Methotrexate Therapy May Prevent the Onset of Uveitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Objective To evaluate whether early treatment with methotrexate (MTX) prevents the onset of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Study design The clinical charts of all consecutive patients seen between January 2002 and February 2011 who had a disease duration

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2013-09, Vol.163 (3), p.879-884
Main Authors: Papadopoulou, Charalampia, MD, Kostik, Mikhail, MD, Böhm, Marek, MD, Nieto-Gonzalez, Juan Carlos, MD, Gonzalez-Fernandez, Maria Isabel, MD, Pistorio, Angela, MD, PhD, Martini, Alberto, MD, Ravelli, Angelo, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use
arthritis
Arthritis, Juvenile - complications
Arthritis, Juvenile - drug therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
children
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
methotrexate
Methotrexate - therapeutic use
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
patients
Pediatrics
probability
randomized clinical trials
Retrospective Studies
therapeutics
Treatment Outcome
Uveitis - etiology
Uveitis - prevention & control
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Summary:Objective To evaluate whether early treatment with methotrexate (MTX) prevents the onset of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Study design The clinical charts of all consecutive patients seen between January 2002 and February 2011 who had a disease duration
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.03.047