Methotrexate, the mainstay of treatment in Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, might not be effective in a few patients of polyarticular and systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Use of biologicals like TNF-α blockers, the next line of preferred drugs is constrained by the high cost. We successfully used leflunomide in four patients.
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Harvard Med Sch, Div Immunol, Rheumatol Program, Boston Childrens Hosp, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 USAMarmara Univ, Dept Pediat, Pendik Res & Training Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey
Anderson, Edwin
Sozeri, Betul
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Umraniye Training & Res Hosp, Dept Pediat Rheumatol, Istanbul, TurkeyMarmara Univ, Dept Pediat, Pendik Res & Training Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey
Sozeri, Betul
Dedeoglu, Fatma
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Deutsch Zentrum Kinder & Jugendrheumatol, Kinderklin, D-82467 Garmisch Partenkirchen, GermanyDeutsch Zentrum Kinder & Jugendrheumatol, Kinderklin, D-82467 Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany