Increased Relapse Rate During COVID-19 Lockdown in an Italian Cohort of Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Changes of routine disease management associated with COVID-19 lockdown might have potentially affected the clinical course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aim of our study was to assess the rate of disease flare before and during COVID-19 lockdown to investigate its impact on disease course in children with JIA.

Methods

A single-center retrospective study was conducted, including patients presenting with inactive JIA between September 1, 2018 and March 9, 2019 (group A) and between September 1, 2019 and March 9, 2020 (group B). For each patient, demographic and clinical data were collected. The rate of JIA flare from March 10, 2019 to June 30, 2019 for group A and from March 10, 2020 to June 30, 2020 for group B was compared.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Naddei R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8426691 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature