Abstracts tagged "Pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: 1743 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative assessment of cardiovascular risk and its predictors in a large cohort of young adults with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile dermatomyositis
Jiangning Li, Shreya Doddi, Tharuni Mailoo and Coziana Ciurtin, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) are associated with chronic inflammation that can accelerate atherosclerosis. There is no specific guidance regarding…
Abstract Number: 1304 • ACR Convergence 2025
The role of PET/CT in evaluating rheumatologic conditions in children with fever of unknown origin – a multicenter study
Neta Berlak¹, Lydia Christodoulou², Gil Amarilyo³, Oded Scheuerman⁴, Irit Tirosh⁵, Eyal Kristal⁶, Ester Forer⁷, Amit Carmi⁸, Alon Kalter⁹ and Yoel Levinsky¹⁰, ¹Schneider children's medical center of Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Tel Hashomer, Periatric rheumatology unit, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Kibbutz Maggal, Israel, ⁴schneider children's meidcal center of Israel, Petah tikva, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv universty, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁶Soroka medical center Beer Sheva, Beer Sheva, Israel, ⁷Soroka medical center, Beer Sheva, Israel, ⁸Schneider children's meidcal center of Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁹Schneider children's medical center of ISrael, Petah Tikva, Israel, ¹⁰Schneider Children's Medical Cenetr of Israel, Tel Aviv University, JERUSALEM, Israel
Background/Purpose: Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) is a relatively common clinical challenge that is frequently referred for evaluation by pediatric rheumatologists. In many cases, it…
Abstract Number: 1286 • ACR Convergence 2025
Response to Hydroxychloroquine in Immune Thrombocytopenia in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hamada Natour¹, Y. Ingrid Goh¹, Daniela Dominguez², Nicholas Gold¹, Lawrence Ng³, Andrea Knight⁴, Earl Silverman¹, Brian Feldman¹, Linda Hiraki¹ and Deborah Levy¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The management of immune thrombocytopenia in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is not standardized. We examined the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as…
Abstract Number: 1067 • ACR Convergence 2025
Investigating Barriers to Care through Childhood Opportunity, Social Vulnerability, Area Deprivation, and Distance to Care in Pediatric Localized Scleroderma
Karen Lin¹, Yuhan Ma¹, Simrat Morris² and Kristina Ciaglia³, ¹Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric localized scleroderma (LS) are common due to the under-recognition at initial presentation. While previous studies on pediatric…
Abstract Number: 0417 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of a Communication Aid in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patient Visits, a Quality Improvement Study
Nazlican Civilibal Tang¹, Rachel Guess², Ran Hazan³, Amy Monahan⁴ and Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul⁵, ¹WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, St.Louis, MO, ²WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, st.louis, ³WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a childhood onset autoimmune disease requiring long-term care and personalized treatment. Through a rigorous series of mixed patient and…
Abstract Number: 0387 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Juvenile Arthritis and Physical Activity Levels in U.S. Children: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the 2016–2021 National Survey of Children’s Health
William Soulsby¹ and Carolina Tamashiro², ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile arthritis (JA) is characterized by joint pain, stiffness, and decreased mobility, potentially affecting participation in physical activity (PA). Current guidelines from the CDC…
Abstract Number: 2204 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Novel Framework for Teratogenicity Counseling for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Rheumatic Disease on Teratogenic Medications
Brittany Huynh¹, Elizabeth Pfeiffer² and Stacey Tarvin³, ¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Fishers, IN, ²Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, ³Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Prior studies demonstrate low levels of knowledge and reported counseling regarding teratogenicity among AYAs with rheumatic disease. The aim of this study was to…
Abstract Number: 2146 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of a Clinical Pathway on Medication Use and Outcomes in Kawasaki Disease
Jonathan Yu¹, Matthew Elias¹, Deborah Whitney¹, Sanjeev Swami¹, Kaylie Shojaie¹, Caroline Burlingame¹, Isabel Armendi¹, Malki Peskin², Melissa Lerman¹, Jerri Miller¹, Jane Lavelle¹, Brandon Ku¹ and Jon Burnham³, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, PA
