Importance of pediatric rheumatologists and transitional care for juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis: a retrospective series of 9 cases

• Main Authors: Susumu Yamazaki (Author), Asami Shimbo (Author), Yuko Akutsu (Author), Hiroshi Takase (Author), Tomohiro Morio (Author), Masaaki Mori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U) is a serious condition associated with the risk of blindness. However, pediatric rheumatologists rarely encounter cases of blindness, because most patients reach adulthood during the course of follow-up before blindness occ...