Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research for Dreams Come True Remission
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2025 | Viewed by 1819
Special Issue Editors
Interests: allergy; immunology; juvenile dermatomyositis; Kawasaki disease; pediatric rheumatology; rheumatology
Interests: dreams come true remission; juvenile dermatomyositis; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; pediatric rheumatology; Sjögren’s syndrome; systemic lupus erythematosus
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRDs) are chronic inflammatory systemic diseases caused by autoimmune responses which develop in childhood and are represented by juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, Sjögren’s syndrome, and autoinflammatory diseases.
Recent advances in the treatment of PRDs have been remarkable and will continue to develop. In the past, the prognosis of PRDs in children was poor, and disease- and treatment-related complications and sequelae were major problems. Nowadays, various biologics and molecular-targeted drugs are available, and remission of PRDs is possible in many children.
On the other hand, the treatment of PRDs aimed at attaining “dreams come true” remission is expected in the future. The concept of “dreams come true” remission, first introduced by Prof. Takei, is a kind of remission that enables children with PRDs to realize their future dreams without being disrupted by their diseases. Naturally, this cannot be achieved with conventional treatment aimed at clinical, structural, and functional remission. For a treatment to achieve “dreams come true” remission, it must first encourage children to make their own dreams.
This Special Issue invites the latest reviews and original articles in pediatric rheumatology for the realization of future “dreams come true” remission.
Dr. Hiroyuki Wakiguchi
Prof. Dr. Syuji Takei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric rheumatic diseases
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- dermatomyositis
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- autoinflammatory diseases
- biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
- targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
- prognosis
- “Dreams come true” remission
