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ArticleArthritis research & therapy2023

Response to "Similarities in clinical course and outcome between juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated and ANA-positive idiopathic anterior uveitis: data from a population-based nationwide study in Germany".

Avery Zhou, Fatima Babiker, Andrew M Philip, Stephen D Anesi, C Stephen Foster

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Article in Arthritis research & therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Avery ZhouThe Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Fatima BabikerThe Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Andrew M PhilipThe Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Stephen D AnesiThe Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, MA, USA.
C Stephen FosterThe Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, MA, USA. sfoster@mersi.com.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation · USMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have read the article entitled "Similarities in clinical course and outcome between juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated and ANA-positive idiopathic anterior uveitis: data from a population-based nationwide study in Germany" by Heiligenhaus et al. While we appreciate the work conducted by the authors, we have several comments we would like to address. First, the follow-up interval of 2 years is too short to conclude that the clinical course between two chronic pathologies is not significantly different. Second, remission status was determined by uveitis inactivity during the 2-year follow-up visit without any mention of flare frequency or length of remission, which is not a reliable measure of uveitis control. Third, ANA-positive idiopathic anterior uveitis is not a classification with a distinct clinical phenotype, and additional reports of serologic investigations would have been helpful.

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Arthritis, JuvenileUveitisUveitis, AnteriorDisease ProgressionGermanyHumans

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PMID36918966
PMCPMC10012478
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