Abstracts tagged "Pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: 1764 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reduction in Circulating Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Restored Degradation Post-treatment in Pediatric Lupus
Tatiana Borja¹, Bharati Matta², Lydia Thomas³, Jenna Battaglia⁴, Amanda Huang⁵, Kim Simpfendorfer⁶, Hongxiu Wen⁵, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁷, Boris Reizis⁸, Sohei Makita⁸ and Betsy Barnes⁵, ¹Northwell- Cohen Children's Medical Center, Elmhurst, NY, ²The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³Northwell Health - Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁴Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, ⁵Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, NY, ⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Northwell Health, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Great Neck, NY, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Pediatric lupus (pSLE) is a multisystemic, chronic, autoimmune disease in which over 50% of pSLE patients develop lupus nephritis (pLN). Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)…
Abstract Number: 1853 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mutated Nod2 Enhances Pathogenic Th17 Responses That Promote Experimental Blau Syndrome
Leah Huey¹, Emily Vance¹, Kofi Asare-Konadu² and Ruth Napier³, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Blau syndrome, a pediatric rheumatological disease characterized by uveitis, arthritis, and dermatitis, is caused by a single point mutation in the gene NOD2. Nod2…
Abstract Number: 2181 • ACR Convergence 2024
Large Pediatric Cohort with ANCA-associated Vasculitis at a Single Institution: Patient Characteristics, Clinical Course, and Outcomes
Jessica Bloom¹, Anna Monley², Sarah Reingold³, Robert Fuhlbrigge¹ and Peter Merkel⁴, ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Denver Health, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an understudied, chronic inflammatory disease in children with significant morbidity and mortality. There are few large pediatric cohorts…
Abstract Number: 2203 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association of Autoantibodies with Clinical Manifestations and Long-term Outcomes in Juvenile- and Adult-onset Systemic Sclerosis
Hideaki Tsuji¹, Ryosuke Hiwa¹, Mirei Shirakashi², Shuji Akizuki³, Ran Nakashima¹, Akira Onishi⁴, Hajime Yoshifuji¹, Masao Tanaka⁴ and Akio Morinobu⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan, ⁴Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan., Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Our aim is to explore whether clinical features and long-term outcomes depend on autoantibodies in juvenile- and adult-onset systemic sclerosis (SSc), since they were…
Abstract Number: 2602 • ACR Convergence 2024
Genetics of Sex Dimorphism in Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Caseng Zhang¹, Nicholas Gold², Raffaella Carlomagno³, JingJing Cao⁴, Daniela Dominguez⁴, Dafna Gladman⁵, Mariko Ishimori⁶, Caroline Jefferies⁷, Diane Kamen⁸, Sylvia Kamphuis⁹, Marisa Klein-Gitelman¹⁰, Andrea Knight¹¹, Chia-Chi Lee¹², Deborah Levy², Lawrence Ng², Karen Onel¹³, Andrew Paterson⁴, Christine Peschken¹⁴, Janet Pope¹⁵, Earl Silverman¹⁶, Zahi Touma¹⁷, Murray Urowitz¹⁸, Daniel Wallace¹⁹, Joan Wither²⁰ and Linda Hiraki², ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Lausanne University Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁸Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹³HSS, New York, NY, ¹⁴University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹⁵University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹⁶Silverman, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁸Self employed, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ²⁰University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex chronic autoimmune disease with multi-organ involvement and a strong female predominance. Prior studies demonstrated sex dimorphism in…
Abstract Number: L06 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improvement in Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes for Refractory Juvenile-Onset Systemic Sclerosis (jSSc) 6 Months to 2 Years After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)
Kathryn Torok¹, Paulina Horvei¹, Franziska Rosser¹, Kirsten Rose-felker², Vibha Sood², Adam Olsen², Nicole Hogue², Vickie Vandergrift², Lauren Farver², Devin Mcguire², Jonathan Li³, Haley Havrilla², Jessie Alexander⁴, Shawna McIntyre² and Paul Szabolcs¹, ¹University of Pittsburgh; UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Stanford Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is an inflammatory, fibrotic, and vasculopathic disease that causes severe multi-organ dysfunction leading to significant morbidity and early mortality.When patients…
Abstract Number: 0357 • ACR Convergence 2023
Validation of the Juvenile Spondyloarthritis Disease Activity Index in a Prospective Clinical Trial Setting
Pamela F. Weiss¹, Nicolino Ruperto², Erhard Quebe-Fehling³, Alexis Shew⁴, Luminita Pricop⁵, Christelle Pieterse³ and Hermine Brunner⁶, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOSID Centro Trial, Genova, Italy, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: The juvenile spondyloarthritis disease activity index (JSpADA) is a disease activity assessment tool developed for children with juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA) and enthesitis related…
