Prevalence of HLA-B27, clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with enthesitis-related arthritis
Most of the ERA patients tested positive for HLA-B27. Throughout the follow-up period, these patients demonstrated greater disease activity, greater use of corticosteroids and anti-TNF, and longer duration of methotrexate to control the disease.
Authors
- Sirikarn Tangcheewinsirikul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-0577)
- Maynart Sukharomana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-4374)
- Sirirat Charuvanij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-6039)
- Boonsiri Jittawattanarat
Institutions
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Navamindradhiraj University (TH)
- Vajira Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05032-2
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.73
Funders
- Mahidol University
- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University