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Existe una gran cantidad de conocimientos sobre el turismo que no han sido transferidos eficazmente al sector productivo en la zona sur de Manabí. En la Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí, el conocimiento ha sido transferido al sector turístico con eficacia en algunas áreas. El objetivo del trabajo es demostrar el aporte al fortalecimiento organizacional del sector turístico en la provincia de Manabí, que permitió manejar y difundir de los atractivos turísticos, mediante la vinculación universitaria con la sociedad. Se realizó la transferencia e intercambio del aprendizaje entre comunidad y universidad en los cantones 24 de mayo, Jipijapa, Manta, Montecristi, Paján, Portoviejo, Puerto López, Rocafuerte, San Vicente y Santa Ana, a través de talleres, chalas, conferencias y artículos científicos. Las materias de mayor importancia para el turismo resultó ser ecología, diversidad biológica, atractivos turísticos, restauración, patrimonio cultural y natural, diseño de proyectos turísticos, información turística y turismo rural, entre otras. Es preciso trabajar mejor para la transformación de resultados científicos en prácticas turísticas sostenibles.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a complex rheumatic disease with both autoimmune and autoinflammatory components. Recently, familial cases of systemic-onset JIA have been attributed to mutations in LACC1/FAMIN. We describe three affected siblings from a Moroccan consanguineous family with an early-onset chronic, symmetric and erosive arthritis previously diagnosed as rheumatoid factor (RF)-negative polyarticular JIA. Autozygosity mapping identified four homozygous regions shared by all patients, located in chromosomes 3, 6 (n:2) and 13, containing over 330 genes. Subsequent whole exome sequencing identified two potential candidate variants within these regions (in FARS2 and LACC1/FAMIN). Genotyping of a cohort of healthy Moroccan individuals (n: 352) and bioinformatics analyses finally supported the frameshift c.128_129delGT mutation in the LACC1/FAMIN gene, leading to a truncated protein (p.Cys43Tyrfs*6), as the most probable causative gene defect. Additional targeted sequencing studies performed in patients with systemic-onset JIA (n:23) and RF-negative polyarticular JIA (n: 44) revealed no pathogenic LACC1/FAMIN mutations. Our findings support the homozygous genotype in the LACC1/FAMIN gene as the defect underlying the family here described with a recessively inherited severe inflammatory joint disease. Our evidences provide further support to the involvement of LACC1/FAMIN deficiency in different types of JIA in addition to the initially described systemic-onset JIA., The authors would like to thank the CRG Genomics Unit for assistance with whole exome sequencing. This work has been partially funded by: CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya (JIA, XE, SO), the PERIS program of the Generalitat de Catalunya grant SLT002/16/00310 (RR), the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grant SAF2015-68472-C2-1-R (JIA), the Instituto de Salud Carlos III/Transnational Research Projects on Rare Diseases (JIA) grant AC15/00027, the Spanish Society of Pediatric Rheumatology (JIA), the Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca del Departament d’Economia grant 2009-SGR-1502 (XE) and the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) grant agreement no. 262055 (XE). We also acknowledge support of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MEIC) to the EMBL partnership, ‘Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa’.

To develop recommendations on the transition from pediatric care to adult care in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases with childhood onset based. Recommendations were generated following nominal group methodology and Delphi technique. A panel of 16 experts was established. A systematic literature review (on transitional care) and a narrative review were performed and presented to the panel in the first panel meeting to be discussed. A first draft of recommendations was generated and circulated. Focal groups with adolescents, young adults and parents were organized. In a second meeting, the focus group results along with the input from invited psychologist were used to establish definitive recommendations. Then, a Delphi process (two rounds) was carried out. A group of 72 pediatric and adult rheumatologists took part. Recommendations were voted from 1 (total disagreement) to 10 (total agreement). We defined agreement if at least 70 % voted ≥7. The level of evidence and grade or recommendation was assessed using the Oxford center for evidence-based medicine levels of evidence. Transition care was defined as a purposeful, planned process that addresses the medical, psychosocial and educational/vocational needs of adolescents and young adults with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases with childhood onset as they move from child-centered to adult-oriented healthcare systems. The consensus covers: transition needs, barriers and facilitators, transitional issues (objectives, participants, content, phases, timing, plans, documentation and responsibilities), physicians' and other health professionals' knowledge and skill requirements, models/programs, and strategies and guideline for implementation. Preliminary recommendations and agreement grade are shown in the Table (first Delphi round). These recommendations are intended to provide health professionals, patients, families and other stakeholders with a consensus on the transition process from pediatric to adult care.

Como punto de partida en la generación de la idea del proyecto, se toma como referencia su proximidad a la carretera por donde circulan los vehículos, y es precisamente el dinamismo de ésta, es la que genera esa idea de bandas de la parcela, que pasa a formar parte del viario urbano a través de dicha trama. Dentro de ésta, se proyecta el edificio, quedando totalmente integrado en todo su conjunto y con el entorno próximo. También se busca integrar el circuito dentro de este sistema, que se va desarrollando de manera serpenteante dentro de las diferentes bandas. Cabe destacar que estas mismas bandas van formando un paisaje ondulado a su paso por la parcela como si de dunas habitadas se tratase. Son estas ondulaciones las que dan lugar a la idea de ondular la banda proyecta para el museo y generando esa cubierta curva que pasa a formar parte del circuito de pruebas. El resto de bandas pertenece al entorno, siendo habitadas por la naturaleza… La parte edificatoria se resuelve en cinco niveles: museo (sótano), baja (meeting point), primera (restaurante y oficinas), segunda (área de investigación) y bajo-marquesina (vistas al circuito). Se pueden resumir a estas tres premisas la idea generadora del proyecto: - El homenaje a la velocidad y a la idea cinética. - La pantalla publicitaria / Carteles publicitarios. - Un sistema de dunas parque-habitadas. Estas premisas se ven reflejas en la estructura del puente que forma parte del circuito, homenajeando la velocidad, así como la fachada se convierte en una gran valla publicitaria que es perceptible desde cualquier punto de las zonas de alrededor y en el sistema de bandas parque ondulantes., Grado en Arquitectura