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, systemic vasculitis which can lead to coronary artery (CA) aneurysms in young children. In 2018, we developed a…
Abstract Number: 1976 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementing a Change Package for Depression Screening and Appropriate Response for Children with Rheumatic Disease
Emily Vara¹, Mileka Gilbert¹, Kelly Rouster-Stevens², Talia Buitrago-Mogollon³, Sarah Mabus³, Justin Moore⁴ and Sheetal Vora⁵, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Peachtree Corners, GA, ³Atrium Health Levine Children’s Center for Advancing Pediatric Excellence, Charlotte, NC, ⁴Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ⁵Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases (RD) are at increased risk for developing mental health (MH) issues, including depression, which can negatively impact disease outcomes. MH…
Abstract Number: 1744 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preceding Mental Health Diagnosis Does Predict Eventual Neuropsychiatric Disease in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ekemini Ogbu¹, Clare Treutel¹, Angela Merritt², Michael Wagner¹ and Hermine Brunner¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) affects approximately 1 in 10,000 children in the United States, with the estimated prevalence of childhood neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE)…
Abstract Number: 1305 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical outcomes of low-to-moderate–dose glucocorticoids in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) – a multicenter study
Nina Shirman¹, Liora Harel², Gil Amarilyo³, Kfir Kaidar⁴, Yonatan Butbul Aviel⁵, Merav Heshin Bekenstein⁶, Mohamad Hamad Saied⁷, Ofra Goldzweig⁸, Adi Miler⁹ and Yoel Levinsky¹⁰, ¹Schneider children's medical center of Israe, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Schneider Children's Medical center, Nettnja, Israel, ³Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Kibbutz Maggal, Israel, ⁴Pediatric rheumatology, Schneider children's medical center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel, ⁵Pediatric rheumatology, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ⁶Tel Aviv Medical Center Israel, Binyamina, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Carmel Medical Centre, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ⁸Pediatric rheumatology unit, Kaplan medical canter, Rehovot, Israel, ⁹Pediatric rheumatology unit, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ¹⁰Schneider Children's Medical Cenetr of Israel, Tel Aviv University, JERUSALEM, Israel
Background/Purpose: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is an autoinflammatory disease following SARS-CoV-2 exposure. The optimal treatment strategy remains under investigation, though intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)…
Abstract Number: 1287 • ACR Convergence 2025
A clear pattern of clinical presentation in juvenile systemic scleroderma is associated with interstitial lung disease
Ivan Foeldvari¹, Kathryn Torok², Ozgur Kasapcopur³, Amra Adrovic⁴, Flavio Sztajnbok⁵, Maria Teresa Terreri⁶, Ana Sakamoto⁷, Jordi Anton⁸, Raju Khubchandani⁹, Sindhu Johnson¹⁰, Gülcan Özomay Baykal¹¹, Brian Feldman¹², Dieneke Schonenberg-Meinema¹³, Sujata Sawhney¹⁴, Vanessa Smith¹⁵, Eslam Al-Abadi¹⁶, Simone Appenzeller¹⁷, Stefanie Hajek¹⁸, Maria Katsicas¹⁹, Mikhail Kostik²⁰, Suzanne Li²¹, Hana Malcova²², Anjali Patwardhan²³, Walter Alberto Sifuentes-Giraldo²⁴, Natalia Vasquez-Canizares²⁵, Tadej Avcin²⁶, Patricia Costa Reis²⁷, Siri Opsahl Hetlevik²⁸, Mahesh Janarthanan²⁹, Edoardo Marrani³⁰, Clare Pain³¹, Maria Jose Santos³², Valda Stanevica³³, Sima Abu Alsaoud³⁴, Ekaterina Alexeeva³⁵, Cristina Battagliotti³⁶, Lillemor Berntson³⁷, blanca e r bica³⁸, Jürgen Brunner³⁹, Despina Eleftheriou⁴⁰, Liora Harel⁴¹, Tilmann Kallinich⁴², Dragana Lazarevic⁴³, Kirsten Minden⁴⁴, Dana Nemcova⁴⁵, Susan Nielsen⁴⁶, Farzana Nuruzzaman⁴⁷, Mihaela Sparchez⁴⁸, Yosef Uziel⁴⁹ and Nicola Helmus⁵⁰, ¹Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Turkey, Turkey, ⁵UFRJ/UERJ, SAO PAULO, Brazil, ⁶UNIFESP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸Hospital Sant Joan de Düu. Universitat de Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain, ⁹Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁴Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Sector ³⁷ noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, ¹⁵Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ¹⁶Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHSFT, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Unicamp, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁸Deutsches Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, ¹⁹Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁰Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, ²¹Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, NJ, ²²Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, ²³University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, ²⁴Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²⁵Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ²⁶University