Abstract:BackgroundSystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is characterised by arthritis accompanied or preceded by systemic autoinflammation. High-dose steroids has been the mainstay of therapy with proven effectiveness but also with side-effects. In many patients a chronic course with destructive arthritis long-term cannot be prevented.ObjectivesIn patients naïve for steroids, a steroid-free treatment may allow reconstitution of an impaired NK-cell function and probably remission of sJIA.MethodsFirst experience… Show more
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