OBJECTIVE: To identify biomarkers of articular and ocular disease activity in patients with Blau syndrome (BS). METHODS: Multiplex plasma protein arrays were performed in five BS patients and eight normal healthy volunteers (NHVs). Plasma S100A12 and S100A8/9 were subsequently measured by ELISA at baseline and 1-year follow-up in all patients from a prospective multicentre cohort study. CRP was measured using Meso Scale Discovery immunoassay. Active joint counts, standardization uveitis nomenclature for anterior uveitis cells and vitreous haze by Nussenblatt scale were the clinical parameters. RESULTS: Multiplex Luminex arrays identified S100A12 as the most significantly elevated protein in five selected BS vs eight NHVs and this was confirmed by ELISA on additional samples from the same five BS patients. In the patient cohort, S100A12 (n = 39) and S100A8/9 (n = 33) were significantly higher compared with NHVs (n = 44 for S100A12, n = 40 for S100A8/9) (P = 0.0000004 and P = 0.0003, respectively). Positive correlations between active joint counts and S100 levels were significant for S100A12 (P = 0.0008) and S100A8/9 (P = 0.015). CRP levels did not correlate with active joint count. Subgroup analysis showed significant association of S100 proteins with active arthritis (S100A12 P = 0.01, S100A8/9 P = 0.008). Active uveitis was not associated with increased S100 levels. CONCLUSION: S100 proteins are biomarkers of articular disease activity in BS and potential outcome measures in future clinical trials. As secreted neutrophil and macrophage products, S100 proteins may reflect the burden of granulomatous tissue in BS.

Objective To describe the clinical, laboratory, and histopathologic features, current treatment, and outcome of patients with macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods In this multinational, multicenter study, pediatric rheumatologists and hemato-oncologists entered patient data collected retrospectively into a web-based database. Results A total of 362 patients, 22% of whom had MAS at the onset of systemic JIA, were included in the study by 95 investigators from 33 countries. The most frequent clinical manifestations were fever (96%), hepatomegaly (70%), and splenomegaly (58%). Central nervous system dysfunction and hemorrhages were recorded in 35% and 20% of the patients, respectively. Platelet count and liver transaminase, ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, triglyceride, and d-dimer levels were the sole laboratory biomarkers showing a percentage change of >50% between the pre-MAS visit and MAS onset. Evidence of macrophage hemophagocytosis was found in 60% of the patients who underwent bone marrow aspiration. MAS occurred most frequently in the setting of active underlying disease, in the absence of a specific trigger. Nearly all patients were given corticosteroids, and 61% received cyclosporine. Biologic medications and etoposide were given to 15% and 12% of the patients, respectively. Approximately one-third of the patients required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and the mortality rate was 8%. Conclusion This study provides information on the clinical spectrum and current management of systemic JIA–associated MAS through the analysis of a very large patient sample. MAS remains a serious condition, as a sizeable proportion of patients required admission to the ICU or died.

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a diagnostic score that assists in discriminating primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) from macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) related to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. STUDY DESIGN: The clinical, laboratory, and histopathologic features of 362 patients with MAS and 258 patients with pHLH were collected in a multinational collaborative study. Eighty percent of the population was assessed to develop the score and the remaining 20% constituted the validation sample. Variables that entered the best fitted model of logistic regression were assigned a score, based on their statistical weight. The MAS/HLH (MH) score was made up with the individual scores of selected variables. The cutoff in the MH score that discriminated pHLH from MAS best was calculated by means of receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Score performance was examined in both developmental and validation samples. RESULTS: Six variables composed the MH score: age at onset, neutrophil count, fibrinogen, splenomegaly, platelet count, and hemoglobin. The MH score ranged from 0 to 123, and its median value was 97 (1st-3rd quartile 75-123) and 12 (1st-3rd quartile 11-34) in pHLH and MAS, respectively. The probability of a diagnosis of pHLH ranged from 99% for a score of =123. A cutoff value of =60 revealed the best performance in discriminating pHLH from MAS. CONCLUSION: The MH score is a powerful tool that may aid practitioners to identify patients who are more likely to have pHLH and, thus, could be prioritized for functional and genetic testing.

Objective To develop criteria for the classification of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods A multistep process, based on a combination of expert consensus and analysis of real patient data, was conducted. A panel of 28 experts was first asked to classify 428 patient profiles as having or not having MAS, based on clinical and laboratory features at the time of disease onset. The 428 profiles comprised 161 patients with systemic JIA-associated MAS and 267 patients with a condition that could potentially be confused with MAS (active systemic JIA without evidence of MAS, or systemic infection). Next, the ability of candidate criteria to classify individual patients as having MAS or not having MAS was assessed by evaluating the agreement between the classification yielded using the criteria and the consensus classification of the experts. The final criteria were selected in a consensus conference. Results Experts achieved consensus on the classification of 391 of the 428 patient profiles (91.4%). A total of 982 candidate criteria were tested statistically. The 37 best-performing criteria and 8 criteria obtained from the literature were evaluated at the consensus conference. During the conference, 82% consensus among experts was reached on the final MAS classification criteria. In validation analyses, these criteria had a sensitivity of 0.73 and a specificity of 0.99. Agreement between the classification (MAS or not MAS) obtained using the criteria and the original diagnosis made by the treating physician was high (κ = 0.76). Conclusion We have developed a set of classification criteria for MAS complicating systemic JIA and provided preliminary evidence of its validity. Use of these criteria will potentially improve understanding of MAS in systemic JIA and enhance efforts to discover effective therapies, by ensuring appropriate patient enrollment in studies.

