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    Brazilian recommendations on the safety and effectiveness of the yellow fever vaccination in patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

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    Background: In Brazil, we are facing an alarming epidemic scenario of Yellow fever (YF), which is reaching the most populous areas of the country in unvaccinated people. Vaccination is the only effective tool to prevent YF. In special situations, such as patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (CIMID), undergoing immunosuppressive therapy, as a higher risk of severe adverse events may occur, assessment of the risk-benefit ratio of the yellow fever vaccine (YFV) should be performed on an individual level. Main body of the abstract: Faced with the scarcity of specific orientation on YFV for this special group of patients, the Brazilian Rheumatology Society (BRS) endorsed a project aiming the development of individualized YFV recommendations for patients with CIMID, guided by questions addressed by both medical professionals and patients, followed an internationally validated methodology (GIN-McMaster Guideline Development). Firstly, a systematic review was carried out and an expert panel formed to take part of the decision process, comprising BRS clinical practitioners, as well as individuals from the Brazilian Dermatology Society (BDS), Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Study Group (GEDIIB), and specialists on infectious diseases and vaccination (from Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Immunizations National Societies); in addition, two representatives of patient groups were included as members of the panel. When the quality of the evidence was low or there was a lack of evidence to determine the recommendations, the decisions were based on the expert opinion panel and a Delphi approach was performed. A recommendation was accepted upon achieving ≥80% agreement among the panel, including the patient representatives. As a result, eight recommendations were developed regarding the safety of YFV in patients with CIMID, considering the immunosuppression degree conferred by the treatment used. It was not possible to establish recommendations on the effectiveness of YFV in these patients as there is no consistent evidence to support these recommendations. Conclusion: This paper approaches a real need, assessed by clinicians and patient care groups, to address specific questions on the management of YFV in patients with CIMID living or traveling to YF endemic areas, involving specialists from many areas together with patients, and might have global applicability, contributing to and supporting vaccination practices. We recommended a shared decision-making approach on taking or not the YFV

    Cardiac tamponade in systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of four cases

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    OBJECTIVE: To report and assess the incidence of cardiac tamponade in systemic lupus erythematosus as a cardiac manifestation of the disease. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 325 patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus according to the American Rheumatism Association and their complementary laboratory tests compatible with cardiac tamponade. RESULTS: In the 325 medical recors reviewed, we found 108 patients with pericardial effusions corresponding to 33.2% of the total and 54% of the patients studied in the active phase of the disease. Clinical assessment and transthoracic echocardiogram allowed the clinical diagnosis of cardiac tamponade in only 4 (1.23%) patients, 3 of whom were females, white, with ages ranging from 25 to 44 years. The pericardial fluid was hemorrhagic or serosanguineous with high levels of FAN and positivity for LE cells. In the treatment, we successfully used pericardicentesis associated with high doses of corticosteroids. In clinical and laboratory follow-up performed for a period of 3 years, neither recrudescence of the pericardial effusion nor evolution to constriction occurred. CONCLUSION: Even though rare (1.23%), cardiac tamponade in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus has a benign evolution when properly treated, according to our experience

    Freqüência de síndrome metabólica em pacientes com nefrite lúpica

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    INTRODUÇÃO: Os pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) apresentam morbimortalidade importante por doenças cardiovasculares (DCV). A síndrome metabólica (SM) é um transtorno complexo representado por um conjunto de fatores de risco para DCV. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a prevalência de SM em uma coorte de pacientes com nefrite lúpica em seguimento em um hospital universitário brasileiro, e o seu impacto na doença, além da freqüência de cada fator de risco cardiovascular analisado individualmente. MÉTODOS: Quarenta e seis pacientes com nefrite lúpica foram estudados e classificados de acordo o critério para SM da National Cholesterol Education Program - Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III). RESULTADOS: A SM esteve presente em 30,4% dos pacientes. Foi observada correlação linear entre a presença de SM e níveis baixos de depuração de creatinina e valores altos de creatinina sérica (p < 0,04 e p < 0,008, respectivamente). Não houve correlação com a classificação de nefrite lúpica, duração da doença, dose cumulativa de prednisona, proteinúria de 24 horas e com o escore Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC). CONCLUSÃO: Os pacientes brasileiros com nefrite lúpica estudados apresentam alta prevalência de SM, comparável a de estatísticas internacionais. Os únicos fatores relacionados à SM nessa população foram os que definem a presença de dano renal crônico
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