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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A national multicentre study on severe paediatric recurrent idiopathic pericarditis treated with IL-1 blockers: appropriateness of the standard of care and pros and cons of anti-IL-1 treatments

R. CaorsiA. InsalacoF. BovisG. MartiniM. CattaliniM. ChinaliA. RiminiC. LongoS. FedericiC. CelaniG. FilocamoR. ConsoliniM. C. MaggioG. FadanelliF. LicciardiM. RomanoB. TeruzziA. TaddioA. MiniaciF. La TorreA. De FantiG. CavalliB. BigucciR. GallizziM. ChinelloA. BrucatoM. ImazioR. CimazF. De BenedettiM. Gattorno

subject

Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaRecurrent pericarditis Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugscolchicine resistance

description

Recurrent pericarditis (RP) is a rare cause of morbidity in children. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), glucocorticoids and colchicine are the standard of care in adults. Recently, anakinra has been proven to be effective in patients with steroid-dependence and colchicine resistance.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/464189