Factors and glucocorticoid usage affecting the prognosis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Ayşenur Paç KısaarslanSümeyra Özdemir ÇiçekNihal ŞahinMerve BaşolŞeyda DoğantanSema Nur TaşkınMuammer Hakan PoyrazoğluPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)
Glucocorticoid dose and duration did not affect the active disease periods and disease course in SJIA. An active disease period longer than 1.5 months, presentation of hepatosplenomegaly at the initial disease course, and high ALT levels at the recurrences should warn physicians of polyphasic / persistent disease.