Antinuclear antibodies in arthritic and nonarthritic children with uveitis

J Rheumatol. 1990 Jan;17(1):60-1.

Abstract

We determined whether a positive test for antinuclear antibodies correlated with uveitis only in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) or whether they also represented a serologic marker for isolated idiopathic chronic uveitis in children. We conclude that the immunopathogenesis of uveitis associated with JRA is different from that of idiopathic chronic uveitis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / analysis*
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / complications
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / immunology*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Uveitis / etiology
  • Uveitis / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear