Authors
Hermann Girschick, Martina Finetti, Francesca Orlando, Susanne Schalm, Antonella Insalaco, Gerd Ganser, Susan Nielsen, Troels Herlin, Isabelle Koné-Paut, Silvana Martino, Marco Cattalini, Jordi Anton, Sulaiman Mohammed Al-Mayouf, Michael Hofer, Pierre Quartier, Christina Boros, Jasmin Kuemmerle-Deschner, Denise Pires Marafon, Maria Alessio, Tobias Schwarz, Nicolino Ruperto, Alberto Martini, Annette Jansson, Marco Gattorno, Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) and the Eurofever registry
Publication date
2018/7/1
Journal
Rheumatology
Volume
57
Issue
7
Pages
1203-1211
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Objectives
Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) or chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by sterile bone osteolytic lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic data and clinical, instrumental and therapeutic features at baseline in a large series of CNO/CRMO patients enrolled in the Eurofever registry.
Methods
A web-based registry collected retrospective data on patients affected by CRMO/CNO. Both paediatric and adult centres were involved.
Results
Complete baseline information on 486 patients was available (176 male, 310 female). The mean age of onset was 9.9 years. Adult onset (>18 years of age) was observed in 31 (6.3%) patients. The mean time from disease onset to final diagnosis was 1 year (range 0–15). MRI was performed at baseline in 426 patients (88 …
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