Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

Abstract Number: 128 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Share Clinical Phenotypes and Genetic Contributions
Paul Tsoukas¹, Hua Lu², Marla Mendes de Aquino², Michael Ombrello³, Lisa Strug² and Rae Yeung⁴, ¹The Hospital of Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology; Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Translational Genetics and Genomics Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, North Bethesda, MD, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a novel clinical entity presenting following SARS CoV2 infection. This study describes a subgroup of MIS-C patients…
Abstract Number: 035 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination of Children with a History of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
Mariana Sanchez Villa¹, Matthew Wisniewski¹, Jessica Nguyen¹, Eyal Muscal¹, Marietta Deguzman², Sara Kristen Sexson Tejtel¹, Sridevi Devaraj¹, Flor Munoz-Rivas¹, Leila Sahni¹ and Tiphanie Vogel¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Most children who contract SARS-CoV-2 are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, but a subset subsequently develop the hyperinflammatory condition called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children…
Abstract Number: 031 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Phenotypes Vary Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Greta Mastrangelo¹, Ellen Go², Paul Tsoukas², Hua Lu³, Amy Xu², Arthur Hoi Hin Cheng² and Rae Yeung⁴, ¹The Hospital of Sick Children,Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital of Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology; Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a serious complication associated with COVID-19, presenting as a hyperinflammatory disorder characterized by fever and multiorgan dysfunction.…
Abstract Number: 055 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
COVID-19 Vaccination in Children with Rheumatic Diseases: Results of a CARRA-wide Survey
Beth Rutstein¹, Merav Heshin Bekenstein², Maria Schletzbaum³, Nora Singer⁴, Rebecca Sadun⁵, Melanie Kohlheim⁶, Vincent Del Gaizo⁷, Kelly Wise⁸, Melica Nikahd⁹, Guy Brock⁹, Monica Ardura⁸, Vidya Sivaraman¹⁰ and For the CARRA Investigators¹¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴Metro Health, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶None, Columbus, OH, ⁷CARRA, Washington, DC, ⁸Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁰Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Children receiving immunosuppressive therapies (IST) have a higher risk of hospitalization from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce the likelihood of severe disease or death.…
Abstract Number: 070 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Dawn Wahezi¹, Dominique Jerome¹, Evin Rothschild¹, Jeffrey Dvergsten², Stacey Tarvin³, Susan Kim⁴ and Tamar Rubinstein¹, ¹Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ²Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ³Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns regarding the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies…
Abstract Number: 076 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
COVID-Distress in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Brooke Rezmer¹, Michelle Adler², Tamar Rubinstein³, Andrea Knight⁴ and Natoshia Cunningham⁵, ¹Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Michigan State University, East Lansing, ³Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: Psychological symptoms are common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and may impact other psychological and health-related outcomes. Mental health problems such as anxiety…
Abstract Number: 087 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Delays in Care, Declines in Health, and Food Insecurity in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rebecca Hetrick¹, Maria Pereira² and Marietta De Guzman³, ¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic created dramatic societal disruptions. Social distancing and measures to reduce disease spread rapidly reshaped healthcare delivery. Recognizing the burden of frequent…
Abstract Number: 097 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Survey of Covid-19 Immunization and Infection in Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Adult Onset Still’s Disease
Mariana Correia Marques¹, Paul Subrata², Carol Lake³, Ly-Lan Bergeron⁴, Rashmi Sinha⁵, Luciana Peixoto⁶, Marinka Twilt⁷ and Michael Ombrello⁸, ¹Translational Genetics and Genomics Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases/Children`s National Hospital, Bethesda, MD, ²NIAID Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (NCBR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³NIH, GAITHERSBURG, MD, ⁴NIH/NIAMS, Vienna, VA, ⁵Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, ⁷Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Translational Genetics and Genomics Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, North Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Immunization is one of the most important tools for the control of the Covid-19 pandemic. The safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 immunizations have…
Abstract Number: 099 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Tresa Ambooken¹, Sangati Kadakia¹, Tara Lozy¹, Brianna Bulbin², Suhas Ganguli³, Dawn Wahezi⁴ and Sivia Lapidus¹, ¹Department of Pediatrics, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, NJ, ³Department of Pediatrics, K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, NJ, ⁴Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is theorized to occur in a genetically susceptible individual as a response to an environmental trigger, leading to autoimmunity and inflammation.…
