA Clinic) were included. Results: The hospital prevalence of pulmonary embolism was 9.08%. The mean age was 52.6 years, with extremes of 18 and 92 years. The sex ratio was 0.73. Pulmonary embolism was severe according to hemodynamic, morphological and sPESI criteria in 12%, 24% and 39% of cases respectively, and mortality was 61.53%. Mean NT-ProBNP and troponin I levels were significantly higher in patients with severe criteria than in those without. NT-proBNP and troponin had good specificity for predicting cardiovascular arrest (99% and 90%), shock (100% and 98%), and hypotension (99% and 96%). NT-proBNP has the best positive predictive values in relation to the occurrence of shock (100%) and right ventricular dilatation (93%). The best correlation coefficient was obtained between right ventricular dilatation and NT-proBNP (0.78). Conclusion: NT-proBNP and troponin I are good biomarkers for predicting the severity of pulmonary embolism and allowing therapeutic adaptation when they are elevated.
文摘Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a non-organ-specific autoimmune disease with an unknown origin. The unchanged trend of premature mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus shows the critical unmet need for improved and optimized management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Objectives: To analyze the clinical features and the prognostic factors of death in SLE at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. It was conducted over the period from January 1st 2010 to December 31st 2021. The study population consisted of all patients followed for SLE in the internal medicine, rheumatology, nephrology and dermatology wards at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou. Results: 88 cases were recorded in 12 years, i.e. an incidence of 7 cases per year. There were 80 women and 8 men with a mean age of 36.4 ± 13.1 years. The clinical picture was dominated by mucocutaneous (86.3%) and osteoarticular (71.5%) disorders. The biological abnormalities observed were anemia (78.8%), lymphopenia (43.1%) and thrombocytopenia (17.7%). 39 patients had renal damage (44.3%). The incidence of death was 17%. Factors associated with death were renal involvement, infectious complications, high initial SLEDAI score, flare, thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia. Conclusion: Mortality related to SLE remains high at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou. Renal involvement, infectious complications, high initial SLEDAI score, flare, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia were the factors associated with death. The presence of these factors should lead to an evaluation of the treatment.
