Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case Report

According to the definition proposed by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as an arthritis of unknown etiology, starting under 16 years of age and lasting for at least 6 weeks, once other known conditions have been exclude...

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Main Authors: Davide Moretti, Ilaria Cianchi, Gaia Vannucci, Rolando Cimaz, Gabriele Simonini
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/595890
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Rolando Cimaz
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description According to the definition proposed by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as an arthritis of unknown etiology, starting under 16 years of age and lasting for at least 6 weeks, once other known conditions have been excluded. JIA represents the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood and is considered an important cause of short- and long-term acquired disability in children. It is currently estimated that psoriatic JIA represents up to 10% of all JIA subtypes, and chronic uveitis may occur in 10 to 15% of children with psoriatic JIA. In this report we describe a case of psoriatic JIA complicated by uveitis, in a child failing previous treatments with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, methotrexate, and etanercept. Finally, adalimumab was prescribed, which led to sustained clinical remission in both arthritis and uveitis.
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spelling doaj-art-e2f493df928042f5a427b91fc3d50ca42025-08-20T02:21:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972013-01-01201310.1155/2013/595890595890Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case ReportDavide Moretti0Ilaria Cianchi1Gaia Vannucci2Rolando Cimaz3Gabriele Simonini4Rheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Firenze, ItalyRheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Firenze, ItalyRheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Firenze, ItalyRheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Firenze, ItalyRheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Firenze, ItalyAccording to the definition proposed by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as an arthritis of unknown etiology, starting under 16 years of age and lasting for at least 6 weeks, once other known conditions have been excluded. JIA represents the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood and is considered an important cause of short- and long-term acquired disability in children. It is currently estimated that psoriatic JIA represents up to 10% of all JIA subtypes, and chronic uveitis may occur in 10 to 15% of children with psoriatic JIA. In this report we describe a case of psoriatic JIA complicated by uveitis, in a child failing previous treatments with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, methotrexate, and etanercept. Finally, adalimumab was prescribed, which led to sustained clinical remission in both arthritis and uveitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/595890
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title Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case Report
title_full Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case Report
title_fullStr Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case Report
title_short Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated with Uveitis: A Case Report
title_sort psoriatic juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated with uveitis a case report
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