What is your approach to screening patients with sJIA for associated lung disease?
Do you universally screen? What prompts you to screen when you do?
This question is part of our collaboration with ACR Convergence 2024 to Continue the Conversation from the meeting. This question was inspired by the session "Pediatric Great Debate – To treat or not to treat SJIA lung disease with biologics" by Dr. Randy Cron and Dr. Karen Onel.
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Rheumatology · University of Alabama Birmingham
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There are simple screens for all children with sJIA, including history (e.g. chronic cough, SOB, etc.) and physical exam (e.g. pulmonary exam, clubbing, persistent rash). Basic labs (e.g. hypereosinophilia, hyperferrtinnemia) may also push toward a more thorough evaluation of lung disease (e.g. pulm...
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