Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common chronic rheumatic disease of unknown aetiology in childhood and predominantly presents with peripheral arthritis.
Kenan Barut +3 more
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Protocol for the Foot in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis trial (FiJIA): a randomised controlled trial of an integrated foot care programme for foot problems in JIA [PDF]
Background Foot and ankle problems are a common but relatively neglected manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Studies of medical and non-medical interventions have shown that clinical outcome measures can be improved. However existing data has
Hendry Gordon J +9 more
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Treatment of systemic-onset juvenile arthritis with canakinumab
Joachim Peitz, Gerd Horneff Pediatric Rheumatology Centre, Department of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Asklepios Clinic, Sankt Augustin, Germany Abstract: Treatment of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis is challenging, but the ...
Peitz J, Horneff G
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Tocilizumab in the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Miho Murakami,1 Minako Tomiita,2,3 Norihiro Nishimoto11Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 2Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 3Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Chiba
Murakami M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N
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Macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with systemic onset of the juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is defined as arthritis affecting one or more joint usually in the juvenile age group (< 16 years of age) with or preceded by fever of at least 2 weeks duration that is documented to be daily ...
Deepak Jain +4 more
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Juvenile-onset inflammatory arthritis: a study of adolescents' beliefs about underlying cause [PDF]
Objective. Patients’ beliefs regarding the cause of illness may influence treatment adherence and long-term outcome. Little is known of adolescents’ beliefs regarding the cause of JIA. This study aims to identify adolescents’ beliefs about the underlying
Baildam, Eileen +19 more
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Association of the CCR5 gene with juvenile idiopathic arthritis [PDF]
The CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) has been shown to be important in the recruitment of T-helper cells to the synovium, where they accumulate, drive the inflammatory process and the consequent synovitis and joint destruction.
Martin, P. +22 more
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Classifications and imaging of juvenile spondyloarthritis
Juvenile spondyloarthritis may be present in at least 3 subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis according to the classification of the International League of Associations for Rheumatology.
Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska +5 more
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Association of the IL-10 gene family locus on chromosome 1 with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) [PDF]
The cytokine IL-10 and its family members have been implicated in autoimmune diseases and we have previously reported that genetic variants in IL-10 were associated with a rare group of diseases called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aim of this
Bryant, A. +66 more
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Disease activity and disability in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis one year following presentation to paediatric rheumatology. Results from the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study [PDF]
Objective. Inflammatory arthritis in childhood is variable in terms of both presentation and outcome. This analysis describes disease activity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) during the first year following presentation to a ...
Hyrich, Kimme L. +25 more
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