Resumen: Objetivos: Elaborar un documento de recomendaciones consensuadas para el uso de metotrexato (MTX) en pacientes con artritis idiopática juvenil (AIJ). Material y método: Un grupo de 11 expertos planteó diversos interrogantes clínicos en el uso de MTX en pacientes con AIJ. Se realizó una revisión sistemática y se extrajeron las evidencias y recomendaciones para cada pregunta. Los resultados fueron valorados y consensuados por los expertos en una sesión presencial para establecer las recomendaciones finales. Resultados: Se recomienda el MTX como primer fármaco inductor de remisión en AIJ, cuya indicación se realizará según la categoría clínica del paciente. Previo al tratamiento se recomienda evaluar un hemograma que incluya recuento leucocitario, niveles de enzimas hepáticas y creatinina sérica, así como otros parámetros analíticos conforme a factores de riesgo específicos. El tratamiento se iniciará con dosis de 10-15 mg/m2/semana. En casos de uveítis o poliartritis se valorará una dosis inicial de 15 mg/m2/semana. Para una mejor biodisponibilidad y tolerabilidad, se administrará preferentemente por vía parenteral si la dosis es ≥ 15 mg/m2/semana. Se deberá realizar un seguimiento analítico del paciente periódicamente y evaluar posibles alteraciones en enzimas hepáticas para realizar cambios si fuera preciso. La combinación con biológicos puede ser necesaria, además del uso concomitante de ácido fólico o folínico. Conclusiones: Este documento recoge las principales recomendaciones para el empleo adecuado de MTX en pacientes con AIJ, de acuerdo a la evidencia científica y a la experiencia clínica. Abstract: Objectives: To develop a consensus document of recommendations for the use of methotrexate (MTX) in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Material and method: A group of eleven experts proposed several clinical questions on the use of MTX in patients with JIA. A systematic review was conducted and the evidence and recommendations for each question were extracted. The results were discussed and validated by the experts in a work session to establish the final recommendations. Results: MTX is recommended as the first drug for inducing remission in JIA, and its indication should be made according to the clinical category of the patient. Prior to treatment, it is recommended to perform a complete blood count, including white cells, levels of liver enzymes, serum creatinine, and other analytical parameters according to specific risk factors. Treatment should be initiated with a dose of 10-15 mg/m2/week. In cases of uveitis or polyarthritis, an initial dose of 15 mg/m2/week should be considered. For a better bioavailability and tolerability, it is preferable to administer MTX parenterally if the dose is ≥ 15 mg/m2/week. It is necessary to periodically perform an analytical monitoring of the patient and to assess possible alterations in liver enzymes to make changes if necessary. Combinations with biological agents may be necessary, as well as the concomitant addition of folic or folinic acid. Conclusions: This document describes the main recommendations for the appropriate use of MTX in JIA patients, according to scientific evidence and clinical experience.

Resumen: Introducción: La cojera es un motivo de consulta frecuente. Nuestro objetivo es describir las características de los niños con cojera valorados en Reumatología. Material y Métodos: Estudio de corte transversal desde octubre de 2009 a junio de 2010. Las variables incluyeron: datos epidemiológicos, síntomas clínicos y pruebas de laboratorio e imagen. Resultados: Los 95 pacientes se clasificaron en cuatro grupos de acuerdo con su diagnóstico, inflamatorio 22%, infeccioso 17%, sinovitis transitoria de cadera 13% y miscelánea 48%. Había diferencias entre grupos en la edad (p

Resumen: Introducción: La ecografía no distingue entre los diferentes tipos de sinovitis. El objetivo de este trabajo fue valorar su contribución junto a algunos datos clínicos en el diagnóstico de la artritis séptica (AS) y la sinovitis transitoria (ST) de cadera. Método: Estudio prospectivo de pacientes con ST o AS de cadera unilateral realizado entre diciembre 2006 y julio 2009. Las variables incluyeron manifestaciones clínicas y medidas ecográficas. Las ecografías fueron realizadas con un método estandarizado. Resultados: La muestra estaba compuesta por 26 niños, 22 diagnosticados de ST y 4 de AS. Se encontró diferencia en la historia de fiebre (p=0,002). La edad no era diferente, aunque la media y la mediana en ST fue 6 años, frente a media de 4,3 y mediana de 2,3 en AS. Tampoco fueron diferentes las medidas ecográficas.El valor predictivo positivo del criterio «mayor de 4 años y ausencia de fiebre» para el diagnóstico de sinovitis transitoria fue 100%, mientras que «menor de 4 años e historia de fiebre» para el diagnóstico de artritis séptica era del 75%, siempre que la radiología hubiese excluido procesos ortopédicos y la ecografía mostrara derrame. Conclusiones: Pese a las limitaciones del estudio (tamaño de la muestra y baja prevalencia) la combinación de edad e historia de fiebre parece útil para diferenciar la sinovitis transitoria de la artritis séptica. La contribución de la ecografía fue confirmar la presencia de derrame articular. Abstract: Introduction: Ultrasound does not distinguish between different types of synovitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate its contribution, together with several clinical data, in the diagnosis of septic arthritis (SA) and transient synovitis (TS) of the hip. Methods: Prospective study of patients diagnosed with unilateral SA or TS of the hip carried out between December 2006 and July 2009. A set of clinical variables and ultrasound measurements were analysed. The ultrasound examinations were performed using a standardised procedure. Results: The sample included 26 children, 22 diagnosed with TS and 4 with SA. A difference was found in the history of fever (P=0.002). On the other hand, no differences were detected in the age of the children, although mean and median in the TS group were 6 years vs a mean of 4.3 with a median of 2.3 years in the SA group. There were no differences in the ultrasound measurements either.The positive predictive value of the criterion “older than 4 years of age and no history of fever” for the diagnosis of transient synovitis was 100%, while “younger than 4 years and history of fever” for the diagnosis of septic arthritis was 75%, once radiology had excluded orthopaedic processes and ultrasound showed an effusion. Conclusions: In spite of the study limitations (sample size and low prevalence) the combination of age and history of fever appears to be useful in distinguishing transient synovitis from septic arthritis. The contribution of ultrasound was to confirm the presence of joint effusion.

