Abstract

Uveitis is the most common extraarticular complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). TNF inhibitors are a promising new therapeutic option in the treatment of chronic uveitis in JIA.

Highlights

  • Uveitis is the most common extraarticular complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of TNF inhibitors in children with chronic uveitis in the course of JIA

  • Data of 8 children with JIA and chronic uveitis treated with TNF inhibitors between 2010 and 2013 were analysed retrospectively

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Uveitis is the most common extraarticular complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). TNF inhibitors in the treatment of uveitis in the course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis Violetta Opoka-Winiarska*, Jacek Postępski, Agnieszka Korobowicz-Markiewicz, Anna Bodajko-Grochowska, Aleksandra Szabat, Andrzej Emeryk From 21st European Pediatric Rheumatology (PReS) Congress Belgrade, Serbia. Introduction Uveitis is the most common extraarticular complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

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