Can ultrasound-detected subclinical synovitis be an indicator of flare recurrence in juvenile idiopathic arthritis remission patients on tapered TNFi?

CONCLUSIONS: Subclinical synovitis, as detected by MSUS, proved not to be a predictor of flares. Those patients on a TNFi-tapered concomitant methotrexate regimen experienced the fewest flares although flare risk increased with age. PMID: 30873946 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research