Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in Rheumatological Practice in Lomé(Togo)

作     者：Kodjo Kakpovi Sadat Oniankitan Komi C. Tagbor Koulouktsoa Kondian Viwalé ES Koffi-Tessio Awaki-Esso Atake Lamine Mamadou Diallo Pahimi Yibe Erika Djougnwe Mba Moubarak Tiadjeri Eyram Fianyo Prénam Houzou Owonayo Oniankitan Moustafa Mijiyawa Kodjo Kakpovi;Sadat Oniankitan;Komi C. Tagbor;Koulouktsoa Kondian;Viwalé ES Koffi-Tessio;Awaki-Esso Atake;Lamine Mamadou Diallo;Pahimi Yibe;Erika Djougnwe Mba;Moubarak Tiadjeri;Eyram Fianyo;Prénam Houzou;Owonayo Oniankitan;Moustafa Mijiyawa

作者机构：Rheumatology Department Regional Teaching Hospital of Kara Kara Togo Rheumatology Department University Teaching Hospital Sylvanus Olympio Lomé Togo Rheumatology Department Hospital of Be Lomé Togo Rheumatology Department University Teaching Hospital of Kara Kara Togo 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases》 (风湿病与自身免疫疾病期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第12卷第1期

页      面：9-20页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis Spondyloarthropathies Sub-Saharan Africa 

摘      要：Chronic inflammatory rheumatism is a pathology of variable frequency and severity with a significant impact on the socio-economic, personal and family level. Study Aim: To describe the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, radiological, therapeutic and evolutive features of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases in rheumatological practice in Togo. Patients and Methods: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted from January 2011 to December 2019 on patients examined in the three rheumatology departments in Lomé (Togo). Patients 18 years old and above who have presented joint pain with or without synovitis, and/or rachialgia (back pain) for at least three months were included. The diagnosis of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases was made according to international consensus criteria. Results: Out of the 20333 patients whose files were collected during our study period, 290 (1.43%) suffered from chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. There were 226 (77.93%) females and 64 (22.07%) males. The mean age of the patients was 42.79 ± 15.18 years. The mean duration of symptoms was 40.80 ± 54.09 months. Arthritis (67.24%) was the main reason for consultation, followed by joint pain (31.38%). rheumatoid arthritis (41.03%), unclassified chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (38.62%), spondyloarthropathies (15.17%) and systemic lupus erythematosus (2.41%) were the major clinical forms. The immunological tests performed in 13.79% of cases were positive in 52.94% of cases. Carpitis (57.55%) and diffuse osteoporosis (45.28%) were the commonest radiographic features of the hands. 289 patients (99.66%) received symptomatic treatments such as NSAIDs (73.36%) and corticosteroids (51.90%) and 90 patients (31.03%) were treated with synthetic DMARDs such as methotrexate (88.89%). The outcome was favorable in 27.93% of cases. Conclusion: Chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases are common diseases in rheumatological practice in Togo that deserve special attention. The