Publications by authors named "Kento Souma"
Int J Rheum Dis
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- Early diagnosis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (s-JIA) is crucial for effective treatment, but it's often difficult as patients may not present with arthritis initially.
- Serum ferritin levels have been traditionally used to help diagnose s-JIA, but they aren't definitive, complicating clinical diagnosis.
- This report suggests that serum interleukin (IL)-18 levels rise before ferritin in early s-JIA cases, proposing IL-18 as a potentially better biomarker for early diagnosis.
