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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Defining Criteria for Disease Activity States in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Based on the Systemic Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score [PDF]
ObjectiveOur objective was to develop and validate cutoff values in the systemic Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 10 (sJADAS10) that distinguish the states of inactive disease (ID), minimal disease activity (MDA), moderate disease activity (MoDA), and high disease activity (HDA) in children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, based on
Silvia Rosina +67 more
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Improving the outcome of psoriatic arthritis [PDF]
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is recognised to have a significant impact on functional impairment, joint damage and quality of life. The aim of this thesis was to investigate tools for early identification, to develop a clinical target for treatment and to ...
Coates, Laura Claire
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Association of the AFF3 gene and IL2/IL21 gene region with juvenile idiopathic arthritis [PDF]
Recent genetic studies have led to identification of numerous loci that are associated with susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. The strategy of using information from these studies has facilitated the identification of novel juvenile idiopathic ...
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Background. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common rheumatic disease in childhood. Adalimumab is the drug of choice for polyarthritis, HLA-B27-associated arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, as well as for the association of arthritis with ...
S. V. Plakhotnikova +3 more
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Obesity and disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis [PDF]
Children with physical disabilities may have an increased risk for obesity and obesity might be a risk factor for inflammatory arthritis. The aims of this study were: to determine the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and to examine the association between obesity and disease activity in this ...
Pelajo Christina F +2 more
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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the pediatric practice of Donetsk region
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis with systemic onset is a special, rare and the most severe variant of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The article analyzes the clinical features of the onset and course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with systemic onset in ...
A. A. Koniushevska +5 more
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Disease activity and fatigue in juvenile idiopathic arthritis [PDF]
AbstractObjectiveTo examine the association between parent/proxy‐ and child‐reported fatigue and disease activity in children with polyarticular, extended oligoarticular, and persistent oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).MethodsWe enrolled a cross‐sectional cohort of 309 children recruited from the Seattle Children's Hospital ...
Sarah, Ringold +2 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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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.
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