Ana Isabel Rebollo-Giménez, Silvia Rosina, Valentina Natoli, Marco Burrone, Patrizia Barone, Simona Campus, Adele Civino, Rita Consolini, Giovanni Filocamo, Romina Gallizzi, Maurizio Gattinara, Francesco La Torre, Maria Cristina Maggio, Silvia Magni-Manzoni, Maria Greca Magnolia, Angela Miniaci, Davide Montin, Serena Pastore, Antonella Petaccia, Sara Pieropan, Donato Rigante, Gabriele Simonini, Francesca Ridella, Silvia Maria Orsi, Simona Angioloni, Luca Carlini, Nicolino Ruperto, Alessandro Consolaro
OBJECTIVES: Limited information is available on the clinical features, treatment modalities and outcomes of the juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) categories of enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) and juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA). This study was aimed to describe the characteristics of Italian children with ERA and JPsA and to compare them with those of patients with the other categories of JIA. METHODS: Patients were part of a multinational sample included in a study aimed to investigate the prevalence of disease categories, treatment approaches, and disease status in patients from across different geographical areas (EPOCA Study)...
December 22, 2023: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology