Children With Chronic Illness Can Have Normal Life Satisfaction
Children with chronic illness have lower general health, but their life satisfaction is comparable to that of their peers without chronic illness.
Pediatric Rheumatology
Early Extended Pamidronate May Help Reduce Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Activity
Study showed that pamidronate might contribute to clinical improvement and improvement of radiologic outcome in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, however, relapses were frequent.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis: Updated 2019 Guidelines From ACR/AF
The American College of Rheumatology and the Arthritis Foundation have released updated recommendations for the screening, monitoring, and treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with associated uveitis.
Updated 2019 ACR/AF Recommendations for Treating JIA Polyarthritis
The American College of Rheumatology and Arthritis Foundation have released updated guidelines for management of non-systemic polyarthritis, sacroiliitis, and enthesitis in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Neutropenia During Tocilizumab Therapy Not Linked to Infection Risk in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Patients with JIA who received tocilizumab therapy experienced transient neutropenia that was not associated with an increased number of infections.
Functional Assessment Scores Not Interchangeable in Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Although there was high agreement and similar classification of change among the questionnaires, these may not be completely interchangeable.
Effect of ABCG2 Variants on Pediatric-Onset Hyperuricemia and Gout
Researchers examined the ABCG2 gene in a hyperuricemia and gout cohort, focusing on patients with pediatric-onset disease.
Juvenile-Onset Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Associated With Systolic Dysfunction
Patients with juvenile mixed connective tissue disease had impaired left and right ventricular function compared with matched controls after a median of 15 years disease duration.
Methotrexate Persistence, Adverse Drug Reactions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Data show that more than half of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis were no longer on methotrexate therapy.
Patterns of Joint Behavior Useful for Juvenile Arthritis Classification
An algorithm that can classify patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) into seven distinct groups based on patterns of swollen or painful joints in the body can help predict disease course.
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