Children's Hospital University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ²⁷Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ²⁸Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁹SRI RAMACHANDRA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, ³⁰Meyer Children Hospital IRCCS, Firenze, Italy, ³¹Alder Hey NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³²Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Lisboa, Portugal, ³³Childrens Clinical University Hospital, Zemgales priekšpilseta, Riga, Latvia, ³⁴Caritas baby Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine, ³⁵National Medical Research Center for Children’s Health Federal State Autonomous Institution of the Russian Federation Ministry of Health and I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenovskiy University), Moscow, Russia, ³⁶Hospital de Niños Dr Orlando Alassia, Santa Fe, Argentina, ³⁷Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ³⁸UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ³⁹Medical University Innsbruck; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁴⁰Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁴¹Schneider Children's Medical center, Nettnja, Israel, ⁴²Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴³Dept of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology Clinical Center Nis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Nis, Serbia, ⁴⁴German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁴⁵Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴⁶Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴⁷Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, ⁴⁸Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ⁴⁹Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel, ⁵⁰Hamburg Centre for Pediatric and Adolescence Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis(jSSc) is an orphan disease with a prevalence of 3 in 1 000 000 children. In adult systemic sclerosis is interstitial lung…
Abstract Number: 1064 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterization of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Indigenous North American Children enrolled in a North American registry
Hayley M Lynch¹, Jordan E. Roberts¹ and James N. Jarvis², ¹Seattle Children's Hospital/UW, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington Center for Indigenous Health, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Several studies detail a higher prevalence and severity of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Indigenous North American (INA) children compared to the general population.…
Abstract Number: 0414 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predicting JIA-Associated Uveitis Using Tear Fluid Biomarkers: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Mariia Pavlenko¹, Mekibib Altaye², Hermine Brunner³, Margaret Chang⁴, Ashley Cooper⁵, Stefanie Davidson⁶, Alexandra Duell³, Bharti Gangwani⁴, Aimee Hersh⁷, Gary Holland⁸, Carl Langefeld⁹, Melissa Lerman¹⁰, Mindy Lo⁴, Virginia Miraldi Utz³, Sampath Prahalad¹¹, Grant Schulert³, Megan Quinlan-Waters¹², Erin Stahl⁵, Edmund Tsui⁸ and Sheila Angeles-Han¹³, ¹Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁶Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, ⁹Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹¹Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, GA, ¹²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ¹³Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and can lead to vision loss if not detected early. Current clinical…
Abstract Number: 0374 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing Attitudes and Barriers to Vaccination in Pediatric Rheumatic
Merav Heshin Bekenstein¹, Rebecca Hetrick², Vidya Sivaraman³, Beth Rutstein⁴, Albert Chow⁵, Peter Chiraseveenuprapund⁶, Vincent Del Gaizo⁷, Melanie Kohlheim⁸, guy Brock⁹, Sapuni Chandrasena⁹, Chloé Janse van Rensburg¹⁰ and Marina Gad El Sayed¹¹, ¹Tel Aviv Medical Center Israel, Binyamina, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Wynnewood, PA, ⁵Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁶University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), Whitehouse Station, NJ, ⁸CARRA, Granville, OH, ⁹The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ¹⁰Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹¹University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA
Background/Purpose: Vaccine-preventable diseases pose greater risk to children with rheumatic diseases treated with immunosuppressive therapies and to those with underlying immune dysregulation. Despite the importance…

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