Publications by authors named "Francois Maillet"
Association between large vessel vasculitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a case-control study.
Rheumatology (Oxford)
June 2025
Objectives: To describe the characteristics and outcome of patients with the association of large vessel vasculitis (LVV, Takayasu arteritis [TA] or GCA) and IBD.
Methods: An observational, multicentre, retrospective case-control study. Cases were LVV-IBD patients from European countries, whereas controls had isolated LVV (iLVV).
Suspected Stonefish Envenomation in Reunion Island: 15 Years Later.
Wilderness Environ Med
June 2025
IntroductionAlthough marine envenomations are a reason for consultation in tropical emergency departments, stonefish stings are particularly feared. Immediate management focuses on pain control, whereas late management addresses cutaneous complications. This study presents a new series and compares the management of these patients and their outcomes at our center over the past 20 years.
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- The study examines the blood-related characteristics and overall prognosis of 127 patients with telomere biology disorders (TBD) who were diagnosed after age 15, highlighting a lack of data on this topic.
- At diagnosis, significant haematological issues were present in nearly 76% of patients, with bone marrow failure (BMF) being the most common, affecting 46.5% of the cases, while some patients also developed additional complications over time.
- The findings suggest that BMF patients tend to be younger and have a better survival rate compared to those with higher-risk blood cancers, indicating TBD as a complex multi-organ disease needing further research on its evolutionary nature and outcomes.
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- Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are complex conditions that often lead to late diagnoses, with a rise in related inflammatory issues alongside infections.
- A case study of an adult showed that chronic Human Adenovirus C-1 arthritis was diagnosed in a patient with primary agammaglobulinemia, highlighting the challenges in managing these patients.
- The use of metagenomic next-generation sequencing provided an accurate diagnosis, and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins led to complete recovery, emphasizing the need for advanced diagnostic techniques in treating immune-compromised individuals.
We report a case of reactivated biopsy-proven cytomegalovirus proctitis complicating the course of severe COVID-19 pneumonia treated with dexamethasone, anakinra and lopinavir/ritonavir. No other contributing factor was found than iatrogenic immunosuppression and COVID-19 immune dysregulation. We draw attention to the immunosuppressive risk when treating severe COVID-19 pneumonia with immunomodulators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFatal serogroup 1 pleural empyema: A case report.
World J Crit Care Med
October 2019
Background: () is a gram-negative intracellular bacillus composed of sixteen different serogroups. It is mostly known to cause pneumonia in individuals with known risk factors as immunocompromised status, tobacco use, chronic organ failure or age older than 50 years. Although parapneumonic pleural effusion is frequent in legionellosis, pleural empyema is very uncommon.
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