Objective To study the phenotype characteristics of the largest to date cohort of patients with pediatric granulomatous arthritis (PGA) and documented mutations in the NOD2 gene. Methods We analyzed merged data from 2 prospective cohorts of PGA patients, the International PGA Registry and a Spanish cohort. A systematic review of the medical records of interest was performed to identify phenotype characteristics. Results Forty-five patients with PGA (23 sporadic cases and 22 from familial pedigrees) and documented NOD2 mutations were identified and formed the basis of the study. Of these 45 patients, 18 had the R334W-encoding mutation, 18 had R334Q, 4 had E383K, 3 had R587C, 1 had C495Y, and 1 had W490L. The majority of patients manifested the typical triad of dermatitis, uveitis, and arthritis. In contrast, in 13 patients, the following “atypical” manifestations were noted: fever, sialadenitis, lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, transient neuropathy, granulomatous glomerular and interstitial nephritis, interstitial lung disease, arterial hypertension, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pericarditis, pulmonary embolism, hepatic granulomatous infiltration, splenic involvement, and chronic renal failure. In addition, 4 individuals who were asymptomatic carriers of a disease-causing mutation were documented. Conclusion NOD2-associated PGA can be a multisystem disorder with significant visceral involvement. Treating physicians should be aware of the systemic nature of this condition, since some of these manifestations may entail long-term morbidity.

Objectives: To develop a consensus document of recommendations for the use of methotrexate (MTX) in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Material and method: A group of eleven experts proposed several clinical questions on the use of MTX in patients with JIA. A systematic review was conducted and the evidence and recommendations for each question were extracted. The results were discussed and validated by the experts in a work session to establish the final recommendations. Results: MTX is recommended as the first drug for inducing remission in JIA, and its indication should be made according to the clinical category of the patient. Prior to treatment, it is recommended to perform a complete blood count, including white cells, levels of liver enzymes, serum creatinine, and other analytical parameters according to specific risk factors. Treatment should be initiated with a dose of 10–15 mg/m2/week. In cases of uveitis or polyarthritis, an initial dose of 15 mg/m2/week should be considered. For a better bioavailability and tolerability, it is preferable to administer MTX parenterally if the dose is ≥15 mg/m2/week. It is necessary to periodically perform an analytical monitoring of the patient and to assess possible alterations in liver enzymes to make changes if necessary. Combinations with biological agents may be necessary, as well as the concomitant addition of folic or folinic acid. Conclusions: This document describes the main recommendations for the appropriate use of MTX in JIA patients, according to scientific evidence and clinical experience. Resumen: Objetivos: Elaborar un documento de recomendaciones consensuadas para el uso de metotrexato (MTX) en pacientes con artritis idiopática juvenil (AIJ). Material y método: Un grupo de 11 expertos planteó diversos interrogantes clínicos en el uso de MTX en pacientes con AIJ. Se realizó una revisión sistemática y se extrajeron las evidencias y recomendaciones para cada pregunta. Los resultados fueron valorados y consensuados por los expertos en una sesión presencial para establecer las recomendaciones finales. Resultados: Se recomienda el MTX como primer fármaco inductor de remisión en AIJ, cuya indicación se realizará según la categoría clínica del paciente. Previo al tratamiento se recomienda evaluar un hemograma que incluya recuento leucocitario, niveles de enzimas hepáticas y creatinina sérica, así como otros parámetros analíticos conforme a factores de riesgo específicos. El tratamiento se iniciará con dosis de 10–15 mg/m2/semana. En casos de uveítis o poliartritis se valorará una dosis inicial de 15 mg/m2/semana. Para una mejor biodisponibilidad y tolerabilidad, se administrará preferentemente por vía parenteral si la dosis es ≥ 15 mg/m2/semana. Se deberá realizar un seguimiento analítico del paciente periódicamente y evaluar posibles alteraciones en enzimas hepáticas para realizar cambios si fuera preciso. La combinación con biológicos puede ser necesaria, además del uso concomitante de ácido fólico o folínico. Conclusiones: Este documento recoge las principales recomendaciones para el empleo adecuado de MTX en pacientes con AIJ, de acuerdo a la evidencia científica y a la experiencia clínica.

