Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is an important and treatable cause of acute
encephalitis. Diagnosis of AE in a developing child is challenging because of overlap in clinical …

Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Disease Activity Score (DAS), an instrument
used to evaluate children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Methods Psychometric …

We hypothesized that neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an early predictive
biomarker of disease activity in lupus nephritis. NGAL in serial plasma (PNGAL) and urine …

Lupus nephritis (LN) is among the main determinants of poor prognosis in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). The objective of this study was to 1) isolate and identify proteins …

Objective To determine the frequency and severity of adverse reactions associated with
high dose intermittent intravenous corticosteroids (IVCS) in children with rheumatic disease. …

Objective To examine the strength of the association between different measures of health‐related
quality of life (HRQOL), disability, pain, and well‐being in children with chronic arthritis…

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) results from complex abnormalities of the innate and
acquired immune systems. For reasons that are currently not well understood, the disease …

Objective. To (1) estimate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children with childhood-onset
systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and compare it to that of normative cohorts; (2…

Background Improved, noninvasive biomarkers are needed to accurately detect lupus
nephritis (LN) activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate five S100 proteins (S100A4, …

Objective Noninvasive estimation of the degree of inflammation seen on kidney biopsy with
lupus nephritis (LN) remains difficult. The objective of this study was to develop a Renal …