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

Autor: Sean Hideo Shirata Lanças, Matheus Zanata Brufatto Furlan, Taciana de Albuquerque Pedrosa Fernandes, Sula Glaucia Lage Drumond, Claudia Saad Magalhães
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Advances in Rheumatology, Vol 64, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2523-3106
DOI: 10.1186/s42358-024-00378-8
Popis: Abstract 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
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