Publications by authors named "Elvira Cannizzaro"
Background: Lyme disease (LD) is caused by and is the most common tickborne disease in the northern hemisphere. Although classical characteristics of LD are well-known, the diagnosis and treatment are often delayed. Laboratory diagnosis by serological testing is recommended for most LD manifestations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt has been increasingly recognized that there is a subset of patients with refractory systemic JIA, who have failed all available medications and may benefit from HSCT. The increasing experience with HSCT in SJIA, suggests that despite the complicated post-HSCT course, short-term, the transplanted patients either achieved SJIA remission or reduced burden of disease. Longer follow-up, however, is needed to better define the long-term outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite guidelines, poor access to appropriate care for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients remains a global issue. Prompt referral to a pediatric rheumatology (PR) center and effective care is known to be critical for changing the natural history of the disease and improving long-term prognosis. This project assesses socio-economic factors of delayed referral to a pediatric rheumatologist (PRst) for JIA patients in France and Switzerland within the Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism (JIR) Cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Hip involvement remains a predictor of severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) course and carries a high risk of disability. This study aims to determine the factors of poor prognosis of hip involvement in patients with JIA and to assess the treatment response.
Methods: This is a multicenter observational cohort study.
Objective: To analyse and report the incidence of side effects of biological agents in paediatric patients with inflammatory diseases using of real-life follow-up cohort.
Methods: In this international, observational, retrospective, multicentre study of children treated by biological agents and followed in the Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism (JIR) cohort (JIRcohorte) network, a Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the occurrence of adverse events. A Cox model was constructed to identify independent predictors of adverse events.
Article Synopsis
- This study examines how varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection affects children with rheumatic diseases who are on immunosuppressive medications, highlighting the need for careful management of VZV in this vulnerable population.
- It reviewed 22 children, primarily with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, with a median age of 7.6 years, of which 16 had varicella and 6 had herpes zoster, showing that the timing of immunosuppressive treatment relative to VZV infection varied widely.
- Complications were noted in 4 patients, with some requiring hospitalization, underscoring the importance of monitoring and appropriate antiviral treatment for children who are immunosuppressed when they
Objective: To determine the rate of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement and find factors associated with TMJ arthritis in a single-center cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Methods: Retrospective analysis of all patients with JIA visiting the rheumatology clinic between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2006. Followup information was included until August 2008.
Objectives: To study the validity of both rheumatological and orthodontic examinations and ultrasound (US) as screening methods for early diagnosis of TMJ arthritis against the gold standard MRI.
Methods: Thirty consecutive juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients were included in this pilot study. Rheumatological and orthodontic examinations as well as US were performed within 1 month of the MRI in a blinded fashion.
Objective: To determine rate, risk factors, and longterm outcome of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Switzerland and compare the results with a study of a different center in Switzerland from 1992.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of the charts and ophthalmologists' reports of all patients with JIA in a tertiary care outpatient clinic between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 2005, for diagnosis, course, and outcome of uveitis.
Results: Uveitis occurred in 35/265 patients (13.