abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the predictors for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance and coronary artery lesions (CALs) in Kawasaki disease (KD). METHODS:A total of 560 KD patients were reviewed retrospectively, including 410 complete KD (cKD) and 150 incomplete KD (iKD) patients. The laboratory data were compared bet...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Xie T,Wang Y,Fu S,Wang W,Xie C,Zhang Y,Gong F

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to determine whether polymorphisms in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) confer susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in a central south Chinese Han population. METHODS:Genotyping for six well studied polymorphisms (rs4986790, rs4986791, rs1075...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Wang Y,Chen L,Li F,Bao M,Zeng J,Xiang J,Luo H,Li J,Tang L

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) in paediatric population is limited by lack of reference values. One of such parameters is hip joint capsule thickness, postulated as an early measure for synovitis. However, the joint capsule is hardly a distinguished structure from slit synovial cavi...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Żuber Z,Owczarek A,Sobczyk M,Migas-Majoch A,Turowska-Heydel D,Sternal A,Michalczak J,Chudek J

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paediatric rheumatology service in Sub-Sahara African is virtually not available as there is a shortage of paediatric rheumatologists and other rheumatology health professionals. We aim to describe the clinical spectrum and the frequencies of paediatric rheumatic diseases (PRDs) in Lagos State University Tea...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Olaosebikan BH,Adelowo OO,Animashaun BA,Akintayo RO

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children, the long term effect of HSP on endothelial function is still not clear. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long term effect of HSP on endothelial function in children and adolescents. METHODS:This resea...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Butbul Aviel Y,Dafna L,Pilar G,Brik R

更新日期：2017-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dystrophic calcifications may occur in patients with J uvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (JIIM) as well as other connective tissue and metabolic diseases, but a reliable method of measuring the volume of these calcifications has not been established. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasi...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Ibarra M,Rigsby C,Morgan GA,Sammet CL,Huang CC,Xu D,Targoff IN,Pachman LM

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a critical shortage of pediatric rheumatologists in the US. Substantial travel to clinics can impose time and monetary burdens on families. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost of in-person pediatric rheumatology visits for families and determine if telemedicine clinics resulted in time an...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Kessler EA,Sherman AK,Becker ML

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD), a very rare autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease with multiple organ involvement, presents clinically as hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS), a less severe phenotype and more common form, and mevalonic aciduria (MVA), a more severe phenotype and rare form. MKD is chara...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Zhang S

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease of childhood, with JIA-associated uveitis its most common extra-articular manifestation. JIA-associated uveitis is a potentially sight-threatening condition and thus carries a considerable risk of morbidity. The aetiology of the condition is auto...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Clarke SL,Sen ES,Ramanan AV

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by persistent chronic arthritis. Disease risk is believed to be influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. It is well established that the PTPN22 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2476601 is associated with JIA suscept...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Goulielmos GN,Chiaroni-Clarke RC,Dimopoulou DG,Zervou MI,Trachana M,Pratsidou-Gertsi P,Garyfallos A,Ellis JA

更新日期：2016-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Sports participation can be an integral part of adolescent development with numerous positive short and long-term effects. Despite these potential benefits very high levels of physical activity, during skeletal maturation, have been proposed as a possible cause of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The influ...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： de Silva V,Swain M,Broderick C,McKay D

更新日期：2016-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To test clinical findings associated with early temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis in comparison to the current gold standard contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS:Seventy-six consecutive JIA patients were included in this study...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Keller H,Müller LM,Markic G,Schraner T,Kellenberger CJ,Saurenmann RK

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently there is no consensus agreement on the degree of enhancement in normal temporomandibular joints (TMJ) in children, which makes it difficult for clinicians to distinguish between the presence/absence of mild synovitis. Quantitative measurements of synovial and condylar enhancement may be useful addi...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Ma GM,Amirabadi A,Inarejos E,Tolend M,Stimec J,Moineddin R,Spiegel L,Doria AS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No standard treatment protocol exists for Kawasaki disease (KD) after spontaneous defervescence that does not use intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Moreover, some cases present an indolent course and later develop coronary artery lesions (CALs). We aimed herein to assess the short-term prognosis of KD after...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Takahashi T,Sakakibara H,Morikawa Y,Miura M

