Objective We undertook this study to test the hypothesis that in the International League of
Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), …

Objective. To develop and test a new multidimensional questionnaire for assessment of
children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in standard clinical care. Methods. The Juvenile …

Background To investigate the frequency of achievement of inactive disease (ID) in children
with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treated with methotrexate (MTX) as the sole disease-…

Objective To develop and test a hybrid measure of muscle strength for juvenile dermatomyositis
( JDM ), which is based on the combination of the Manual Muscle Testing in 8 muscles ( …

Objectives To search for predictors of polyarticular extension in children with oligoarticular-onset
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to develop a prediction model for an extended …

No single measure can serve as “gold standard” for the assessment of children with rheumatic
diseases. Therefore, measurement of the disease status is based on the simultaneous …

Objectives To investigate the frequency of arthritis flare and factors affecting occurrence of
flare in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who achieved inactive disease (ID) with …

Objectives To compare the disease status of children with JIA who meet the 2011 revised
criteria for ID and have or do not have a morning stiffness lasting≤ 15 minutes. Methods A …

There is paucity of evidence-based information to guide treatment of oligoarticular juvenile
idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We aimed to investigate whether combination with methotrexate …

… Cecilia Bava, MD Federica Mongelli, MD Angela Pistorio, MD, PhD Marta Bertamino, MD,
PhD Giulia Bracciolini, MD Sara Dalprà, MD Sergio Davì, MD Stefano Lanni, MD, PhD …