Clinical Presentation and Course of Pulmonary Involvement in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis

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Contributors

  • Toni Hospach - , Klinikum Stuttgart (Author)
  • Friederike Blankenburg - , Klinikum Stuttgart (Author)
  • Anita Heinkele - , Klinikum Stuttgart (Author)
  • Kristina Rücklová - , Klinikum Stuttgart (Author)
  • Peter Müller-Abt - , Klinikum Stuttgart (Author)
  • Frank Weller-Heinemann - , Klinikum Bremen-Mitte (Author)
  • Laura Buchtala - , Klinikum Bremen-Mitte (Author)
  • Jan Maier - , Pediatric Practice Leinfelden (Author)
  • Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Christiane Reiser - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Ales Janda - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Andreas Urban - , Klinikum St. Marien Amberg (Author)
  • Reiner Berendes - , Kinderkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH (Author)
  • Andrea Skrabl-Baumgartner - , Medical University of Graz (Author)
  • Jürgen Brunner - , Innsbruck Medical University (Author)
  • Ralf Trauzeddel - , Fresenius AG (Author)
  • Johannes Peter Haas - , German Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology (Author)
  • Annette Holl-Wieden - , University of Würzburg (Author)
  • Henner Morbach - , University of Würzburg (Author)
  • Anja Schnabel - , Department of Paediatrics (Author)
  • Normi Brück - , Department of Paediatrics (Author)
  • Gabriele Hahn - , Institute and Polyclinic of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Author)
  • Wolfgang Emminger - , University of Vienna (Author)
  • Isabella Valent - , University of Vienna (Author)
  • Regine Borchers - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Christian Klemann - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Ilias Tsiflikas - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Jens Klotsche - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Kirsten Minden - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Christian M. Hedrich - , Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust: (Author)
  • Thekla von Kalle - , Klinikum Stuttgart (Author)

Abstract

Objective: Pulmonary involvement in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is rare. Limited awareness results in diagnostic challenges, especially because malignancy or infection needs to be considered. Methods: Based on a survey shared among centers participating in the Kerndokumentation Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum (Germany), this study investigated clinical and imaging presentations, demographic features, treatment response and outcomes of pulmonary involvement in CNO (pCNO). Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography images were read centrally by an experienced pediatric radiologist. Results: Twenty-two patients with pCNO were included in this study. Among patients with CNO, pulmonary involvement was more common in girls (91% vs 62.8%, P = 0.006) and patients with multifocal bone lesions (95% vs 65%, P <0.001) but was not associated with systemic inflammation or additional organ involvement. Forty-two pulmonary lesions were counted with a median of two per patient (two to six). They displayed a median size of 1.8 cm (0.3–4.0 cm) and followed mono- (40%) and oligo-focal (60%) patterns representing consolidations or nodules, abutting the pleura in 50%. Although prominent hilar lymph nodes were present (in 19% of patients), no pathologic enlargement (>1 cm) was seen. When available (3 of 22 patients), histology revealed granulomatous inflammation with lymphocyte infiltration. Development and courses of pCNO did not associate with treatments chosen. Complete remission was reported in 60% of patients, partial remission in 20%. Conclusion: pCNO is usually asymptomatic. Although more common in girls and patients with multifocal CNO, pCNO is not associated with systemic parameters of inflammation or specific organ involvement. Prognosis of pCNO is favorable, and most lesions resolve over time. Thus, a careful watch-and-wait strategy may be appropriate.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbere11799
JournalACR Open Rheumatology
Volume7
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

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