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GuidelineLa Tunisie medicale2025

Ahmed Laatar, Saoussen Miladi, Alia Fazaa, Raoudha Tekaya, Aicha Ben Tekaya, Mohamed Manaa, Imen Gharsallah, Nedia Testouri, Khadija Baccouche, Ines Mahmoud and 5 more

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Guideline in La Tunisie medicale, 2025. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Ahmed LaatarRheumatology, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Saoussen MiladiRheumatology, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Alia FazaaRheumatology, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Raoudha TekayaDepartment of Rheumatology, Charles Nicolle Hospital. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Aicha Ben TekayaDepartment of Rheumatology, Charles Nicolle Hospital. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Mohamed ManaaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the Internal Security Forces, La Marsa. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Imen GharsallahDepartment of Rheumatology, Military Hospital of Tunis . Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Nedia TestouriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Khadija BaccoucheDepartment of Rheumatology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse. Ibn El Jazzar Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse,Tunisia.
Ines MahmoudDepartment of Rheumatology, Charles Nicolle Hospital. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Kaouther MaatallahDepartment of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of Orthopaedics, Mannouba. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Mohamed YounèsDepartment of Rheumatology, Tahar Sfar Hospital, Mahdia. Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia.
Wafa HamdiDepartment of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of Orthopaedics, Mannouba. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Saoussen ZrourDepartment of Rheumatology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir. Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia.
Mohamed Montacer KchirDepartment of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of Orthopaedics, Mannouba. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo develop good practice recommendations (GPR) for the therapeutic management of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), including psoriatic arthritis.

methodsFollowing standardised procedures, a systematic review of the literature was carried out on non-pharmacological and non-biological pharmacological treatments for SpA. The review was based on questions defined by a working group of 15 rheumatologists. The data was evaluated at group meetings, which led to the drafting of recommendations, the assignment of a grade to each recommendation and the determination of the level of agreement between the experts.

resultsA general principle and 11 recommendations were developed. The recommendations focus on treatment modalities, taking into account the dominant phenotype (axial, articular peripheral, enthesitic peripheral) and extra-articular manifestations (psoriasis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)). The first recommendation concerns therapeutic patient education. Recommendations 2 to 4 focus on NSAIDs as the first-line pharmacological treatment for the various presentations of the disease, with the exception of those associated with IBD, as well as their prescribing modalities. Recommendation 5 deals with analgesics. Recommendation 6 limits the use of glucocorticoids to symptomatic peripheral arthritis and advises against their long-term use. Recommendation 7 deals with radioisotope synoviorthesis for refractory arthritis of the hips and knees. Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying AntiRheumatic Drugs (csDMARDs) are not recommended for SpA which is axial, enthesitic or involves dactylitis (recommendation 8). JAK inhibitors are recommended for axial SpA and for joint and skin involvement of psoriatic arthritis in failure of symptomatic treatment, csDMARDs and/or bDMARDs (recommendation 9). The latest recommendations (10-11) concern physical and surgical treatment respectively.

conclusionThese GPR provide a summary of the current state of the literature, with the aim of optimising the management of patients with SpA, thereby improving the quality and safety of care with a better medico-economic approach. Efforts must be made to apply, implement and communicate these recommendations.

Indexed as

SpondylarthritisAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthritis, PsoriaticHumansTunisiaAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAnkylosing SpondylitisCorticoidscsDMARDsEffectivenessIBD-associated spondyloarthritisNSAIDSPsoriatic arthritisSpondyloarthritisTreatment

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PMID39812192
PMCPMC11906245

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