Abstract Number: 105 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Awareness of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among U.S. Parents: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Lyndsey Cole¹, E. Adrianne Hammershaimb², Yuanyuan Liang², Megan Hendrich³, Dhiman Das³, Robert Petrin³, James Campbell², Sean O'Leary¹ and Jessica Cataldi¹, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Ipsos US Public Affairs, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Little is known about parental awareness of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but severe sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We sought to…
Abstract Number: 110 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Medications Affect Antibody Responses to COVID-19 Vaccinations in Children with Autoimmune Diseases
Janna Shapiro¹, Florence Choi², Amy Xu³, Trang Duong⁴, Tania Watts¹, Anne-Claude Gingras⁵, Sasha Bernatsky⁶, Susanne Benseler⁷ and Rae Yeung⁸, ¹Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital of Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology; Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, ⁶Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada; Division of Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB, ⁸The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To compare antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines among children with autoimmune diseases taking different classes of immunosuppressantsMethods: A prospective observational study was conducted at…
Abstract Number: 117 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
A Descriptive Study of Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Alexis Begezda, Penn State, State College, PA
Background/Purpose: Children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) experience more severe disease than their adult counterparts, in addition to high rates of clinical depressive symptoms…
Abstract Number: L08 • ACR Convergence 2022
Breakthrough Acute COVID-19 Infection During the US Omicron Surge Following Administration of Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab in Immunocompromised Patients with Rheumatologic Disorders
Christopher Podgorski¹ and Deborah Parks², ¹BJC/Washington University Consortium, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Treatment with Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab 150/150 mg was authorized by the FDA on 12/8/21 under an Emergency Use Authorization as pre-exposure prophylaxis against COVID-19 infection. The…
Abstract Number: 0215 • ACR Convergence 2022
Online Teaching of Hand Examination Using Student-recorded Videos and Remotely Delivered Feedback: A Pilot Study
Mostafa Ahmad¹, Frances Parry² and Simon Maxwell², ¹Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, ²MSc Internal Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Enhancing physical examination skills improves the identification of clinical findings, decision-making and overall management. Feedback is a crucial factor in achieving effective learning but…
Abstract Number: 0703 • ACR Convergence 2022
Vaccination Against SARS-CoV2 in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: A Safety Report from EULAR COVAX Registry
Jose A Gomez-Puerta¹, Ana Lúcia Martins Fernandes², Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy¹, Saskia Lawson-Tovey³, Kimme Hyrich⁴, Laure Gossec⁵, Loreto Carmona⁶, Anja Strangfeld⁷, Elsa Mateus⁸, Ana Maria Rodrigues⁹, Eric Hachulla¹⁰, Marta Mosca¹¹, Patrick Durez¹², Bernd Raffeiner¹³, Nicolas Roux¹⁴, Viellard Eric¹⁵, Olivier Brocq¹⁶, Julija Zepa¹⁷, Eva Strakova¹⁸, Inita Bulina¹⁹, Vanda Mlynarikova²⁰, Emoke Šteňová²¹, Martin Soubrier²², Xavier Mariette²³ and Pedro Machado²⁴, ¹Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ³Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK AND National Institute of Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ⁶Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética (InMusc), Madrid, Spain, ⁷Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸EULAR, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁹Reuma.pt, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁰University of Lille, LILLE, France, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc – Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) – Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy, ¹⁴Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Robert Schuman, Metz, France, ¹⁵Private practice, St. Malo, France, ¹⁶Rheumatology- CH Princesse Grace, Monaco, Monaco, ¹⁷Riga Stradins University, Latvia, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Centre of Rheumatology, Riga, Latvia, Riga, Latvia, ¹⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty Hospital Prešov, Presov, Slovakia, ¹⁹Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Riga, Latvia, ²⁰National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Piešťany, Slovakia, ²¹University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia, ²²Gabriel-Montpied Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²³Paris-Saclay University, Rueil Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France, ²⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Some concerns have been raised with the use of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (SAD) including the risk of serious…

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