Hip involvement in children with enthesitis related arthritis (ERA) is associated with poor outcomes in adulthood

Abstract

Most ERA patients had active disease in adulthood. Hip involvement, axial involvement, and HLA-B27 positivity were predictors of poor outcome. Key Points • Almost 90% of adults with ERA had active disease even after 8 years of disease. • Poor outcomes were seen in three-fourths of patients and hip involvement, presence of HLA B27, and axial involvement were the predictors of poor outcome.