Screening for comorbid autoimmune disease should be considered in children with ANA positive juvenile idiopathic arthritis - results from the south-Swedish juvenile idiopathic arthritis cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no consensus or clinical guidelines for screening routines of autoimmune disease in individuals with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), since results are conflicting whether the risk for such conditions is increased or not among individuals with JIA. The aim of this study was to investigate if the frequency of comorbid autoimmune conditions is increased after JIA diagnosis in a validated population-based JIA cohort in southern Sweden.

Methods

Autoimmune comorbidities were evaluated in a pre-existing population-based JIA cohort of 302 participants, constituting of individuals diagnosed with a validated JIA diagnosis 2000-2010 in southern Sweden. The comorbidities were determined through analysis of diagnosis codes registered after the JIA diagnosis and u

SUBMITTER: Dahlberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11489994 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature