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  • 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…
  • 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: 1059 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Assessing the Relationship Between Multidimensional Area Level Indicators and Lupus Disease Activity in Children

    Chelsea Reynolds1, Natasha Ruth2, Paul Nietert1, Mileka Gilbert1, Emily Vara1 and Joyce Chang3, 1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 3Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Recent research suggests that multidimensional area-level indicators, including the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and Childhood Opportunity Index (COI), associate with…
  • Abstract Number: 0413 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Improving Access to Timely Joint Injections for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients – A Quality Improvement Initiative

    Kendra Lauer1, Vidya Sivaraman2, Melissa Argraves3, Ysabella Esteban4, Laura Pratt5, Alysha Taxter6, Shoghik Akoghlanian3, Kelly Wise7, Kathryn Anliker3, Jonnie Hughes3, James Booker3, Ashlee Leone3 and Edward Oberle3, 1Nationwide Children's Hospital, Dublin, OH, 2Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 3Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 4Nationwide Children's Hospital, Plain City, OH, 5Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, 6Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, 7Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH

    Background/Purpose: Timely treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is essential for disease remission and decreasing risk of long-term morbidity. Intra-articular corticosteroid joint injections can treat…
  • Abstract Number: 0361 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Transition in Focus: Health Care Utilization and Disease Status in Youth with Connective Tissue Diseases— A Single-Center Experience in British Columbia, Canada

    Mercedes Chan1, Lori Tucker1, Jude AlMasoud1, Jaime Guzman2, Andrea Human1, David Cabral3, Angela How4, Wendy Wong5 and Jennifer Corpuz6, 1BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada, 6UBC, New Westminster, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Graduating from child and family-oriented to adult-oriented health care is a vulnerable time when youth with chronic disease drop out of, or disengage from,…
  • Abstract Number: 2194 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Utilizing Case-Based Learning to Teach the Teacher and Improve Health Insurance Literacy

    Tyler Reese, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Madison, TN

    Background/Purpose: It is expected that pediatric rheumatology providers prepare adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients to successfully navigate the transition from a pediatric to an…
  • Abstract Number: 2145 • ACR Convergence 2025

    EOS® Imaging System Is a Novel, Rapid, Safe, and Effective Technique To Detect And Assess Calcinosis In JDM

    Jessica Perfetto1, Ciara Maguire2, Carli Needle3, Shailee Lala4, Vikash Oza2 and Philip Kahn5, 1Pediatric Rheumatology, Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, New York, 2Pediatric Dermatology, Ronald O Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, 3NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, 4Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, 5Pediatric Rheumatology, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, New York

    Background/Purpose: Calcinosis, reported in up to 47% of children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), can cause significant morbidity, including ulceration, infection, and contractures. Given associations of…
  • Abstract Number: 1847 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Spatial transcriptomics reveals a complex microanatomic patterning of complement mediated inflammation and fibrosis in Class III pediatric lupus nephritis associated with local histologic injury

    Sarah McCuaig1, Julia Rood1, Em Elliott1, Portia Kreiger1 and Edward Behrens2, 1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2CHOP, West Chester, PA

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in over 50% of patients with pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) and results in significant morbidity due to suboptimal kidney…
  • Abstract Number: 1742 • ACR Convergence 2025

    S100B in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Associations with Disease Features, Interferon Levels, and Cognitive Functioning

    Ganesh Ramanathan1, Justine Ledochowski2, Oscar Mwizerwa3, Tala El Tal4, Lawrence Ng5, Asha Jeyanathan6, Adrienne Davis6, Ann Yeh6, Linda Hiraki2, Deborah Levy2, Zahi Touma7, Joan Wither8, Busisiwe Zapparoli9, Ashley Danguecan10 and Andrea Knight10, 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Brampton, ON, Canada, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada, 5The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 7University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 8University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9The Hospital for Sick Children, Etobicoke, ON, Canada, 10Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment is common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), particularly in domains like executive function and attention. However, attributing cognitive difficulties to brain…
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