2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis

Sheila T. Angeles-Han; Sarah Ringold; Timothy Beukelman; Daniel Lovell; Carlos A. Cuello; Mara L. Becker; Robert A. Colbert; Brian M. Feldman; Gary N. Holland; Polly J. Ferguson; Harry Gewanter; Jaime Guzman; Jennifer Horonjeff; Peter A. Nigrovic; Michael J. Ombrello; Murray H. Passo; Matthew L. Stoll; C. Egla Rabinovich; H. Nida Sen; Rayfel Schneider; Olha Halyabar; Kimberly Hays; Amit Aakash Shah; Nancy Sullivan; Ann Marie Szymanski; Marat Turgunbaev; Amy Turner; James Reston

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2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis

Sheila T. Angeles-Han, Sarah Ringold, Timothy Beukelman, Daniel Lovell, Carlos A. Cuello, Mara L. Becker, Robert A. Colbert, Brian M. Feldman, Gary N. Holland, Polly J. Ferguson, Harry Gewanter, Jaime Guzman, Jennifer Horonjeff, Peter A. Nigrovic, Michael J. Ombrello, Murray H. Passo, Matthew L. Stoll, C. Egla Rabinovich, H. Nida Sen, Rayfel SchneiderOlha Halyabar, Kimberly Hays, Amit Aakash Shah, Nancy Sullivan, Ann Marie Szymanski, Marat Turgunbaev, Amy Turner, James Reston

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Objective: To develop recommendations for the screening, monitoring, and treatment of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: Pediatric rheumatologists, ophthalmologists with expertise in uveitis, patient representatives, and methodologists generated key clinical questions to be addressed by this guideline. This was followed by a systematic literature review and rating of the available evidence according to the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology. A group consensus process was used to compose the final recommendations and grade their strength as conditional or strong. Results: Due to a lack of literature with good quality of evidence, recommendations were formulated on the basis of available evidence and a consensus expert opinion. Regular ophthalmic screening of children with JIA is recommended because of the risk of uveitis, and the frequency of screening should be based on individual risk factors. Regular ophthalmic monitoring of children with uveitis is recommended, and intervals should be based on ocular examination findings and treatment regimen. Ophthalmic monitoring recommendations were strong primarily because of concerns of vision-threatening complications of uveitis with infrequent monitoring. Topical glucocorticoids should be used as initial treatment to achieve control of inflammation. Methotrexate and the monoclonal antibody tumor necrosis factor inhibitors adalimumab and infliximab are recommended when systemic treatment is needed for the management of uveitis. The timely addition of nonbiologic and biologic drugs is recommended to maintain uveitis control in children who are at continued risk of vision loss. Conclusion: This guideline provides direction for clinicians and patients/parents making decisions on the screening, monitoring, and management of children with JIA and uveitis, using GRADE methodology and informed by a consensus process with input from rheumatology and ophthalmology experts, current literature, and patient/parent preferences and values.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	864-877
Number of pages	14
Journal	Arthritis and Rheumatology
Volume	71
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40885
State	Published - Jun 2019

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Angeles-Han, S. T., Ringold, S., Beukelman, T., Lovell, D., Cuello, C. A., Becker, M. L., Colbert, R. A., Feldman, B. M., Holland, G. N., Ferguson, P. J., Gewanter, H., Guzman, J., Horonjeff, J., Nigrovic, P. A., Ombrello, M. J., Passo, M. H., Stoll, M. L., Rabinovich, C. E., Sen, H. N., ... Reston, J. (2019). 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 71(6), 864-877. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40885

Angeles-Han, Sheila T. ; Ringold, Sarah ; Beukelman, Timothy ; Lovell, Daniel ; Cuello, Carlos A. ; Becker, Mara L. ; Colbert, Robert A. ; Feldman, Brian M. ; Holland, Gary N. ; Ferguson, Polly J. ; Gewanter, Harry ; Guzman, Jaime ; Horonjeff, Jennifer ; Nigrovic, Peter A. ; Ombrello, Michael J. ; Passo, Murray H. ; Stoll, Matthew L. ; Rabinovich, C. Egla ; Sen, H. Nida ; Schneider, Rayfel ; Halyabar, Olha ; Hays, Kimberly ; Shah, Amit Aakash ; Sullivan, Nancy ; Szymanski, Ann Marie ; Turgunbaev, Marat ; Turner, Amy ; Reston, James. / 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis. In: Arthritis and Rheumatology. 2019 ; Vol. 71, No. 6. pp. 864-877.

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2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis. / Angeles-Han, Sheila T.; Ringold, Sarah; Beukelman, Timothy; Lovell, Daniel; Cuello, Carlos A.; Becker, Mara L.; Colbert, Robert A.; Feldman, Brian M.; Holland, Gary N.; Ferguson, Polly J.; Gewanter, Harry; Guzman, Jaime; Horonjeff, Jennifer; Nigrovic, Peter A.; Ombrello, Michael J.; Passo, Murray H.; Stoll, Matthew L.; Rabinovich, C. Egla; Sen, H. Nida; Schneider, Rayfel; Halyabar, Olha; Hays, Kimberly; Shah, Amit Aakash; Sullivan, Nancy; Szymanski, Ann Marie; Turgunbaev, Marat; Turner, Amy; Reston, James.

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