Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 075 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Taha Moussa¹, Moussa Abdelhak ² and Cuoghi Edens ³, ¹University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, ²Cambridge GPVTS, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Chicago, Chicago
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that typically affects multiple organs and can lead to potentially fatal complications. Management of…
Abstract Number: 083 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Worsening Disease Activity and Inability to Taper Corticosteroids in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Pediatric-Onset Lupus Patients After Transition to Adult Care
Marla Guzman¹, Anne Eberhard ¹ and Joyce Hui-Yuen ², ¹Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, ²Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park
Background/Purpose: Transition of pediatric lupus (pSLE) patients from pediatric to adult rheumatology care is historically difficult and challenging. We aim to investigate disease activity and…
Abstract Number: 094 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
A Good Inter- and Intra-observer Reliability of Subtypes in Nailfold Capillary Micro-haemorrhages in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sandy Bergkamp¹, Dieneke Schonenberg-Meinema ², Merlijn van den Berg ², Vanessa Smith ³, Amber Vanhaecke ⁴, Karin Melsens ⁴, Amara Nassar Sheikh Rashid ⁵, Taco Kuijpers ⁶ and Maartje Boumans ⁷, ¹Amsterdam Medical Center, Uithoorn, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Maxima Medical Center, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In previous studies, micro-haemorrhages have often been observed in nailfold capillaroscopy in SLE.1 The interpretation of this finding is still a topic of research.…
Abstract Number: 124 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Pharmacist Role in an Outpatient Adolescent Complex Pediatric Lupus Clinic
Shannon Rotolo ¹, Grace Cameron², Cuoghi Edens ¹ and Constentina Talevski ³, ¹UCM, Chicago, ²UCM, Oak Lawn, ³Univeristy of Chicago Medicine, Lockport
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the body produces pathogenic autoantibodies that cause inflammation resulting in multi-organ damage. A SLE…
Abstract Number: 127 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Disease Characteristics and Medication Utilization in Lupus Nephritis Associated with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine ¹, Timothy Beukelman ¹, Laura Lewandowski ², AKM Fazlur Rahman ¹, Scott Wenderfer ³, Aimee Hersh ⁴ and Jeffrey R Curtis ⁵ for the CARRA investigators, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²NIAMS, NIH, Rockville, ³Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, ⁴University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis associated with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a significant risk factor for long-term morbidity and mortality, but little is known regarding…
Abstract Number: 128 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Predictors of Moderate/High Disease Activity in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine ¹, Timothy Beukelman ¹, Andrea Knight ², AKM Fazlur Rahman ¹, Mary Beth Son ³, Jeffrey R Curtis ⁴ and Aimee Hersh ⁵ for the CARRA investigators, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, ⁵University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: Substantial risk of early morbidity and mortality exists for patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), but there are limited studies identifying predictors of…
Abstract Number: 151 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Differences in Chromatin Architecture Between Treatment-Naïve Pediatric and Adult Lupus Patients
Joyce Hui-Yuen¹, Frank Jenkins ², Kaiyu Jiang ³, Betty Diamond ² and James Jarvis ⁴, ¹Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, ²Northwell Health, Manhasset, ³University at Buffalo, Buffalo, ⁴University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is possibly triggered by gene-environment interactions. We showed most of the SLE haplotypes contain epigenetic marks associated with enhancer function…
Abstract Number: 170 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Clinical Team Perspectives on the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care for Patients with Childhood-Onset SLE
Nicole Bitencourt¹, Justin Kramer ², Bonnie Bermas ³, Elizabeth Solow ², Tracey Wright ² and Una Makris ², ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, ³UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with chronic disease is known to be a vulnerable period, with adverse outcomes described for…
Abstract Number: 176 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Implementation of an Abbreviated Neuropsychology Screening Protocol for Patients Diagnosed with Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Camille Wilson¹, Alana Leever ¹, Jennifer Cass ¹, Vidya Sivaraman ² and Stacy Ardoin ¹, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ²Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bexley
Background/Purpose: Research has established that a large percentage of individuals diagnosed with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) report cognitive dysfunction. Disease factors that can impact…
Abstract Number: 177 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Educational Outcomes in a Young-Adult Cohort of Patients with Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Anita Dhanrajani¹, Earl D. Silverman ², Andrea Knight ³, Deborah Levy ⁴ and Amanda Steiman ⁵, ¹Hospital for Sick Kids, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Translational Medicine, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ³SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Background/Purpose: The literature regarding educational and socioeconomic outcomes in young adults with childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) are sparse. cSLE patients recently transitioned to adult…
Abstract Number: 186 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Anthropometric Assessment and Food Intake of Parents of Pediatric Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases
Lucila Pereira¹, Agatha Nogueira Previdelli ², Rosana Gomes de Torres Rossi ², Wellington Douglas Rodrigues ³, Fernado Luiz Affonso Fonseca ³, Claudio Len ⁴, Roseli Oselka Saccardo Sarni ³ and Maria Teresa Terreri ⁴, ¹Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Sao Judas Tadeu University, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Chronic rheumatic diseases in children and adolescents increase cardiovascular risk. Thus, knowing the eating habits, biomarkers of lipid metabolism and the lifestyle of patients…
Abstract Number: 032 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Impact of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment on Medication Adherence in Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joyce Chang¹, Alaina Davis ², Marisa Klein-Gitelman ³, Zuleyha Cidav ⁴, David Mandell ⁵ and Andrea Knight ⁶, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ²Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, ³Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, ⁴University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ⁵Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁶SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Youth with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience significant health care burden and high rates of psychiatric disorders. Optimizing medication adherence is critical for preventing…
Abstract Number: 033 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Parental Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Exposure Is Predictive of Active Lupus in Pediatric Patients
Michael Nelson¹, Nancy Correa ², Ashley Butler ¹, Marietta De Guzman ³, Bethanie Van Horne ¹ and Christopher Greeley ¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ²Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, ³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Background/Purpose: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been recognized for more than two decades as risk factors for poor health outcomes in adults. Nevertheless, the impact…
Abstract Number: 035 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Childhood and Rheumatology Research Alliance Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Related Disorders Cohort
Stacy Ardoin¹, Stephen Balevic ², Aimee Hersh ³, Yukiko Kimura ⁴, Andrea Knight ⁵, Laura Schanberg ⁶, Mary Beth Son ⁷ and Timothy Beukelman ⁸ for the CARRA investigators, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ²Duke University, Hillsborough, ³University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, ⁴Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, ⁵SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ⁶Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center, Durham, North Carolina, ⁷Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: Optimal therapy in childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) lack sufficient data to support clinical decision making. To address this knowledge gap, the Childhood…
Abstract Number: 052 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcus Colonization in Patients with Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) Compared to Healthy Controls
Fatima Barbar-Smiley¹, Stacy Ardoin ², Chack-Yung Yu ³, Veronica Mruk ⁴, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner ², Vidya Sivaraman ⁵, Joanne Drew ¹, alexa meara ⁶, Asuncion Mejias ² and Octavio Ramilo ⁷, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ³Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bexley, ⁶The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, COLUMBUS, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) may lead to severe life-threatening infections in both the general and immunocompromised population. Patients diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)…

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