title: Intraarticular triamcinolone in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
abstract: Thirty seven children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who were treated with one or more intra-articular triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injections were evaluated. Ninety five joints were injected with a total number of 125 injections. Complete remission of the joint inflammation lasting at least 6 months was obtained in 62 of 95 injections (65%). Treatment of the joint contractures was successful in 35 of 51 joints (69%). In patients with oligoarthritis, 21 of 26 injected joints (81%) were in full remission at six-months. The 6-month remission was significantly lower in the other subtypes of JIA (P<0.01), 41 of 69 (59%) injected joints, when compared to oligoarticular patients. Intra-articular TA injection is an effective and safe therapy for inflammatory joint disease in JIA, particularly in the oligoarticular form.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, 35340 Balcova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erbil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Balahan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Makay
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide