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Five important news items about juvenile arthritis
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In patients with JIA in remission, stopping treatment before 2 years was linked to flares
In children with oligoarticular and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, discontinuing treatment prior to 2 years after remission was associated with a greater chance of relapse, according to recently published findings. Read more.
Advancing Standards of Care in Pediatric Rheumatology
The most important challenge facing pediatric rheumatology is a lack of pediatric rheumatologists, according to many experts in the profession. The shortage of clinicians has a ripple effect. It impacts the amount and nature of research conducted in the profession. Read more.
Siblings of children with JIA may be at higher risk for anxiety
ORLANDO, Fla. — Female and younger siblings of children who have been diagnosed with JIA are at higher risk of anxiety compared with children whose siblings have not been diagnosed, according to data presented here at the Rheumatology Nurses Society Annual Conference. Read more.
Porphyromonas gingivalis not prevalent in small cohort of children with JIA
ORLANDO, Fla. — “Most periodontitis cases among children and adolescents occur as manifestation of certain systemic disease with an impaired immune system that compromises their response to microbial plaque,” study author Nancy Delnay, CNP, MSN, RN, wrote in a poster presented at Rheumatology Nurses Society Annual Conference. Read more.
Juvenile arthritis showed detrimental effect on health-related quality of life after 30 years
There was a detrimental effect of juvenile idiopathic arthritis on health-related quality of life after 30-year follow-up, according to a recently published study. Read more.