Lung function in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A cross-sectional analysis.

Marina AttanasiMarta LucantoniDaniele RapinoMarianna I PetrosinoManuela MarsiliGiorgia GasparroniPaola Di FilippoSabrina Di PilloFrancesco ChiarelliLuciana Breda

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2019)

In JIA children MTX treatment seems to have a dose-dependent effect on lung function. For this reason in these patients, a regular assessment of lung function, especially with DLCO evaluation, is recommended.

Keyphrases

lung function
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution
young adults
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
disease activity