Objective Blau syndrome and early-onset sarcoidosis are NOD2 gene–associated chronic autoinflammatory diseases characterized by skin rash, arthritis, and/or eye involvement, with noncaseating granulomata as their pathologic hallmark. This study was undertaken to describe the expanded clinical phenotype, treatment outcomes, and NOD2 gene mutation analysis in a Spanish cohort with pediatric granulomatous arthritis, a chronic disease resembling Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis. Methods Clinical, laboratory, and treatment data on the 12 patients in the cohort were obtained through direct interviews. NOD2 gene analysis was performed in a central laboratory, by bidirectional sequencing. Cytokine levels were measured using the human Flex-Set cytokine bead array. Results The classic Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis triad of skin rash, arthritis, and recurrent uveitis was identified in 5 patients (41.7%), whereas 7 patients (58.3%) presented with fewer than 3 of the classic features. Novel atypical manifestations such as persistent fever and myocardiopathy were also observed. NOD2 analysis revealed 1 heterozygous mutation in each patient, and familial studies confirmed its full penetrance. Of the 12 cases, 58.3% were sporadic, due to de novo mutations. Four different missense mutations on exon 4 were detected. Two of them (R334W and R334Q) were recurrent mutations and were found in 77.8% of the Spanish families, whereas the other 2 (C495Y and R587C) were novel. In the patient who received anakinra treatment, all clinical inflammatory symptoms improved and plasma cytokine levels normalized. Conclusion These findings indicate that the expanding clinical heterogeneity of the disease (that is, the presentation of incomplete forms of the classic triad and atypical manifestations) and the high prevalence of sporadic cases should alert clinicians to the possible genetic basis of the condition and support the inclusion of DNA analysis as a diagnostic test. The positive response to anakinra observed in 1 patient suggests a new potential therapeutic approach that merits further investigation, and suggests that the pathogenesis of pediatric granulomatous arthritis may involve interleukin-1–mediated events.

Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a recessively-inherited autoinflammatory condition caused by loss-of-functionMVK mutations. This gene encodes for the enzyme mevalonate kinase (MVK), which catalyzes a crucial step of the biosynthetic pathway of cholesterol and isoprenoids. The partial deficiency of enzymatic activity causes the Hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS), whereas it complete deficiency provokes the Mevalonic Aciduria (MA).

Preliminary response to Janus kinase inhibition with baricitinib in chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperatures (CANDLE) G Montealegre, A Reinhardt, P Brogan, Y Berkun, A Zlotogorski, D Brown, P Chira, L Gao, J Dare, S Schalm, R Merino, D Chapelle, H Kim, S Judd, M O’Brien, A Almeida De Jesus, Y Kim, B Kost, Y Huang, S Paul, A Brofferio, C-C Lee, C Hadigan, T Heller, C Minniti, K Rother, R Goldbach-Mansky

Objective. To report baseline articular, functional and ocular findings of the first international prospective cohort study of Blau syndrome (BS). Methods. Three-year, multicentre, observational study on articular, functional (HAQ, Childhood HAQ and VAS global and pain), ophthalmological, therapeutic and radiological data in BS patients. Results. Baseline data on the first 31 recruited patients (12 females and 19 males) from 18 centres in 11 countries are presented. Of the 31 patients, 11 carried the p.R334W NOD2 mutation, 9 the p.R334Q and 11 various other NOD2 missense mutations; 20 patients were sporadic and 11 from five BS pedigrees. Median disease duration was 12.8 years (1.1-57). Arthritis, documented in all but one patient, was oligoarticular in 7, polyarticular in 23. The median active joint count was 21. Functional capacity was normal in 41%, mildly impaired in 31% and moderate-severe in 28% of patients. The most frequently involved joints at presentation were wrists, ankles, knees and PIPs. On radiographs, a symmetrical non-erosive arthropathy was shown. Previously unknown dysplastic bony changes were found in two-thirds of patients. Ocular disease was documented in 25 of 31 patients, with vitreous inflammation in 64% and moderate-severe visual loss in 33%. Expanded manifestations (visceral, vascular) beyond the classic clinical triad were seen in 52%. Conclusion. BS is associated with severe ocular and articular morbidity. Visceral involvement is common and may be life-threatening. Bone dysplastic changes may show diagnostic value and suggest a previously unknown role of NOD2 in bone morphogenesis. BS is resistant to current drugs, suggesting the need for novel targeted therapies.

11 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables., Pb2MnWO6 has been synthesized and its structure determined by powder xray diffraction. This sample undergoes a first order structural phase transition at ∼445 K. This transition is coupled to a change in the electrical properties manifested by a sharp discontinuity of the dielectric permittivity at the phase transition temperature. Pb2MnWO6 is cubic paraelectric above 445 K and orthorhombic with electric ordering below such a temperature. The structural refinement reveals Pb displacements in the low temperature phase in agreement with an antiferroelectric ordering. Diferential scanning calorimetry and magnetic susceptibility measurements are also reported. The large entropy content of the transition evidences the presence of an ordering process. Pb2MnWO6 is paramagnetic in a broad temperature range in agreement with the presence of high-spin Mn2+ ions. A magnetic anomaly at 45 K may be associated with antiferromagnetic ordering of these ions that would coexist with the antiferroelectric state at very low temperature., Financial support from CICyT (projects MAT02-01221 and MAT2003-01182) and DGA (CAMRADS and PIP018/2005) is acknowledged.

Uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) typically involves the anterior chamber segment, follows an indolent chronic course, and presents a high rate of uveitic complications and a worse outcome as compared to other aetiologies of uveitis. Disease assessment, treatment, and outcome measures have not been standardized. Collaboration between pediatric rheumatologists and ophthalmologists is critical for effective management and prevention of morbidity, impaired vision, and irreparable visual loss. Although the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature Working Group recommendations have been a great advance to help clinicians to improve consistency in grading and reporting data, difficulties arise at the time of deciding the best treatment approach in the individual patient in routine daily practice. For this reason, recommendations for a systematized control and treatment strategies according to clinical characteristics and disease severity in children with JIA-related uveitis were developed by a panel of experts with special interest in uveitis associated with JIA. A clinical management algorithm organized in a stepwise regimen is here presented.

Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) are dominantly-inherited autoinflammatory diseases. The uncontrolled IL-1β overproduction observed in these patients is the rational basis to treat them with anti-IL-1 drugs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment with the long-lasting fully humanised anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody canakinumab in a Spanish cohort of patients with CAPS.Clinical and laboratory data of CAPS patients carrying a heterozygous germline NLRP3 mutation were obtained. The initial treatment scheme with canakinumab was 150 mg/8 weeks administered subcutaneously in adult patients and 2 mg/kg/8 weeks in paediatric patients.Eight unrelated patients were enrolled. Canakinumab was the first anti-IL-1 drug used in three of them; five were already receiving anakinra. The clinical response to the initial canakinumab scheme was positive in all patients, and was quickly observed in the first 24-72 hours. Four required increasing the frequency and/or dose of canakinumab. A limited or no efficacy in those symptoms related to consequence of the deforming arthropathy and neurosensorial deafness was observed. The adverse side effects were restricted to infectious complications in a small percentage of patients. The treatment was well tolerated by all patients, with no reactions at drug site injections.Canakinumab caused fast and sustained remissions in most clinical and biochemical manifestations in all enrolled patients, with a limited efficacy in the structural lesions. Dose adjustments seem to be necessary for children and/or for patients with the most severe CAPS phenotypes. Treatment was well tolerated with a low incidence of adverse effects.

This is a consensus document of the Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediátrica, Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica and Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica on the aetiology and diagnosis of uncomplicated acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.A review is presented of the aetiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of acute osteoarticular infection defined as a process with less than 14 days of symptomatology, uncomplicated, and community-acquired. The diagnostic approach to these conditions is summarised based on the best available scientific knowledge. Based on this evidence, a number of recommendations for clinical practice are provided. Resumen: Se presenta el Documento de Consenso sobre etiopatogenia y diagnóstico de la osteomielitis aguda y la artritis séptica no complicadas elaborado por la Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediátrica, la Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica y la Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica.En este documento se revisan la etiopatogenia y la fisiopatología de la infección osteoarticular aguda en niños, considerada como aquella no complicada, de origen comunitario, que presenta una evolución inferior a 14 días, así como la aproximación clínico-diagnóstica a estas entidades, basándonos en las mejores evidencias científicas disponibles. En función de dichas evidencias, se aportan una serie de recomendaciones para la práctica clínica.

BS is an autosomal dominant monogenic granulomatous disease due to gain of function mutations at or near the NACHT domain of NOD2. It is characterized by a triad of granulomatous polyarthritis, uveitis and rash. Retrospective work by our group showed a life time risk of ocular involvement of 60% with significant morbidity and poor visual outcome. Prospective studies on natural history of visual outcome are not available. In view of current lack of effective therapies, research on relevant pathways downstream NOD2 is essential and may lead to appropriate targeted drug development.

To determine the prevalence of abnormalities detected by ultrasonography (US) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) showing clinically inactive disease (ID) on medication and off medication.1) JIA patients, 2) clinician-determined ID, 3) JIA drugs withdrawal or stably dosed modified anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) therapy for at least 6 months prior to inclusion, 4) biologics naïve patients. Clinical and US assessments were performed on 44 joints, which were scored for grey-scale (GS) synovitis and Power Doppler (PD) signal. PD signal inside intra-articular synovium or tendon sheath was considered as inflammatory activity.Thirty-four patients were included, of whom 23 patients were labelled as ID on medication and 11 patients without medication. The duration of the current episode of ID at the inclusion time was 9.5 months. Although it was longer for the group off medication there was no significant difference between the two groups (p=0.06). Thirteen patients presented US findings. Number of US-detected synovial abnormalities was higher in patients on medication, but there were no significant differences between both groups in the detection of GS synovitis (p=0.86), GS tenosynovitis (p=0.78) and PD signal (p=0.38). Out of 37 joints presenting US-determined GS-synovitis, 18 joints showed PD signal.Our study provides evidence of synovitis and tenosynovitis on B-mode US in JIA patients with clinical inactivity. In addition, inflammatory activity upheld by power-Doppler has been shown in a few joints from patients on medication.

Objective. To propose a reduced joint power Doppler US (PDUS) assessment and provide preliminary evidence of its validity, feasibility, reliability and sensitivity to change compared with a comprehensive (i.e. 44 joints) PDUS assessment in evaluating synovitis in JIA. Methods. This multicentre study included 42 children with active JIA with 54 clinically involved joints requiring modified therapy. At each visit, clinical and PDUS assessments were performed blinded. Each joint was scored for greyscale (GS) synovitis and power Doppler signal according to a 4-point semiquantitative scale with calculation of US composite indices and US composite joint counts. A process of data reduction based on the frequency of US joint involvement was performed to obtain a reduced PDUS assessment. The relationship between the comprehensive and the reduced PDUS assessments was investigated by Spearman’s coefficient at all visits, as well as the relationship between changes in the two PDUS assessments during follow-up. In addition, the metric properties of the comprehensive and the reduced PDUS assessments were tested. Results. The 10-joint PDUS assessment, including bilateral knee, ankle, wrist, elbow and the second MCP joints, detected 100% of children with GS synovitis and power Doppler signal. The two PDUS assessments were highly correlated at all visits. The reduced model had a higher responsiveness than the comprehensive model. Intraobserver and interobserver agreement was good for both US findings. Conclusion. The 10-joint PDUS assessment is valid and feasible for assessment of synovitis in JIA in clinical practice.

