Abstract Number: 1317 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-p155/140 Autoantibodies and Selected Features at Illness Onset Are Associated with a Chronic Course of Illness in the Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose : Three types of disease courses can be distinguished in patients with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM), namely monocyclic (M), polycyclic (P), and chronic…Abstract Number: 1316 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Hybrid Conjoint Analysis Model Is Proposed As the Definition of Minimal, Moderate and Major Clinical Improvement in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Clinical Trials
Background/Purpose: Preliminary definitions of improvement (DOIs) for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) combining IMACS or PRINTO core set activity measures (CSMs) have been used as a…Abstract Number: 1315 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Therapy in Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) Enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial agent commonly used in the treatment of rheumatologic diseases. Data on the use of HCQ in JDM is limited, primarily…Abstract Number: 1301 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trabecular Bone Impairment Assessed By HR-pQCT in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematous with Vertebral Fractures
Background/Purpose The three-dimensional evaluation of bone by HR-pQCT has the advantage to provide assessment to not only bone density, but also to a noninvasive evaluation…Abstract Number: 1300 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Right Ventricle Systolic Dysfunction By Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: Evaluation of right ventricle (RV) systolic function by standard echocardiogram remains a challenge because of the complex geometry of this chamber. Recently, two-dimensional Speckle-tracking…Abstract Number: 1299 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health Symptoms and Mental Health Care in Pediatric SLE/MCTD Patients and Their Peers
Background/Purpose: Mental health problems are prevalent in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to compare the rates of mental health problems and mental health…Abstract Number: 1298 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Macrophage Activation Macrophage Activation Syndrome: A Severe and Frequent Manifestation of Acute Pancreatitis in Childhood-Onset Compared to Adult Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare and severe manifestation of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and adult SLE (aSLE) patients. Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)…Abstract Number: 1297 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of Rituximab in Pediatric Lupus and Other Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that specifically targets CD20 positive B cells and is used successfully for a variety of pediatric rheumatologic…Abstract Number: 1296 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pulse- Pediatric Update on Lupus in South Africa: Epidemiology and Management
Background/Purpose: In developed nations, SLE is more common and severe in people of African extraction than in Caucasians; however, the epidemiology of SLE in Africa…Abstract Number: 1295 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Short-Term Treatment Response Rates in Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Proliferative Lupus Nephritis (PLN) occurs in up to 50% of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). PLN is a significant source of morbidity and…Abstract Number: 1294 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gender Differences in the Lupus Nephritis Biomarkers in Children
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is frequently associated with a poor long-term prognosis. The non-invasive traditional measures of LN (LN-TM) currently used to monitor LN have…Abstract Number: 1293 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of an Inflammation-Driven Phenotype of Osteoarthritis By Quantification of Synovial Inflammation Ex Vivo and in Serum from Patients
Background/Purpose Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifaceted degenerative joint disease, where inflammation of the synovial membrane leads to accelerated joint destruction, resulting in elevated release of…Abstract Number: 1292 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis Characteristics and Associated Intra-Articular Pathology in a Cohort of Patients Undergoing Meniscectomy for Meniscal Tear
Background/Purpose: Previous epidemiologic studies have established that there is a strong relationship between meniscal tear and the risk for subsequent development of osteoarthritis (OA). Though…Abstract Number: 1291 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationships Between Inflammation, Disease Severity and Synovial Fluid Calcium Crystals Detected By Scanning Electronic Microscopy in Early Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose The presence of calcium crystals (CC) in synovial fluid (SF) of osteoarthritis (OA) is a well known and frequent feature (1). However, their role…Abstract Number: 1289 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Classification of Osteoarthritis Phenotypes By Metabolomics Analysis
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a group of heterogeneous conditions consisting of different subgroups or phenotypes that continuously evolve, eventually leading to common clinical manifestations. Identifying…