Abstract Number: 0568 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Plasma Protein Profiles and Endothelial Function in Patients with Pediatric-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Healthy Controls
Liyoung Kim¹, Gabrielle Alonzi¹, Marina Barguil Macedo², Pamela F. Weiss³, Jane Newburger⁴, Karen Costenbader⁵, Christian Lood² and Joyce Chang¹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) have elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk associated with accelerated atherosclerosis that begins in childhood. Endothelial dysfunction may be…
Abstract Number: 1221 • ACR Convergence 2023
Familial Clustering of Dysbiotic Oral and Fecal Microbiomes in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
Albert Chow¹, Sean Koester², Evan Pepper-Tunick³, Peggy Lee⁴, Mary Eckert⁵, Laurie Brenchley⁶, Pamela Gardner⁶, Naisi Li², adam Schiffenbauer⁷, Rita Volochayev⁷, Nastaran Bayat⁸, Jeffrey McLean⁹, Lisa Rider¹⁰, Susan Shenoi¹¹, Anne Stevens¹² and Neelendu Dey¹³, ¹Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ²Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, ³Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁶Office of the Clinical Director, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Social Scientific Systems, DLH Holdings Corp, Silver Spring, MD, ⁹Department of Periodontics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰NIEHS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ¹¹Seattle Childrens Hospital, Mercer Island, WA, ¹²Janssen, Hansville, WA, ¹³Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: JDM is a rare immune-mediated disease of childhood that is thought to result from genetic predisposition and environmental drivers, with documented links to microbial…
Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Executive Function and Academic Outcomes in Children with SLE
Hannah Bradfield¹, Paola Sparagana², Elizabeth Sloan¹, Chanhee Jo³, Tracey Wright¹ and Sheryl Frierson², ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ³Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Children with juvenile-onset SLE (jSLE) have high rates of depression.1-2 Adolescents with depression, but without a chronic illness, have lower academic engagement, efficacy, and…
Abstract Number: 1362 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Reproductive Health Counseling for Pediatric Adolescent Females Prescribed Teratogenic DMARDs
Rina Ferguson¹, Itay Marmor² and Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul¹, ¹Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO, ²Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Hod Hasharon, Israel
Background/Purpose: Several rheumatologic medications routinely prescribed to adolescent females are teratogenic. However, there is no standard method to educate our patients and their families about…
Abstract Number: 2023 • ACR Convergence 2023
Transition Readiness over Time in a Rheumatology Transition Clinic
Background/Purpose: In 2018 we designed a Rheumatology Transition clinic to care for adolescent patients with autoimmune disease. We incorporate Health Care Transition curriculum (HCT) into…
Abstract Number: 2060 • ACR Convergence 2023
Creation of a Standardized and Collaborative Transfer Process from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology
Alana Haussmann¹, Lauren Taylor-Maloney², Ingrid Pan², Katherine Nowicki³, JoAnn Zell⁴ and Katharine Moore⁵, ¹University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency, Denver, CO, ²Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Lakewood, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ⁵University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: The transfer of care from pediatric to adult rheumatology (AR) is a complex process dependent on communication between medical teams within and across institutions,…
Abstract Number: 0358 • ACR Convergence 2023
Baseline Clinical Features and Biomarker Profiles of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated Lung Disease (SJIA-LD) Cohort
Esraa Eloseily¹, Autumn Clark¹, Min-Lee Chang², MaryEllen Riordan³, alan Russell⁴, Marc Natter⁵, Sherry Thornton⁶, Yukiko Kimura⁷ and Grant Schulert¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ, ⁴Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke, NC, ⁵Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) associated lung disease (SJIA-LD) is an emerging and life-threatening clinical problem with urgent unmet needs including prevalence, pathogenesis, disease…
Abstract Number: 0635 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Characteristics and Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Sclerosis at a Tertiary Center
Jessica Nguyen¹, Andrea Ramirez², Maria Pereira², Eyal Muscal³, Manuel Silva-Carmona² and Marietta De Guzman², ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Manvel, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune multisystemic condition with immune, fibrotic, and vascular manifestations. Although progress has been made in recognizing this…

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