Key result
Treatment with anakinra resulted in an immediate response in 3 children with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis, with recurrence upon discontinuation and resolution upon resumption.
Why the study?
Does anakinra improve clinical response and prevent flares in children with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis?
Case Report (n=3)
No
Does anakinra improve clinical response and prevent flares in children with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis?
Anakinra showed immediate efficacy in treating flares of idiopathic recurrent pericarditis in a small case series of children, suggesting an autoinflammatory etiology.
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Should not yet change practice in idiopathic recurrent pericarditis; leaves open need for randomized anakinra trials.
Picco et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Idiopathic recurrent pericarditis (n=3). Anakinra was evaluated on Clinical response to treatment. Treatment with anakinra resulted in an immediate response in 3 children with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis, with recurrence upon discontinuation and resolution upon resumption.
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