Article ; Online: IgA deficiency and autoimmune comorbidities in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
2022 Volume 97, Issue 3, Page(s) 172–178
Abstract: Objectives: (1) To describe the prevalence of IgA deficiency (IgAD), uveitis, coeliac disease (CD) and thyroid disorders in a multicentric cohort of patients diagnosed with JIA and, (2) to evaluate whether patients with JIA and IgAD present other ... ...
Abstract | Objectives: (1) To describe the prevalence of IgA deficiency (IgAD), uveitis, coeliac disease (CD) and thyroid disorders in a multicentric cohort of patients diagnosed with JIA and, (2) to evaluate whether patients with JIA and IgAD present other autoimmune diseases more frequently than patients with normal serum levels of IgA. Methods: Retrospective chart review of a cohort of patients diagnosed with JIA followed at the paediatric rheumatology units of two hospitals in Madrid, Spain. Results: A total of 193 patients were included. Of them, 123 were females (64%). Median age at disease onset was 5.6 years (IQR 2.5-9.7) and the median time of follow-up was 5.1 years (IQR 2.2-8.1). The three most common ILAR categories were oligoarticular (53%), polyarticular RF negative (20%) and enthesitis related arthritis (10%). Serum IgA levels were available in 172/193 (89%); 25/172 (15%) had selective (<7mg/dl, n=8) or partial (7-69mg/dl, n=17) IgAD. All the patients had periodic eye exams. Eighteen children (9%) had anterior uveitis, 15/18 chronic and 3/18 acute. Serum anti transglutaminase IgA, or IgG in IgAD were obtained in 135/193 (70%). Four children (3%) were diagnosed with CD either by intestinal biopsy (n=3) or by the combination of characteristic clinical, serological and genetic features (n=1); two of them had IgAD (p=0.12; OR=6.4; 95% CI 0.9-47.6). Only 1/153 (0.7%) patient had hyperthyrotropinemia with positive anti-thyroid antibodies and required replacement therapy. Conclusion: Patients with JIA frequently present autoimmune comorbidities. IgAD does not seem to increase their prevalence, with the possible exception of CD. |
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MeSH term(s) | Arthritis, Juvenile/diagnosis ; Arthritis, Juvenile/epidemiology ; Celiac Disease/diagnosis ; Celiac Disease/epidemiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; IgA Deficiency/diagnosis ; IgA Deficiency/epidemiology ; Immunoglobulin A ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Transglutaminases |
Chemical Substances | Immunoglobulin A ; Transglutaminases (EC 2.3.2.13) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-04-19 |
Publishing country | Spain |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2830901-7 |
ISSN | 2341-2879 ; 2341-2879 |
ISSN (online) | 2341-2879 |
ISSN | 2341-2879 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.03.004 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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