Methotrexate therapy may prevent the onset of uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 879-884

  Papadopoulou, Charalampia ^a   Kostik, Mikhail ^a   Böhm, Marek ^a,b   Nieto Gonzalez, Juan Carlos ^a   Gonzalez Fernandez, Maria Isabel ^a   Pistorio, Angela ^a   Martini, Alberto ^a,c   Ravelli, Angelo ^a,c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ANA; Antinuclear antibodies; IACI; ILAR; International League for Associations of Rheumatology; Intra articular corticosteroid injection; JIA; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Methotrexate; MTX; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug; NSAID; RF; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENTHESITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; UVEITIS;

ANA; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES; IACI; ILAR; INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR ASSOCIATIONS OF RHEUMATOLOGY; INTRA-ARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION; JIA; JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS; METHOTREXATE; MTX; NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG; NSAID; RF; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS;

EID: 84882888181     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.03.047     Document Type: Article

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