Publications by authors named "Maddalena Allegra"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how morning stiffness (MS) impacts parents' perceptions of disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who have clinically inactive disease (CID).
- Out of 652 patient visits, most reported no morning stiffness (85%), while varying levels of stiffness affected parents' views on their child's health and disease status.
- Results indicated a significant correlation between longer MS and lower perceptions of disease remission, suggesting that updates to the CID criteria might be needed to take MS into account.
Arthritis Rheum
January 2011
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated if patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can be categorized differently despite having similar characteristics in the ILAR classification.
- The research focused on comparing ANA-positive patients to ANA-negative patients across various JIA categories, analyzing demographic and clinical features for over 971 patients collected over 22 years.
- Results showed ANA-positive patients tended to be younger, more female, and had distinct clinical features compared to ANA-negative patients, reinforcing the link between ANA positivity and certain disease characteristics.
