EFFECTIVENESS OF INFLIXIMAB IN PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC TYPE OF JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
<em>The article presents the case report of a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic type. The efficacy of infliximab (Remicade) in treatment of systemic types of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is analyzed. Treatment of JRA with high doses of prednisolone is inacceptable due t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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"Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
2011-01-01
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Series: | Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii |
Online Access: | http://vsp.spr-journal.ru:80/jour/article/view/591 |
Summary: | <em>The article presents the case report of a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic type. The efficacy of infliximab (Remicade) in treatment of systemic types of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is analyzed. Treatment of JRA with high doses of prednisolone is inacceptable due to the risk of severe adverse events.</em><br /><strong><em>Key words: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic type, infliximab, prednisolone, treatment.</em></strong><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><em>(Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. </em></em><em><em>2011; 10 (2): 201–204)</em></em></span> |
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ISSN: | 1682-5527 1682-5535 |