VIOLA , Stefania

Objective To define the prevalence of subclinical synovitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a large cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in clinical remission and to evaluate its predictive value in terms of disease flare and joint deterioration. Methods Ninety patients with clinically inactive JIA who underwent a...

Objective: To investigate the frequency of ultrasound (US)–detectable involvement of the subtalar joint (STJ), to compare clinical versus US assessment of the STJ, and to compare different scanning approaches to the STJ in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: Clinical and US assessments were performed independently in 50 ankles with...

Background Little evidence-based information is available to guide the treatment of oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. We aimed to investigate whether oral methotrexate increases the efficacy of intra-articular corticosteroid therapy. Methods We did this prospective, open-label, randomised trial at ten hospitals in Italy. Using a...