Antinuclear antibody profiles in rheumatic diseases

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 168-171
Author(s):  
B. Kohleisen ◽  
I. Kalies ◽  
K. Koelble ◽  
J.R. Kalden
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody

scholarly journals Prevalence of anti-dense fine speckled 70 antibodies in healthy individuals and patients with antinuclear antibody-associated autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Japan

Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (9) ◽  
pp. e24556
Author(s):  
Nobuhide Hayashi ◽  
Kenichi Uto ◽  
Akiko Imanishi ◽  
Daisuke Sugiyama ◽  
Akio Morinobu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

Mechanisms of Antinuclear Antibody Production in the Rheumatic Diseases

1987 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Pisetsky
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antibody Production ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody

scholarly journals Clinical interpretation of antinuclear antibody tests in systemic rheumatic diseases

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Satoh ◽  
Monica Vázquez-Del Mercado ◽  
Edward K. L. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody ◽  
Clinical Interpretation ◽  
Systemic Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antibody Tests

Using the Antinuclear Antibody Test to Diagnose Rheumatic Diseases

2012 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Volkmann ◽  
Mihaela Taylor ◽  
Ami Ben-Artzi
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody ◽  
Antibody Test

scholarly journals Usefulness of antinuclear antibody testing to screen for rheumatic diseases

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. N Malleson ◽  
M. Sailer ◽  
M. J Mackinnon
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody ◽  
Antibody Testing

scholarly journals AB0729 CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA) PATIENTS IN KENYA; DATA FROM THE KENYA PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY (KAPRI) REGISTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1395.2-1395
Author(s):  
A. Migowa ◽  
R. Odhiambo ◽  
J. Orwa ◽  
J. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Rheumatoid Factor ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Pediatric Rheumatology ◽  
Antinuclear Antibody ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Biological Therapies ◽  
Systemic Jia

Background:Pediatric rheumatic diseases are chronic illnesses that impart a significant disease burden upon societies (1-3). Determination of the burden and clinical characteristics of these diseases is a critical first step to improving access to care and optimizing use of existing health systems for the well-being of these patients (4-6). A pediatric rheumatology registry is critical in defining the spectrum, clinical characteristics, outcomes and responses of various interventions for pediatric rheumatic diseases. Given that none exists in Kenya, the Kenya Pediatric Rheumatology Registry (KAPRI) registry offers a platform to generate this much needed data in sub-Sahara Africa.Objectives:Our objective was to determine the baseline patient characteristics, clinical features and outcomes of the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients assessed at the Aga Khan University Medical College East Africa who were enrolled into the KAPRI registry from inception in March 2019 to December 2020.Methods:All patients with an ICD 10 M code diagnosis of Juvenile Arthritis were selected from the KAPRI registry database. Age, gender, laboratory and clinical features at diagnosis and treatment options offered were extracted from the database. A further detailed chart review was undertaken to determine the proportion of patients who achieved remission or minimally active diseases.Results:Among the 207 patients enrolled thus far, 16 (7.7%) were diagnosed to have JIA. Majority of the patients were females (75%; n=12) with a mean age of 7 years and 3 months (Range:1 year – 13 years 7 months).All patients had joint pain and swelling as the initial presenting complaints. Majority of the patients had polyarticular JIA (75%, n=12). The other 4 patients were oligoarticular (n=2) and systemic JIA (n=2). Among the polyarticular JIA patients (n=12), only 3 (25%) were rheumatoid factor (RF) positive and 1 was antinuclear antibody (ANA) positive. The oligoarticular and systemic JIA patients were all negative for antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor and cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-ccp). Seven patients (43.8%) required biological therapies; tocilizumab (n=2: systemic JIA), adalimumab (n=2: polyarticular JIA), etanercept (n=2: polyarticular JIA) and tofacitnib (n=1: polyarticular JIA). One patient with systemic JIA on tocilizumab developed herpes simplex which was successfully managed with oral acyclovir. All the other patients did not develop any infections, allergic reactions or any other untoward events as adverse outcomes following the use of biological therapies. Five patients have attained remission as illustrated in the Table 1 below. Two patients have been lost to follow up.Conclusion:Seronegative polyarticular JIA was the predominant form of JIA observed with a predilection to affect more girls and boys. Over a period of 2 years, remission has been attained among 31.25% of the patients (5 of 16) with use of synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and biological therapies.References:[1]Moorthy LN, Peterson MG, Hassett AL, Lehman TJ. Burden of childhood onset arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2010;8:20.[2]Minden K, Niewerth M, Listing J, et al. The economic burden of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-results from the German paediatric rheumatologic database. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009;27(5):863–9.[3]Bernatsky S, Duffy C, Malleson P, Feldman DE, St Pierre Y, Clarke AE. Economic impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007;57(1):44–8.[4]Migowa A, Colmegna I, Hitchon C, Were E, Ng’ang’a E, Ngwiri T, et al. The spectrum of rheumatic in-patient diagnoses at a pediatric hospital in Kenya. Pediatric Rheumatology (2017)[5]Woolf AD. The bone and joint decade 2000–2010. Ann Rheum Dis. 2000; 59(2):81–2.[6]Scott C, Webb K. Pediatric rheumatology in sub-Saharan Africa. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014;53(8):1357–8.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

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