Abstract Number: 144 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Linear Discriminant Analysis of Cultured Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Identifies 6 Candidate Genes Which Predict Extended Course in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The goal of this project is the identification of informative synovial biomarkers to predict which children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) will have…Abstract Number: 141 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Expression of Siglec-10 on Synovial Fluid CD14dim Monocytes Was Decreased in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Monocytes plays a role in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). CD14dim monocytes have modulatory effects in innate and adaptive immune responses. Siglec-10, which is highly…Abstract Number: 80 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Treatment of Blau Syndrome with Biologic Therapy: A Single Center Case Series of Seven Patients Over Two Decades
Background/Purpose: Blau syndrome is a rare autoinflammatory granulomatous disease that presents with fever, arthritis, dermatitis and uveitis. It results from mutations in NOD2, an intracellular…Abstract Number: 89 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Abatacept as Adjunct Therapy for the Calcinosis of Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A Single-Center Experience
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS) is an autoimmune inflammatory myopathy which primarily manifests with skin, muscle, and blood vessel involvement. Dystrophic calcification or calcinosis has been…Abstract Number: 96 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Correlation and Responsiveness of Cutaneous Lupus Disease Area and Severity Index and Skindex-29 with Cutaneous Childhood Lupus Erythematous
Background/Purpose: Characteristic inflammatory cutaneous lesions are common manifestations of children with systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE); however they are among understudied areas of cSLE. The Cutaneous…Abstract Number: 103 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Performance of a New Risk Assessment Scoring System in Detecting IVIG Resistance in Kawasaki Disease as Compared to the Kobayashi and Egami Scores in a Large Single Centre Canadian Cohort
Background/Purpose: We have shown previously that patients with Kawasaki Disease (KD) resistant to IVIG are at risk for the development of coronary artery abnormalities. Prediction…Abstract Number: 58 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Analysis and Implications of Non-Invasive Knee Acoustical Emissions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), the most common chronic rheumatic disease occurring in childhood, is an important cause of disability. Despite the persistence of disease…Abstract Number: 93 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Corticosteroid Regimen Use in the Pilot Study of Consensus Treatment Plans for Induction Therapy in Childhood Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Comparative data in the pediatric lupus nephritis (LN) population are lacking. To reduce treatment variability and facilitate comparative effectiveness studies, the Childhood Arthritis and…Abstract Number: 12 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Use of Ultrasound to Determine Remission Status in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The ultimate goal for clinicians caring for children with Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is to attain disease remission off medications. Correct identification of remission…Abstract Number: 83 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Feverprints: A Crowdsourcing Study of Temperature in Health and Disease
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are a rare group of illnesses characterized by unprovoked episodes of fever and systemic inflammation. An understanding of their pathophysiology has…Abstract Number: 117 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Effect of Bisphosphonate Use on Bone Density Measurements in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
Background/Purpose: Individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy have impaired bone health and increased fracture risk due to several factors including immobility,…Abstract Number: 102 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Duration of High-Dose Aspirin Therapy Does Not Affect Coronary Artery Outcomes in Kawasaki Disease
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis targeting the coronary arteries. Prompt treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) reduces the occurrence and potentially the progression…Abstract Number: 127 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Description of first 40 patients from a Rheumatologic Transition Clinic in Chile
Background/Purpose: Transition is the planned, coordinated and continuous process in which an adolescent with chronic rheumatic disease is transferred from the pediatric service to an…Abstract Number: 151 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Severe Phenotype of Mevalonate-kinase Deficiency in the Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Disease phenotype of mevalonate-kinase (MVK) deficiency (MKD) varies in relation to the extent of enzymatic activity reduction. It ranges from multi-organ involvement with fatal…Abstract Number: 79 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Predicting Colchicine Response in Patients with Undefined Autoinflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are a rare group of illnesses characterized by unprovoked episodes of fever and systemic inflammation. An understanding of their pathophysiology has…
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