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Muckle-Wells-syndrome (MWS) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by systemic and organ-specific inflammation due to excessive interleukin (IL)-1 release. Inner ear inflammation results in irreversible sensorineural hearing loss, if untreated. Early recognition and therapy may prevent deafness. The ai...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Kuemmerle-Deschner JB,Koitschev A,Tyrrell PN,Plontke SK,Deschner N,Hansmann S,Ummenhofer K,Lohse P,Koitschev C,Benseler SM

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periodic fever syndromes (PFS) are an emerging group of autoinflammatory disorders. Clinical overlap exists and multiple genetic analyses may be needed to assist diagnosis. We evaluated the diagnostic value of a 5-gene sequencing panel (5GP) in patients with undiagnosed PFS. METHODS:Simultaneous double stra...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： De Pieri C,Vuch J,De Martino E,Bianco AM,Ronfani L,Athanasakis E,Bortot B,Crovella S,Taddio A,Severini GM,Tommasini A

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression and anxiety adversely affects outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthcare utilization is high for pediatric SLE. We aimed to characterize the prevalence of depression and anxiety in pediatric SLE, and their association with healthcare utilization. METHODS:We conducted a cross-se...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Knight A,Weiss P,Morales K,Gerdes M,Gutstein A,Vickery M,Keren R

更新日期：2014-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to an increased frequency of vasculitis in FMF patients, many investigators have studied MEFV mutations in patients with HSP. The aim of the study is to investigate the frequency and clinical significance of MEFV mutations in Egyptian children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP). Investigating MEFV mutat...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Salah S,Rizk S,Lotfy HM,El Houchi S,Marzouk H,Farag Y

更新日期：2014-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common cause of non-infectious joint inflammation in children. Synovial inflammation results in pain, swelling and stiffness. Animal and adult human studies indicate that localized joint-associated inflammation may produce generalized changes in pain sensitivit...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Cornelissen L,Donado C,Kim J,Chiel L,Zurakowski D,Logan DE,Meier P,Sethna NF,Blankenburg M,Zernikow B,Sundel RP,Berde CB

更新日期：2014-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are controversies regarding the accuracy of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and methods based on the production of interferon gamma by sensitized T cells for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in pediatrics and immunosuppressed patients. Our objectives are to study TST and ELISPOT/T. ...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Sztajnbok F,Boechat NL,Ribeiro SB,Oliveira SK,Sztajnbok DC,Sant'Anna CC

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cogan syndrome is a systemic disease manifesting interstitial keratitis, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and rotatory vertigo. Renal complications of this syndrome are very rare. We encountered an adolescent with Cogan syndrome complicated by aortitis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated gl...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Sugimoto K,Miyazawa T,Nishi H,Izu A,Enya T,Okada M,Takemura T

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis (IJO) is a rare condition of poorly understood etiology and pathophysiology that affects otherwise healthy children. This condition is characterized clinically by bone pain and vertebral fractures; spontaneous recovery is observed after puberty in the majority of cases. Altho...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Bacchetta J,Wesseling-Perry K,Gilsanz V,Gales B,Pereira RC,Salusky IB

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In the following a brief commentary is given on a new European project that aims to provide the European countries with recommendations for the care of children and yound adults with rheumatic diseases. These recommendations will be based on surveys sent to PRINTO members and systematic literature reviews. Surveys on ...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Wulffraat NM,Vastert B,SHARE consortium.

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:As patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) progress into adulthood, long-term outcome is determined by disease activity, physical and psychosocial development. Decreased aerobic capacity may play a critical role in health-related outcomes in JIA, since it has been linked with cardiovas...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： van Pelt PA,Takken T,van Brussel M,de Witte M,Kruize AA,Wulffraat NM

更新日期：2012-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Juvenile Fibromyalgia (JFM) is characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and approximately 40% of children and adolescents with JFM also suffer from benign joint hypermobility (HM). It is not currently known if the presence of HM affects the pain experience of adolescents with JFM. The objecti...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Ting TV,Hashkes PJ,Schikler K,Desai AM,Spalding S,Kashikar-Zuck S

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathologic diagnosis of isolated myocarditis without pericardial involvement is uncommonly encountered in systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (soJIA). CASE:An eleven year-old boy with soJIA died suddenly while being treated with the interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor inhibitor, anakinra. His autopsy...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Zeft AS,Menon SC,Miller D

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the prevalence of cumulative organ damage among Egyptian children with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) and the relationships between the organ damage and the demographic data, clinical variables, and disease activity. METHODS:A total of 148 patients with jSLE have been foll...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Salah S,Lotfy HM,Mokbel AN,Kaddah AM,Fahmy N

更新日期：2011-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：: There is a debate whether post-streptococcal reactive arthritis (PSRA) is a separate entity or a condition on the spectrum of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). We believe that PSRA is a distinct entity and in this paper we review the substantial differences between PSRA and ARF. We show how the demographic, clinical, gene...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Uziel Y,Perl L,Barash J,Hashkes PJ

更新日期：2011-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：: Autoimmunity is often observed among individuals with primary immune deficiencies; however, the frequency and role of autoimmunity in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD) has not been fully assessed. SIOD, which is caused by mutations of SMARCAL1, is a rare autosomal recessive disease with its prominent features b...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Zieg J,Krepelova A,Baradaran-Heravi A,Levtchenko E,Guillén-Navarro E,Balascakova M,Sukova M,Seeman T,Dusek J,Simankova N,Rosik T,Skalova S,Lebl J,Boerkoel CF

更新日期：2011-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：: Although musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has emerged as an indispensible tool among physicians involved in musculoskeletal medicine in the last two decades, only recently has it become more attractive to pediatric rheumatologists. Thereafter, the use of MSUS in pediatric rheumatology has started to increase. Yet, a...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Tok F,Demirkaya E,Ozçakar L

更新日期：2011-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches. It is seen predominantly in females during the second and third decades of life, although it can occur in childhood. The aetiology of TA remains unknown. To date, familial cases of TA have been considered rare; however...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Morishita KA,Rosendahl K,Brogan PA

更新日期：2011-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：: Juvenile arthritis comprises a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases causing erosive arthritis in children, often progressing to disability. These children experience functional impairment due to joint and back pain, heel pain, swelling of joints and morning stiffness, contractures, pain, and anterior uveitis lead...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Moorthy LN,Peterson MG,Hassett AL,Lehman TJ

更新日期：2010-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children are commonly referred to a pediatric rheumatology center for the laboratory finding of an Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) of undetermined significance. Previous studies regarding adult rheumatology patients have supported an association between ANA and anti-thyroid antibodies, with the prevalence of thy...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Torok KS,Arkachaisri T

更新日期：2010-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prescribing habits of NSAIDs among pediatric medical and surgical practitioners, and to examine concerns and barriers to their use. METHODS:A sample of 1289 pediatricians, pediatric rheumatologists, sports medicine physicians, pediatric surgeons and pediatric orthopedic surgeons in the United...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Levy DM,Imundo LF

更新日期：2010-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the etiology of acute hepatitis in three children with systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) taking Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL1RA). METHODS:Laboratory and clinical data for three children with sJIA diagnosed at ages 13 months to 8 years who developed acute hepatitis during tr...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Canna S,Frankovich J,Higgins G,Narkewicz MR,Nash SR,Hollister JR,Soep JB,Dragone LL

更新日期：2009-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：: Xanthomatous skin lesions and arthritis in children are not a common association. We present the case of a 3 year old girl who presented with xanthomatous lesions in the periungual region of both hands, around the nares and on her forehead, associated with significant arthritis that was clinically compatible with mul...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Matiz C,Ferguson PJ,Zaenglein A,Groh B,Bingham CA

更新日期：2009-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：: Recent recognition of the markedly high prevalence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) coupled with the significant morbidity associated with TMJ damage has prompted increased interest in both the clinical and pathological aspects of TMJ arthritis. This revi...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Ringold S,Cron RQ

更新日期：2009-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate concordance between physicians and parents in rating the degree of functional ability of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS:The attending physician and a parent were asked to rate independently the level of physical functioning of 155 patients with disease duration >/= ...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Palmisani E,Solari N,Pistorio A,Ruperto N,Malattia C,Viola S,Buoncompagni A,Loy A,Martini A,Ravelli A

更新日期：2007-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：: Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare blistering condition with a distinctive combination of clinical, histological and immunopathologic features that together constitute a unique bullous disease phenotype. It is often associated with autoimmunity to type VII collagen. Here we report a child who presented wi...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Kumar S,Agarwal I

更新日期：2007-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the case of a 14-year-old boy with clinical and radiographic features of pseudorheumatoid chondrodyspalsia with additional, potentially serious, cervical malformations. METHODS:Detailed clinical and radiological examinations were undertaken with emphasis on the usefulness of 3D-CT scanning. RESULTS...

journal_title：Pediatric rheumatology online journal

authors： Al Kaissi A,Ben Chehida F,Ben Ghachem M,Grill F,Klaushofer K

更新日期：2007-09-27 00:00:00