L'Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté

Referral pathways to pediatric rheumatology care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multicenter study in France and Switzerland

Timely access to pediatric rheumatology (PR) care is critical for improving outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), yet, referral delays remain frequent. We aimed to examine the trajectories leading to PR care across two national healthcare settings. We conducted a multi...

Prognostic performance of the systemic immune-inflammation index in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a multicenter emergency department study

Abstract Introduction The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been proposed as a simple prognostic biomarker in COVID-19, but its performance relative to routinely available inflammatory markers and its incremental value beyond clinical predictors remain uncertain. We ev...

From fluid loss to calcification: MRI and CT matrix features in cystic echinococcosis

Abstract Objective To characterize MRI matrix signal and CT calcification patterns across WHO-IWGE stages, compare them with lesion mimicking cystic echinococcosis (CE), and derive an MRI-based subclassification for inactive cysts. Materials and methods This retrospective multice...