Geoepidemiology of systemic sclerosis

B Ranque, L Mouthon - Autoimmunity reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and potentially severe connective-tissue disease,
characterized by skin fibrosis and involvement of internal organs. Because of its rarity and …

Defining global strategies to improve outcomes in sickle cell disease: a Lancet Haematology Commission

…, DC Rees, MR DeBaun, O Nnodu, B Ranque… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
All over the world, people with sickle cell disease (an inherited condition) have premature
deaths and preventable severe chronic complications, which considerably affect their quality …

Systemic sclerosis‐associated myopathy

B Ranque, FJ AUTHIER, A Berezne… - Annals of the New …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… Conversely, in several patients the immunopathological pattern observed is similar to that
encountered in dermatomyositis, with a majority of CD4 + T cells and B cells, and complement …

Association of self-reported COVID-19 infection and SARS-CoV-2 serology test results with persistent physical symptoms among French adults during the COVID-19 …

…, C Gouraud, N Hoertel, B Ranque… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance After an infection by SARS-CoV-2, many patients present with persistent
physical symptoms that may impair their quality of life. Beliefs regarding the causes of these …

[HTML][HTML] The type of variants at the COL3A1 gene associates with the phenotype and severity of vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

M Frank, J Albuisson, B Ranque, L Golmard… - European Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare and severe autosomal dominant disorder
caused by variants at the COL3A1 gene. Clinical characteristics and course of disease of …

Depression and anxiety before and at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and incident persistent symptoms: a prospective population-based cohort study

…, V Pitron, B Ranque, B Pignon… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Many patients affected by COVID-19 suffer from debilitating persistent symptoms whose risk
factors remained poorly understood. This prospective study examined the association of …

Therapeutic strategy combining intravenous cyclophosphamide followed by oral azathioprine to treat worsening interstitial lung disease associated with systemic …

A Berezne, B Ranque, D Valeyre, M Brauner… - The Journal of …, 2008 - jrheum.org
Objective To evaluate the effects and safety of 6-month intravenous cyclophosphamide (CYC)
followed by 18-month oral azathioprine (AZA) therapy in patients with systemic sclerosis (…

Estimating the risk of child mortality attributable to sickle cell anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective, multicentre, case-control study

B Ranque, R Kitenge, DD Ndiaye, MD Ba… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
… Parents might also separate after a diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia, because they cannot
bear the burden of another affected child (Ranque B and colleagues, unpublished), which …

[HTML][HTML] Why the hypothesis of psychological mechanisms in long COVID is worth considering

…, C Gouraud, V Pitron, B Ranque - Journal of Psychosomatic …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 report persistent symptoms that may impair their
quality of life for months, even after a mild episode of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a …

Paradoxical reactions during treatment of tuberculosis with extrapulmonary manifestations in HIV-negative patients

…, B Heym, JB Arlet, J Pouchot, L Capron, B Ranque - Infection, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Tuberculous paradoxical reactions (PR) have been seldom studied in non-immunocompromised
patients. We conducted a study to describe the incidence, clinical and …