Intra-articular corticosteroid injections (IACI) are one of the mainstays of treatment for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The most important disadvantage of IACI is the pain associated with the procedure. Little is known about the children or parents' perception of this pain. This study was undertaken to determine whether patients and their parents prefer sedation to receive IACI or not and why. A survey form was presented to patients and/or their parents from January to March 2010 to evaluate their choice of anesthesiologist-controlled deep sedation (with sevoflurane) vs. no sedation–no local anesthesia and the reasons for it. All participants had experienced the two options. In addition, there were two visual analog scales (VAS) to evaluate pain associated with blood draws and IACI, respectively. A total of 45 patients and their parents filled out the survey form. There were 34 females; the median age was 10.6 years, and the median duration of the disease was 6.4 years. Median VAS score was 1.3 for pain associated with blood draws, and 6, for IACI. Most children preferred sedation for IACI (26 vs. 15), although four did not show preference for either method. Children who preferred sedation for IACI were younger (p = 0.03) and had a shorter course of disease (p = 0.04). Conclusions: While most children prefer to receive IACI under sedation, a majority of parents prefer to avoid its risks. Children who prefer IACI without sedation are significantly older and have a longer course of disease.

Purpose To report the results of adalimumab therapy in a cohort of children with refractory noninfectious uveitis. Methods The medical records of patients diagnosed with uveitis and treated with biweekly adalimumab injections for a period of at least 3 months at the University Hospital of La Paz from 2007-2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Improvement in inflammatory activity was graded according to grading schema of the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature Working Group. Results A total of 15 patients participated in the study (12 girls; mean patient age, 12 years). Diagnoses included juvenile idiopathic arthritis in 10 patients, idiopathic uveitis in 4, and familial juvenile systemic granulomatosis or Blau syndrome in 1. Mean follow-up was 32 months (median, 36; range, 15-58 months). Improvement in inflammatory activity was initially observed in 12 (86%) of 14 children, with a mean time to achieve response of 6 weeks (median, 4; range, 1-18). Treatment was effective in 9 patients (60%), mildly effective in 2 (13%), ineffective in 2 (13%), and resulted in worsening in 2 (13%). In the juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients, response was effective in 6 cases (60%), mildly effective in 2 (20%), and ineffective in 2 (20%). Adalimumab therapy was discontinued in 4 patients. Conclusions Adalimumab was effective in most patients in the initial control of acute inflammatory activity in children with refractory uveitis, although therapy appears to become less effective in the long term.

10 páginas, 12 figuras.-- El pdf del artículo es la versión post-print., Pb2MnW1−xRexO6 samples have been synthesized and their structure determined by powder x-ray diffraction. These samples undergo a first order structural phase transition between 413 and 445 K depending on the composition. Above this temperature, the samples are cubic. Below the transition temperature, solid solutions are found for x ≤ 0.2 and x ≥ 0.5. The W-rich samples adopt an orthorhombic cell whereas the Re-rich compounds are monoclinic. In the intermediate region, 0.2 < x < 0.5, both phases coexist. X-ray absorption spectra did not reveal significant changes in the local structure for Pb, Mn or Re atoms across the structural phase transition. All the atoms exhibit distorted environments in the whole series. In the case of Pb and W(Re) atoms, the local distortion remains in the high temperature phase. Samples with x ≤ 0.2 also show a sharp discontinuity in the dielectric permittivity at the phase transition temperature indicating the presence of a concomitant electrical ordering in the bulk grains. Such an anomaly in the dielectric constant is not observed for the x ≥ 0.5 samples, compatible with the lack of dipole ordering for this composition range. The different electrical behaviours also explain the differences in the entropy content for the two types of transition., Financial support from the Spanish MICINN (project FIS08-03951) and DGA (Camrads) is acknowledged. SL and VC acknowledge their research grants from DGA and MICINN, respectively.

Background Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most severe subtype of JIA; treatment options are limited. Interleukin-6 plays a pathogenic role in systemic JIA. Methods We randomly assigned 112 children, 2 to 17 years of age, with active systemic JIA (duration of ≥6 months and inadequate responses to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and glucocorticoids) to the anti–interleukin-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab (at a dose of 8 mg per kilogram of body weight if the weight was ≥30 kg or 12 mg per kilogram if the weight was

Chronic infantile neurologic, cutaneous, articular (CINCA) syndrome (MIM no. #607715), also known as neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), is a dominantly-inherited autoinflammatory disease that is characterized by neonatal onset and the triad of urticarial-like skin rash, neurologic manifestations, and arthritis/arthropathy. Patients often experience recurrent fever and systemic inflammation. NOMID/CINCA syndrome is the most severe clinical phenotype of the cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) that also include the 2 less severe but phenotypically similar syndromes familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS; MIM no. #120100) and Muckle-Wells syndrome (MIM no. #191900). CAPS are caused by mutations in the NLRP3 gene, which is a member of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain–like receptor (NLR) family of the innate immune system (1, 2). NLRP3 is an intracellular “sensor” of danger signals arising from cellular insults, such as infection, tissue damage, and metabolic deregulation, and it has been highly conserved throughout evolution. NLRP3 associates with ASC and procaspase 1 to constitute a large multiprotein complex termed the NLRP3 inflammasome. When activated, the NLRP3 inflammasome converts the biologically inactive procaspase 1 into active caspase 1. Caspase 1 produces the cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18, which are mainly involved in the inflammatory response (3). Available research suggests that mutated NLRP3 induces autoactivation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in CAPS patients, resulting in an uncontrolled overproduction of IL-1β. Most CAPS patients carry heterozygous germline missense mutations in the NLRP3 coding region (“mutation-positive” patients) (4, 5). More than 80 different disease-causing mutations have been reported to date (6). However, ~40% of clinically diagnosed NOMID/CINCA syndrome patients show no heterozygous germline NLRP3 mutation during conventional Sanger-sequencing-based genetic analyses (“mutation-negative” patients). Comparisons of NOMID/CINCA syndrome patients with and without heterozygous germline NLRP3 mutations have revealed no differences in clinical features or response to treatment (4, 7). In a previous study, we identified a high incidence of somatic NLRP3 mosaicism in “mutation-negative” NOMID/CINCA syndrome patients in Japan (8). We therefore hypothesized that somatic NLRP3 mosaicism may be implicated in the etiology of the disorder, although its precise contribution remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate both the frequency of NLRP3 somatic mosaicism in NOMID/CINCA syndrome patients and the association between somatic mosaicism and clinical phenotype using an international cohort of mutation-negative NOMID/CINCA syndrome patients.

