How common is remission in rheumatoid factor-positive juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients? The multicenter Pediatric Rheumatology Academy (PeRA) research group experience

• Main Authors: Semanur Ozdel (Author), Hafize Emine Sönmez (Author), Şengül Çağlayan (Author), Özlem Akgün (Author), Tuncay Aydın (Author), Özge Baba (Author), İlknur Bağrul (Author), Gülçin Otar Yener (Author), Kübra Öztürk (Author), Ferhat Demir (Author), Deniz Gezgin Yıldırım (Author), Şerife Gül Karadağ (Author), Esra Bağlan (Author), Mustafa Çakan (Author), Mukaddes Kalyoncu (Author), Balahan Bora Makay (Author), Şevket Erbil Ünsal (Author), Sevcan Bakkaloğlu (Author), Mehmet Bülbül (Author), Betül Sözeri (Author), Nuray Aktay Ayaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive polyarthritis is the least common type of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Functional disability in RF-positive polyarthritis patients is much more severe than in patients with other subtypes; but data on this subtype alone is limited. This stud...