Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Among patients with well-controlled juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and their caregivers, when and how they decide to discontinue treatment likely depends on whether they are more concerned with disease- or treatment-related complications, and often involves a “trade-off” between these competing risks, according to survey findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

ATLANTA — Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis with macrophage activation syndrome was marked by elevated adenosine deaminase 2 levels, according to a speaker at ACR/ARP 2019.

ATLANTA — Lax FDA policies on required pediatric studies for approved biologic DMARDs have exacerbated an already critical lack of approved therapies for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and related conditions, according to a presentation at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

Children with inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and chronic noninfectious osteomyelitis had an increased rate of psoriasis, and those exposed to tumor necrosis factor inhibitor therapy exhibited the highest risk, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Professionals annual meeting.

ATLANTA — An intervention bundle reminding patients with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis of the benefits of influenza vaccination was associated with improved vaccine coverage, according to findings presented at ACR/ARP 2019.

ATLANTA — Children with Down syndrome are at an increased risk for arthritis at a rate that is two to three times higher than previously reported, according to data presented here. However, diagnosis is often delayed for myriad reasons.

ATLANTA — Limited knowledge about inactivated vaccines, misconceptions and fears, as well as long wait times and accessibility issues are among the leading drivers of influenza vaccine hesitancy among adults with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to a presenter at ACR/ARP 2019.

Children with either inflammatory bowel disease, chronic noninfectious osteomyelitis or juvenile idiopathic arthritis developed psoriasis at an increased rate compared with the general public, with the highest rates seen among those treated with TNF inhibitors, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Acute digital clubbing was one clinical characteristic of a rare and potentially fatal lung disease recently observed in a cohort of patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Acute digital clubbing was one clinical characteristic of a rare and potentially fatal lung disease recently observed in a cohort of patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.