OBJECTIVE: A pediatric rheumatology committee of ILAR has proposed new classification
criteria for chronic childhood arthritis. The umbrella term "juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)" …

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is an important tool for evaluating disease activity,
therapeutic progress, and remission status of rheumatic diseases in children. Knowledge of age-…

Background Defining of gray scale ultrasound standard reference values of the shoulder joint
in childhood and adolescence during maturation. Patients: We examined 445 healthy girls …

Background Musculoskeletal US is a noninvasive imaging method for diagnosing and
monitoring inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Objectives To develop age- and gender-related …

Objectives: Chronic anterior uveitis is a serious complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA);
disease flares are highly associated with loss of vision. Leflunomide (LEF) is used …

… Infectious diseases have, however, long been identified as a possible source of flare in
JIA, especially M. pneumoniae and C. jejuni [11]. … Manuela Krumrey-Langkammerer …

Due to maturation of joints, various changes take place, not only in the field of paediatric
rheumatology but also in paediatric orthopaedics musculoskeletal ultrasound plays an …

Background Juvenile Sjögren’s Syndrome (jSS) is a rare phenomenon that may appear as
primary jSS or associated with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and other …

Selective IgA deficiency is the most frequent primary immunodeficiency and is associated
with an increased rate of respiratory infections in susceptible patients. Juvenile idiopathic …

Objectives To investigate patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis with a history of non-simultaneous
treatment of methotrexate and leflunomide, and to compare flare rates of uveitis …