Which accessible clinical features and laboratory findings might predict methotrexate success in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Aim To determine whether demographic data, clinical features, and laboratory variables at disease onset can predict the response to methotrexate in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients. Methods A cohort of 143 newly diagnosed JIA patients initially treated with methotrexate was enrolled in this study. Demographic, clinical, and laborat...
By Adisa Čengić, Velma Selmanović, Sniježana Hasanbegović, Hamza Izeta, Lamija Zečević, Nejra Džananović
Interferon alpha and non-specific markers of inflammation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Aim To determine the value of IFN (intzerferon)-α in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to correlate IFN-αwith values of non-specific biochemical parameters of inflammation (C-reactive protein, leukocytes values, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, albumins and globulins).Methods Research included 55 patients with SLE ...
By Lamija Zečević, Edin Begić, Buena Aziri, Izeta Aganović - Mušinović