Presentation of enthesitis-related arthritis and juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional study in a pediatric and adult clinic.

Autor: Lanças SHS; Rheumatology Division, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil. sean.lancas@unesp.br., Furlan MZB; Rheumatology Division, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil., Fernandes TAP; Pediatric Rheumatology Division, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil., Drumond SGL; Rheumatology Division, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil., Magalhães CS; Pediatric Rheumatology Division, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) [Adv Rheumatol] 2024 May 08; Vol. 64 (1), pp. 39. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 08.
DOI: 10.1186/s42358-024-00378-8
Abstrakt: Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) comprises a whole spectrum of chronic arthritis starting before 16 years of age. The study aims to explore the clinical and demographic descriptors, treatment, and disease progression of enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) in comparison with juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis (SpA).
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of consecutive patients in two dedicated clinics, with a single visit and retrospective case-notes review. Arthritis, enthesitis and sacroiliitis were evaluated by scoring disease activity and damage. Continuous variables were reported by median, interquartile range; categorical variables were reported by the frequency comparison of the two groups.
Results: Thirty-three cases were included, being 23 (69.7%) with ERA. The median age at diagnosis was 12.5 y (SpA) vs. 9 y (ERA) (p < 0.01); the time from symptom onset to diagnosis was 5.5 y (SpA) vs. 1.5 y (ERA) (p < 0.03). In both groups, the predominant presentation was a single joint or < 5 lower limb joints and asymmetric involvement, with a high frequency of enthesitis. There was a higher frequency of mid-tarsal and ankle synovitis in the ERA group and hip involvement in those with SpA. The comparison of the frequency of spine symptoms at presentation, 30% SpA vs. 21.7% ERA (p = 0.7), was not significant, and radiographic progression to spinal involvement occurred in 43.5% of ERA patients. The median time for spinal progression and age at onset was 2.2 and 12 y for ERA, and 4 and 16.5 y for SpA, respectively. Activity and damage scores were not significantly different between the groups. Treatment comparison resulted in 91.3% of ERA and 100% SpA being treated, predominantly with NSAIDs in both groups, followed by DMARDs and biologics, with a higher frequency of biologics in SpA.
Conclusion: The main differences were the late diagnoses of SpA, and the hip and spine involvement, with higher frequency of biologic treatment in juvenile-onset SpA compared to ERA.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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