Author:
Simonini Gabriele,Bracaglia Claudia,Cattalini Marco,Taddio Andrea,Brambilla Alice,De Libero Cinzia,Pires Marafon Denise,Caputo Roberto,Cimaz Rolando
Abstract
Objective.To identify clinical predictors of relapse in childhood autoimmune chronic uveitis after stopping systemic treatment.Methods.A retrospective, multicenter, cohort study.Results.Ninety-four children in remission, receiving no treatments and with at least a 6-month followup, were enrolled. A higher probability of maintaining remission after discontinuing treatment was shown in idiopathic compared with juvenile idiopathic arthritis uveitis (Mantel-Cox chi-square = 23.21) if inactivity had been obtained within 6 months from starting systemic treatment (Mantel-Cox chi-square = 24.17) and by antitumor necrosis factor-α treatment (Mantel-Cox chi-square = 6.43).Conclusion.Type of disease, time, and type of systemic therapy to achieve inactivity predict different duration of uveitis remission after treatment withdrawal.
Publisher
The Journal of Rheumatology
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy,Rheumatology
Cited by
23 articles.
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