Falcini Fernanda

Publications (3)5.21 Total impact

• Article: Safety and efficacy of biological therapy with TNF-inhibitors and non TNF-inhibitors in a cohort of young adults affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): data from a single centre experience

  Ceri Lorenzo, Falcini Fernanda, Fiori Ginevra, Capannini Serena, Matucci Cerinic Marco
  Pediatric Rheumatology 05/2012; 9:1-1. · 1.44 Impact Factor
• Article: Erratum to: Mycophenolate mofetil treatment in two children with severe polyarteritis nodosa refractory to immunosuppressant drugs.

  Falcini Fernanda, Capannini Serena, Russo Giustina, Battagliese Antonella, D'Amico Alessandra, Maria Alessio
  Rheumatology International 12/2011; · 1.88 Impact Factor
• Article: Mycophenolate mofetil treatment in two children with severe polyarteritis nodosa refractory to immunosuppressant drugs.

  Falcini Fernanda, Capannini Serena, Russo Giustina, Battagliese Antonella, D'Amico Alessandra, Maria Alessio, Alessio Maria
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  ABSTRACT: Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotizing vasculitis of small- and medium-sized arteries with multiorgan involvement, rarely reported in childhood. