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Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal

https://read.qxmd.com/read/37735702/macrophage-activation-syndrome-in-juvenile-dermatomyositis-a-case-report-and-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-literature
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REVIEW
Yong Chang, Xueyan Shan, Yongpeng Ge
BACKGROUND: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe and life-threatening syndrome associated with autoimmune diseases. The coexistence of MAS and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is not well reported. This report describes a case of JDM with MAS and summarizes the clinical characteristics and prognosis of MAS in patients with JDM. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 15-year-old female with JDM, presenting with heliotrope rash, muscle weakness, increased muscle enzyme, anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 (NXP2) antibody, and muscle biopsy consistent with JDM...
September 21, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726757/structural-ultrasound-of-joints-and-tendons-in-healthy-children-development-of-normative-data
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ruth Wittoek, Céline Decock, Nele Dewaele, Lara Arnold, Pieter Baeyens, Ignace De Schrijver, Lisa Pardaens, Ioannis Raftakis, Thomas Renson, Charline Rinkin, Alexander D J Thooft, Tine Vanhaverbeke, Caroline Verbist
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a well accessible technique to assess disease activity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Knowledge of reference values of joint structures is indispensable to differentiate between physiological and pathological finding. The aim of this study was to assess the structural sonographic features of joints and tendons in healthy children from several age groups (0.2-18 year), and develop a set of normative data. METHODS: Greyscale ultrasound was performed in 500 healthy children (age 0...
September 19, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726751/rapid-and-sustained-response-to-jak-inhibition-in-a-child-with-severe-mda5%C3%A2-%C3%A2-juvenile-dermatomyositis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Timmy Strauss, Claudia Günther, Anja Schnabel, Christine Wolf, Gabriele Hahn, Min Ae Lee-Kirsch, Normi Brück
BACKGROUND: Juvenile dermatomyositis (jDM) is the most common idiopathic inflammatory myopathy of childhood. Amyopathic or hypomyopathic courses have been described. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 4-year-old patient with MDA5 antibody positive jDM and interstitial lung disease. In our patient, typical symptoms of jDM with classical skin lesions, arthritis, proximal muscle weakness, and ulcerative calcifications were observed. Due to the severity of the disease and the pulmonary changes, therapy with the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor ruxolitinib was added to the therapy with corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) and hydroxychloroquine leading to a fast and sustained remission...
September 19, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723485/screening-utility-and-acceptability-of-the-kiswahili-pgals-paediatric-gait-arms-legs-spine-at-a-tertiary-referral-hospital-in-kenya-a-diagnostic-accuracy-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jacqueline E Kawishe, Anthony Ngugi, Stanley Luchters, Helen Foster, Angela Migowa
BACKGROUND: Paediatric rheumatic diseases cause considerable disease burden to children and their families (Moorthy LN, Peterson MGE, Hassett AL, et al, Pediatric Rheumatology 8:20, 2010). Delayed diagnosis is a significant determinant of severity and mortality attributed to these conditions (Foster HE, Eltringham MS, Kay LJ, et al, Arthritis Care Res 57(6):921-7, 2007). pGALS is a simple clinical tool used to assess joints and identify musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in school-going children to enable early referral to paediatric rheumatologists...
September 18, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37715224/predictors-of-persisting-pain-in-children-with-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-a-case-control-study-nested-in-the-reacch-out-cohort
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tara McGrath, Jaime Guzman, Lori Tucker, Natalie J Shiff, Maryna Yaskina, Susan Tupper, Dax G Rumsey
BACKGROUND: To identify baseline predictors of persisting pain in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), relative to patients with JIA who had similar baseline levels of pain but in whom the pain did not persist. METHODS: We used data from the Research in Arthritis in Canadian Children emphasizing Outcomes (ReACCh-Out) inception cohort to compare cases of 'moderate persisting pain' with controls of 'moderate decreasing pain'. Moderate pain was defined as a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain measurement score of > 3...
