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Observational Study
. 2021 Oct;76(10):741-745.

[About a pediatric patients cohort followed in the adult rheumatology department of CHU Liège]

[Article in French]
M Jouret  1 , C Rinkin  2 , M C Seghaye  3 , M G Malaise  4
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Observational Study

[About a pediatric patients cohort followed in the adult rheumatology department of CHU Liège]

[Article in French]
M Jouret et al. Rev Med Liege. 2021 Oct.
Free article

Abstract
in English, French

We realized an observational retrospective study about pediatric patients (between 1 to 18 years) followed at the CHU Liège in an adult rheumatologic service during the last 14 years. This study identified 102 patients who developed the first symptoms during infancy, identifying 39 different diseases. Mainly, we identify cases of idiopathic juvenile arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthropathies, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitis, connective tissue diseases, bone diseases, and phosphocalcic metabolic disorders. These observations highlight the difficulties to classify inflammatory articular diseases in young patients. Furthermore, this article may be helpful to identify some specificities in the pediatric population who suffers from rheumatologic diseases and some essential factors to make an optimal transition to adult medicine.

Nous avons réalisé une étude rétrospective observationnelle sur les patients d’âge pédiatrique (1-18 ans) ayant été vus en rhumatologie adulte au CHU de Liège ces 14 dernières années. Cette étude a permis d’identifier 102 patients présentant une pathologie rhumatologique à début pédiatrique pour lesquels 39 diagnostics différents ont été retenus. On retrouve principalement des arthrites juvéniles idiopathiques, mais également des polyarthrites rhumatoïdes, des spondylarthropathies, des lupus érythémateux systémiques, des vascularites systémiques, des pathologies du tissu conjonctif, des pathologies osseuses, ainsi que des troubles du métabolisme phosphocalcique. Ces observations mettent en lumière les difficultés de classification de certaines pathologies articulaires inflammatoires du jeune adulte. Elles permettent également d’identifier les spécificités pédiatriques de ces pathologies rhumatologiques et les éléments essentiels à la réalisation d’une transition optimale vers la médecine adulte.

Keywords: Auto; Inflammatory joint diseases; Transition; Vasculitis; Pediatric rheumatology; immune diseases; inflammatory diseases.

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