The Long-Term Outcome of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Title: The Long-Term Outcome of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Volume: 1 Issue: 2

Author(s): Angelo Ravelli and Alberto Martini

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Keywords: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, long-term outcome, predictors of outcome

Abstract: Over the past decades, a number of studies have evaluated the long-term outcome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and some of them have also attempted to identify early prognostic factors. The available data indicate that JIA is not a benign disease because a substantial number of patients still enter adulthood with persistently active disease and may develop severe physical disability. Although a great deal of data are accumulating on prognostic factors in JIA, prediction of long-term outcome early after disease presentation is still difficult because comparisons among existing studies are hindered by a number of reasons. To increase comparability of future analyses and obtain generalizable information on the prognosis of JIA and its prediction, a great deal of effort should be directed toward standardizing the study design and the measurement of predictors and outcomes.

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Ravelli Angelo and Martini Alberto, The Long-Term Outcome of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Current Rheumatology Reviews 2005; 1 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573397054023137

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573397054023137	Print ISSN 1573-3971
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6360