September 16, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37700346/childhood-onset-rheumatoid-arthritis-at-a-tertiary-hospital-in-senegal-west-africa
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mounib M Sabounji, Hilaire Lissimo, Amina Deme
BACKGROUND: Childhood-onset rheumatoid arthritis (CORA), known as rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a type of juvenile idiopathic arthritis that shares the same genetic factors and clinical features as adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis. In Africa, CORA hasn't been the subject of a specific study. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features, disease activity, functional disability, and treatment of CORA at diagnosis in Senegal and compare the findings to other CORA populations...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37700301/a-case-of-neonatal-sweet-syndrome-associated-with-mevalonate-kinase-deficiency
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Margaret Irwin, Veeraya K Tanawattanacharoen, Amy Turner, Mary Beth F Son, Rebecca C Hale, Craig D Platt, Juan Putra, Birgitta A R Schmidt, Mollie G Wasserman
BACKGROUND: Sweet syndrome (SS), also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is an immunologic syndrome characterized by widespread neutrophilic infiltration. Histiocytoid Sweet syndrome (H-SS) is a histopathologic variant of SS. While SS most commonly occurs in adults, this case report discusses an infant patient who presented with H-SS. CASE PRESENTATION: Through a multidisciplinary approach, this patient was also found to have very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) and Mevalonate kinase-associated disease (MKAD)...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37700267/the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-patients-with-juvenile-idiopathic-inflammatory-myopathies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dawn M Wahezi, Dominique Jerome, Evin Rothschild, Belina Yi, Jeffrey Dvergsten, Stacey Tarvin, Susan Kim, Tamar Rubinstein
BACKGROUND: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns regarding the risks of infection in patients with autoimmune disease. In this study, we investigated the impact of the pandemic on patients with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM). METHODS: Data were collected using a patient/caregiver survey via Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) database. Eligibility included JIIM diagnosis and current age less than 21 years old. Surveys were distributed via the CureJM organization, social media, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) network and Dr...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37700264/subcutaneous-tocilizumab-in-the-management-of-non-infectious-uveitis-in-children-a-brief-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Francesca Burlo, Cristina Tumminelli, Serena Pastore, Gabriele Stocco, Debora Curci, Marianna Lucafò, Alberto Tommasini, Andrea Taddio
BACKGROUND: Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that acts as an IL-6 receptor antagonist. Intravenous tocilizumab is considered an option for children with anti-TNF refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis. In contrast, the potential of subcutaneous drug use with this indication is more controversial. Due to the decreased availability of intravenous tocilizumab during the COVID-19 pandemic, we started using the subcutaneous formulation of the drug in children with anti-TNF refractory uveitis...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37697374/panniculitis-with-late-onset-enthesitis-related-arthritis-a-case-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wenxiu Mo, Fei Sun, Tongxin Han, Huawei Mao
BACKGROUND: Panniculitis, a type of inflammation of subcutaneous fat, is a relatively uncommon condition that usually presents as inflammatory nodules or plaques, with various proposed etiologic factors. The association between panniculitis and enthesitis-related arthritis has not been described previously. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein, we describe a case of a 11-year-old girl who presented with recurrent fever and painful subcutaneous nodules on her extremities and buttocks...
September 11, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37679749/disease-evolution-in-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-an-international-observational-cohort-study-through-jircohort
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
M Wallimann, K Bouayed, E Cannizzaro, D Kaiser, A Belot, E Merlin, S Poignant, C Wouters, F Hofer, T Saurenmann, A Koryllou, R Carlomagno, M Mejbri, M Hofer, K Theodoropoulou
BACKGROUND: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (systemic JIA) is a severe disease with both systemic and joint inflammation. This study aims to identify predictors of disease evolution within the systemic JIA population enrolled in the Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism cohort (JIRcohort). METHODS: Observational patient cohort study with 201 recruited children from 4 countries (3 European, 1 North Africa) from 2005 until 2019, using retrospectively (2005-2015) and prospectively (2015-2019) routine care collected data...
September 7, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37670340/survey-of-adolescents-needs-and-parents-views-on-sexual-health-in-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carine Savel, Aurélie Chausset, Pauline Berland, Candy Guiguet-Auclair, Laura Cabane, Bruno Fautrel, Philippe Gaudin, Pascale Guillot, Gilles Hayem, Delphine Lafarge, Etienne Merlin, Nadine Pezière, Christelle Sordet, Sonia Trope, Anne Tournadre, Sandrine Malochet, Jean-David Cohen
BACKGROUND: Although the advent of new therapeutics for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients has considerably lessened the impact of the disease and reduced its sequelae, the outcomes of JIA remain important in their lives. Disease repercussions and side effects of treatments may affect sexual health and cause psychological distress. This aim of the study was to determine the expectations of adolescent JIA patients and the perceptions of their parents regarding knowledge and communication with healthcare providers (HCPs) in the field of sexual health (SH)...
September 5, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37658392/disease-characteristics-of-hla-b27-positive-and-negative-finnish-patients-with-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-results-of-the-18-year-cohort-follow-up-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Suvi Oili Orvokki Peltoniemi, Mia Glerup, Pekka Lahdenne, Kari K Eklund, Kristiina Aalto
BACKGROUND: The aim of this long-term follow-up study was to compare the disease characteristics of HLA-B27 positive and negative patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: The study is a cohort study with consecutive cases of newly diagnosed Finnish patients with JIA according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria [1]. Patients were enrolled between 1997 and 2000 from a defined area of Southern Finland. Clinical data including disease activity and serology were registered during a mean period of 17...
