[A new study on the midterm evolution of Fissinger-Leroy-Reiter syndromes seen in a military milieu (85 cases)].
Following-up a survey made in 1969 on 100 ex-soldiers suffering from the Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome in Algeria, a new study investigated the evolution in 85 subjects, 85 percent of whom had suffered from the syndrome for 10 years or more. Those considered cured represented in the new study nor more than about 50 percent, instead of 65 percent, recurrences remained unchanged (15 cases out of 85 instead of 18 out of 100), the proportions with ankylosing spondylarthritis of the sacroiliac joints changed from 14 to 26 percent, and 5 patients remained unclassifiable. Sacro-iliac ankylosing spondylarthritis appeared in approximately half the cases in the 5 years that followed the commencement of the syndrome. Contrary to the findings in 1969, two cases of sacro-iliac ankylosing spondylarthritis were noted in patients who had experienced relapses. At present those in the cured group are those in whom the syndrome commenced the most recently and further deterioration in the figures may be expected in the years to come. Thus the long-term prognosis is difficult to evaluate from the initial symptoms. The severity of the evolution is only moderate, however, and without doubt the differences between individuals play an important role. The authors remain convinced of the principal that persons suffering from FLR are less likely to develop.
D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012008:Recurrence; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors
Nouvelle étude sur l'évolution à moyen terme des syndromes de Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter observés en milieu militaire (85 observations)