A. PISTORIO

To investigate the efficacy of folinic acid in reducing the side effects associated with methotrexate (MTX) therapy in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to determine whether folate supplementation may reduce the benefit of MTX administration.This was a retrospective, non-controlled study. Inclusion criteria were: 1)...

To determine the level of agreement between parents and clinicians in rating dysfunction in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).A parent of each patient completed the Italian version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ). Subsequently, an examiner assessed, in a specially equipped room, the child's performance of...

To determine in a prospective analysis whether baseline demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables predict the outcome of intraarticular corticosteroid (IAC) injection of the knees in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).We studied consecutive patients who met the criteria for the diagnosis of JIA and received their initial...

To investigate the efficacy and safety of a combination therapy with methotrexate (MTX) and cyclosporine A (CyA) in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who were refractory to MTX as a single second-line agent.Seventeen consecutive patients with JIA who had refractory polyarthritis despite a minimum of 6 months of MTX as a single...