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ArticleJBMR plus2024

Giant cell arteritis associated with intravenous zoledronic acid administration.

Meridith L Balbach, Jennifer R Hewlett, Robert A Wermers, Kenneth J Warrington, S Bobo Tanner, Erin Y Chew

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Article in JBMR plus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Meridith L BalbachDivision of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive Nashville, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
Jennifer R HewlettDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
Robert A WermersDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
Kenneth J WarringtonDivision of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
S Bobo TannerDivision of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive Nashville, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
Erin Y ChewDivision of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive Nashville, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USMayo Clinic · USWinnMed · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphosphonates frequently provoke a cytokine-driven acute clinical response (ACR) characterized by fever, chills, arthralgias, and myalgias. More rarely, an association between aminobisphosphonates, such as alendronate and zoledronic acid, and rheumatologic and/or immune-mediated syndromes (RIMS) has been described. Herein we report 2 patients, one with a prior history of rheumatic disease and one without, who developed giant cell arteritis meeting the American College of Rheumatology 2022 criteria following zoledronic acid infusion. We subsequently review existing mechanistic and clinical literature supporting this link. The duration of symptoms and elevation of inflammatory markers may serve as indicators for differentiating between the more common ACR and less frequent but potentially morbid RIMS. Although the benefit of bisphosphonates will outweigh the risk of RIMS for most patients with high fracture risk, clinicians should be aware of this phenomenon to assist earlier diagnosis and treatment in affected individuals.

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antiresorptives < therapeuticsdiseases and disorders of/related to bonefracture prevention < practice/policy-related issuesosteoporosis

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PMID38523665
PMCPMC10960659
OpenAlexW4391886123

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