September 1, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37658370/extreme-periodic-fever-aphthous-stomatitis-pharyngitis-adenitis-pfapa-a-discrete-group-of-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mor Broide, Yoel Levinsky, Rotem Tal, Liora Harel, Shoval Shoham, Sabreen Abu Ahmad, Yonatan Butbul Aviel, Gil Amarilyo
OBJECTIVE: Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is the most common periodic fever syndrome in children; by definition, episodes occur every 2 to 8 weeks. However, in a subset of our patients, we noticed a higher frequency of attacks, of less than 2 weeks, which we refer to as extreme PFAPA (ePFAPA). This group consisted of patients who were extreme upon presentation of PFAPA, and those who became extreme after initiation of abortive corticosteroid treatment...
September 1, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37644581/successful-experience-of-tofacitinib-treatment-in-patients-with-fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Irina P Nikishina, Svetlana V Arsenyeva, Valeria G Matkava, Alia N Arefieva, Mariya I Kaleda, Alexandr V Smirnov, Leonid M Blank, Mikhail M Kostik
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic disorder that is caused by a mutation in the ACVR1 gene and provokes severe heterotopic ossification. Since flares of the disease are associated with inflammation, it is assumed that JAK inhibitors can control active FOP due to blocking multiple signaling pathways.
August 29, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37633893/significant-pain-decrease-in-children-with-non-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-treated-to-target-results-over-24-months-of-follow-up
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Katinka Spekking, Janneke Anink, Piroska de Boer, Sytske Anne Bergstra, J Merlijn van den Berg, Dieneke Schonenberg-Meinema, Lisette W A van Suijlekom-Smit, Marion A J van Rossum, Yvonne Koopman-Keemink, Rebecca Ten Cate, Cornelia F Allaart, Daniëlle M C Brinkman, Petra C E Hissink Muller
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare pain-scores in three targeted treatment-strategies in JIA-patients and to identify characteristics predicting persistent pain. METHODS: In the BeSt-for-Kids-study 92 DMARD-naïve JIA-patients were randomized in 3 treatment-strategies: 1) initial sequential DMARD-monotherapy 2) initial methotrexate (MTX)/prednisolone-bridging or 3) initial MTX/etanercept. Potential differences in VAS pain scores (0-100 mm) over time between treatment-strategies were compared using linear mixed models with visits clustered within patients...
August 26, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37620906/pediatric-onset-limited-anca-associated-vasculitis-arising-during-pre-existing-chronic-recurrent-multifocal-osteomyelitis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Esraa Eloseily, Michael Henrickson
BACKGROUND: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic vasculitis involving small to medium sized arteries, granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tracts, pauci-immune necrotizing glomerulonephritis, as well as vasculitis of other organs. Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an autoinflammatory syndrome characterized by sterile bone inflammation. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of CRMO that was doing well on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID for 6 years and then developed ANCA positive limited GPA presenting with pyoderma gangrenosum, persistent bilateral otalgia with serous otitis, otorrhea, then sensorineural hearing loss...
August 24, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37608293/elevated-serum-ifn-%C3%AE-and-ifn-%C3%AE-il-6-ratio-in-kikuchi-fujimoto-disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tingyan He, Zixuan Shen, Jiayun Ling, Xiaona Zhu, Jun Yang
BACKGROUND: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is typically a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease. The diagnosis of KFD can be challenging for nonspecific symptoms, laboratory or imaging findings. In this study, we aimed to describe the clinical manifestations of patients with KFD and to access the potential role of serum cytokines in the diagnosis of this disease. METHODS: Patients with KFD were retrospectively enrolled from January 2015 to November 2021 at Shenzhen Children's Hospital...
August 22, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37580814/a-novel-prkdc-mutation-caused-b-lymphocytes-v-d-j-rearrangement-disorder-in-the-sle-dah-like-symptoms-patient
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hongwei Li, Yawen Zhang, Biyun Zhang, Dehui Chen
BACKGROUND: Analyzed the clinical features and treatment process of the patient suffering from immunodeficiency with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)-like syndrome in a novel mutation of PRKDC. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient had multiple positive auto-antibodies, chest CT and bronchoscopy showed Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage(DAH), and psychiatric symptoms showed brain atrophy by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Whole exon sequencing showed that novel complex heterozygous mutations of PRKDC gene (C...
August 14, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37580746/a-case-series-on-recurrent-and-persisting-iga-vasculitis-henoch-schonlein-purpura-in-children
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julien Marro, Chloe Williams, Clare E Pain, Louise Oni
BACKGROUND: IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is a small vessel vasculitis that is more common in childhood. Very limited evidence exists on patients who experience an atypical disease course. The aim of this study was to describe a cohort of children diagnosed with recurrent or persisting IgAV to identify any themes associated with their disease course and areas of unmet needs. METHODS: A single centre retrospective study of children diagnosed with recurrent or persisting IgAV at Alder Hey Children's Hospital (Liverpool, UK)...
August 14, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
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