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ArticleTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2021

Gastrointestinal involvement and its association with the risk for nephritis in IgA vasculitis.

Mario Sestan, Nastasia Kifer, Marijan Frkovic, Matej Sapina, Sasa Srsen, Mateja Batnozic Varga, Aleksandar Ovuka, Martina Held, Ana Gudelj Gracanin, Ana Kozmar and 5 more

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Article in Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. HLA Polymorphisms and Clinical Manifestations in IgA Vasculitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Mario SestanDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Nastasia KiferDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Marijan FrkovicDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Matej SapinaDepartment of Paediatrics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Medical Faculty and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Sasa SrsenDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Split School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia.
Mateja Batnozic VargaDepartment of Paediatrics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Medical Faculty Osijek, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Aleksandar OvukaDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Martina HeldDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Ana Gudelj GracaninUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
Ana KozmarClinical Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Stela BulimbasicDepartment of Pathology and Cytology, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Marijana CoricDepartment of Pathology and Cytology, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Gordana LaskarinUniversity of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia.
Alenka GagroDepartment of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Marija JelusicDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergology, Centre of Reference for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology of Ministry of Health of the Republic Croatia, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, 10 000, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1728-4260
University Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRUniversity of Osijek · HRUniversity of Rijeka · HRChildren's Hospital Zagreb · HRUniversity of Split · HRUniversity of Zagreb · HR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe analysed clinical and biochemical parameters in predicting severe gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations in childhood IgA vasculitis (IgAV) and the risk of developing renal complications.

methodsA national multicentric retrospective study included children with IgAV reviewed in five Croatian University Centres for paediatric rheumatology in the period 2009-2019.

resultsOut of 611 children, 281 (45.99%) had at least one GI manifestation, while 42 of 281 (14.95%) had the most severe GI manifestations. Using logistic regression several clinical risk factors for the severe GI manifestations were identified: generalized rash [odds ratio (OR) 2.09 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-4.01)], rash extended on upper extremities (OR 2.77 (95% CI 1.43-5.34)] or face [OR 3.69 (95% CI 1.42-9.43)] and nephritis (IgAVN) [OR 4.35 (95% CI 2.23-8.50)], as well as lower values of prothrombin time (OR 0.05 (95% CI 0.01-0.62)], fibrinogen [OR 0.45 (95% CI 0.29-0.70)] and IgM [OR 0.10 (95% I 0.03-0.35)]] among the laboratory parameters. Patients with severe GI involvement more frequently had relapse of the disease [OR 2.14 (CI 1.04-4.39)] and recurrent rash [OR 2.61 (CI 1.27-5.38)]. Multivariate logistic regression found that the combination of age, GI symptoms at the beginning of IgAV and severity of GI symptoms were statistically significant predictors of IgAVN. Patients in whom IgAV has started with GI symptoms [OR 6.60 (95% CI 1.67-26.06)], older children [OR 1.22 (95% CI 1.02-1.46)] with severe GI form of IgAV (OR 5.90 (95% CI 1.12-31.15)] were particularly high-risk for developing IgAVN.

conclusionWe detected a group of older children with the onset of GI symptoms before other IgAV symptoms and severe GI form of the IgAV, with significantly higher risk for acute and chronic complications of IgAV.

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gastrointestinal manifestationsIgA vasculitisIgA vasculitis nephritisrisk factors

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