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Humira plus methotrexate may help manage uveitis in patients with JIA
SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with uveitis related to juvenile idiopathic arthritis may benefit from therapy with Humira and background methotrexate, according to a recently presented study. Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, FRCPCH, FRCP, and colleagues studied a group of 90 patients aged between 2 years and 18 years with uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). During the presentation, Ramanan said in his presentation that the mean age of patients was 9 years, about two-thirds had oligoarticular arthritis and most had active disease for about 5 years.