Journal articleArthritis Rheumatol · June 2019
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OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations for the screening, monitoring, and treatment of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Pediatric rheumatologists, ophthalmologists with expertise in uveitis, patient representatives, and ...
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Journal articleArthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · June 2019
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OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations for the screening, monitoring, and treatment of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Pediatric rheumatologists, ophthalmologists with expertise in uveitis, patient representatives, and ...
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Journal articleArthritis Rheumatol · June 2019
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OBJECTIVE: To develop treatment recommendations for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis manifesting as non-systemic polyarthritis, sacroiliitis, or enthesitis. METHODS: The Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes (PICO) questions ...
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Journal articleArthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · June 2019
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OBJECTIVE: To develop treatment recommendations for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis manifesting as non-systemic polyarthritis, sacroiliitis, or enthesitis. METHODS: The Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes (PICO) questions ...
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Journal articlePediatr Rheumatol Online J · February 16, 2016
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BACKGROUND: There is not yet a commonly accepted, standardized approach in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic uveitis when initial steroid therapy is insufficient. We sought to assess current practice patterns within a large cohort of children with juven ...
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Journal articlePaediatr Drugs · August 2015
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Anterior uveitis (AU), inflammation of the iris, choroid or ciliary body, can cause significant eye morbidity, including visual loss. In the pediatric age group, the most common underlying diagnosis for AU is juvenile idiopathic associated uveitis and idio ...
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Journal articleArthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · August 2012
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OBJECTIVE: Juvenile localized scleroderma (LS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder associated with substantial morbidity and disability. Although a wide range of therapeutic strategies has been reported in the literature, a lack of agreement on treatme ...
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Journal articlePaediatr Respir Rev · March 2012
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The array of paediatric pulmonary complications of the various rheumatologic disorders illustrates both the complexities and challenges of the underlying disorders and the continuing lack of detailed knowledge of the pathophysiology and optimal treatment p ...
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Journal articleNat Rev Rheumatol · October 11, 2011
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During the past 10 years, descriptions of large registries of children with juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) have improved our knowledge of this disease. jSSc differs from the adult disease in presentation as well as disease course. Two courses of diseas ...
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Journal articleCurr Opin Rheumatol · September 2011
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To update the current understanding of the risk factors for poor outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related uveitis. In addition, current therapies, both traditional and biological, are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS: Male sex, indepen ...
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Journal articleArthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · April 2011
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Guidelines and recommendations developed and/or endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) are intended to provide guidance for particular patterns of practice and not to dictate the care of a particular patient. The ACR considers adherence to ...
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Journal articleArthritis Rheum · February 2011
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the safety and efficacy of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist anakinra as first-line therapy for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Patients with systemic JIA receiving anakinra as part of initial disease ...
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Journal articleArthritis Rheum · November 2010
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of long-term etanercept treatment, with or without methotrexate, on growth in children with selected categories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: We conducted a 3-year, open-label, nonrandomized registry of ...
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Journal articleArthritis Rheum · September 2009
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OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of etanercept alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in children with selected categories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Patients ages 2-18 y ...
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Journal articleAm J Ophthalmol · December 2007
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PURPOSE: To assess a response to infliximab therapy in childhood uveitis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: We reviewed the course of 16 children with noninfectious uveitis treated with infliximab at an academic medical center. Outcome measures i ...
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Journal articleCurr Opin Rheumatol · September 2007
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Use of tumor necrosis factor-alpha blocking agents to treat chronic pediatric uveitis is becoming recognized as an important therapeutic modality. This review summarizes the rationale for this use, highlighting new studies of these agent ...
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Journal articlePediatrics · May 2006
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OBJECTIVE: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) often presents with musculoskeletal concerns such as pain or swelling, even before appearance of blasts in the peripheral blood. Such presentation may lead to misdiagnosis of a child with juvenile rheumatoid arth ...
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Journal articleJ Rheumatol · February 2003
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the health and functional status of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) diagnosed in the early 1990s. METHODS: Patients were obtained from the Pediatric Rheumatology Disease Registry, a database of patients seen in pedi ...
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Journal articleRheum Dis Clin North Am · August 2002
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There is an increasing appreciation among physicians about the importance of bone health in children as a potential modifiable risk factor for development of osteoporosis later in life. Many unanswered questions about normal pediatric bone health make the ...
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Journal articleJ Rheumatol Suppl · April 2000
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Osteoporosis can be thought of as a disease of childhood with manifestations in the adult years. One strategy in prevention of osteoporosis is to maximize peak bone mass with interventions focused during the childhood and adolescent years, taking advantage ...
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