Objetivo Evaluar la evolucion a largo plazo de los pacientes con nefropatia lupica (NL). Material y metodos Analisis retrospectivo de las historias clinicas de 23 ninos diagnosticados de lupus eritematoso sistemico (LES) con participacion renal desde 1983 a 2005. Resultados Estudiamos 18 mujeres y 5 varones con edad 11,9 ± 1,9 anos (8,4-14,9 anos). Todos tuvieron microhematuria inicial, 22 (96 %) proteinuria y 10 (44 %) filtrado glomerular disminuido. En 20 pacientes con biopsia renal el diagnostico anatomopatologico fue: clase II 3 (13 %), III 7 (30 %), IV 8 (35 %), V 2 (9 %). En 1 caso estuvo asociada a proliferacion mesangial y en 6, a GN membranosa. Realizamos tratamiento de induccion con corticoides en todos los pacientes, asociado a ciclofosfamida (CF) IV en 5 casos (1 clase III y 4 clase IV), CF oral en 4 (1 clase III y 3 clase IV), mofetil micofenolato (MMF) en 1 de clase IV y azatioprina en 2 (1 tipo II y otro tipo V). Bolos de metilprednisolona empleamos en 5 casos, 4 con clase IV y 1 clase III con manifestaciones sistemicas graves. El mantenimiento se ha hecho con bolos trimestrales de CF en 4, azatioprina en 4, MMF en 3 y exclusivamente corticoides en 9 (3 de ellos los que recibieron CF oral). Recaidas de NL presentaron 10 pacientes. Tras una evolucion de 5,8 ± 4,8 anos (1-23 anos), 2 pacientes han fallecido, 13 estan en remision total, 5 presentan alteraciones del sedimento urinario, 3 manifestaciones extrarrenales y 1 esta en recaida. IRC han desarrollado 2 pacientes, ninguno IRT. De los 21 vivos solo 3 (13 %) no reciben ningun tipo de tratamiento, 5 estan con MMF, 3 con azatioprina y 2 con CF, 15 mantienen los corticoides (8 a diario y 7 en alterno). Conclusiones La evolucion de la NL en nuestros pacientes ha sido buena, y no hay ninguno en IRT. El tratamiento debe ser agresivo y prolongado por la elevada tasa de recaidas.

Resumen: Se presenta el Documento de Consenso sobre etiopatogenia y diagnóstico de la osteomielitis aguda y la artritis séptica no complicadas elaborado por la Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediátrica, la Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica y la Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica.En este documento se revisan la etiopatogenia y la fisiopatología de la infección osteoarticular aguda en niños, considerada como aquella no complicada, de origen comunitario, que presenta una evolución inferior a 14 días, así como la aproximación clínico-diagnóstica a estas entidades, basándonos en las mejores evidencias científicas disponibles. En función de dichas evidencias, se aportan una serie de recomendaciones para la práctica clínica. Abstract: This is a Consensus Document of the Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediátrica, Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica and Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica on the aetiology and diagnosis of uncomplicated acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.A review is presented of the aetiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of acute osteoarticular infection defined as a process with less than 14 days of symptomatology, uncomplicated, and community-acquired. The diagnostic approach to these conditions is summarised based on the best available scientific knowledge. Based on this evidence, a number of recommendations for clinical practice are provided.

This is a Consensus document of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediatrica), the Spanish Society of Paediatric Rheumatology (Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica) and the Spanish Society of Paediatric Orthopaedics (Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica), on the treatment of uncomplicated acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.A review is presented on the medical and surgical treatment of acute osteoarticular infection, defined as a process with

Resumen: Presentamos el Documento de Consenso sobre tratamiento de la osteomielitis aguda y la artritis séptica no complicadas, elaborado por la Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediátrica, la Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica y la Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica.En este documento se revisa el abordaje y el tratamiento médico-quirúrgico de la infección osteoarticular aguda, considerada como aquella que presenta una evolución inferior a 14 días, no complicada, de origen comunitario en niños, basándonos en las mejores evidencias científicas disponibles y valorando las diversas opciones disponibles en la actualidad. En función de dichas evidencias, se aportan una serie de recomendaciones para la práctica clínica. Abstract: This is a Consensus Document of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (Sociedad Española de Infectología Pediatrica), Spanish Society of Paediatric Rheumatology (Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica) and the Spanish Society of Paediatric Orthopaedics (Sociedad Española de Ortopedia Pediátrica), on the treatment of uncomplicated acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.A review is presented on the medical and surgical treatment of acute osteoarticular infection, defined as a process with less than 14 days of symptomatology, uncomplicated and community-acquired. The different possible options are evaluated based on the best available scientific knowledge, and a number of evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice are provided.