Doppler and Spectral Ultrasound of Sacroiliac Joints in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Juvenile Spondyloarthritis [PDF]
Background: Power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) with spectral wave analysis (SWA) has been compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in documenting active sacroiliitis in early spondyloarthritis (SpA) but, to date, PDUS/SWA has not been yet applied to ...
Stefano Gentileschi +2 more
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Editorial: Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation [PDF]
Rik Joos, Miroslav Harjaček
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Transition From Juvenile Dermatomyositis to Spondyloarthritis: A Novel Overlapping Inflammatory Phenotype [PDF]
Objective Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare childhood inflammatory myopathy, whereas spondyloarthritis (SpA) is an inflammatory arthropathy characterized by enthesitis and peripheral or axial involvement. We describe a series of patients diagnosed
Austen Grooms +3 more
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Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: focus on uveitis [PDF]
Background Juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA) represents a group of inflammatory arthritides with several distinctive features (enthesitis, involvement of spine and sacroiliac joint, HLA-B27 association and development of uveitis).
Achille Marino +3 more
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Pro-Inflammatory Oral Microbiota in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: A Pilot Study [PDF]
The role of the microbiota in the pathogenesis of arthritis is gaining increasing attention. While multiple studies have queried the intestinal microbiota, very few have analyzed the contents of the oral microbiota.
Matthew L Stoll +5 more
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Classifications and imaging of juvenile spondyloarthritis [PDF]
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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Do geography and ethnicity play a role in juvenile Spondyloarthritis? A multi-center binational retrospective study [PDF]
Background Observations among Israeli pediatric rheumatologists reveal that pediatric Juvenile Spondyloarthritis (JSpA) may present differently compared to patients from the United States (US).
Nassem Ghantous +12 more
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Immunopathophysiology of Juvenile Spondyloarthritis (jSpA): The “Out of the Box” View on Epigenetics, Neuroendocrine Pathways and Role of the Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) [PDF]
Juvenile spondyloarthritis (jSpA) is a an umbrella term for heterogeneous group of related seronegative inflammatory disorders sharing common symptoms. Although it mainly affects children and adolescents, it often remains active during adulthood. Genetic
Miroslav Harjacek
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HLA-B Associates With Distinct Disease Expression in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Objective This study aimed to investigate for possible association between HLA‐B genotype and disease phenotype in children with juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA). Methods This was a cross‐sectional retrospective study of children evaluated at a large tertiary care rheumatology clinic.
Bikas DV +3 more
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Imaging of juvenile spondyloarthritis. Part I: Classifications and radiographs [PDF]
Juvenile spondyloarthropathies are manifested mainly by symptoms of peripheral arthritis and enthesitis. By contrast with adults, children rarely present with sacroiliitis and spondylitis.
Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska +6 more
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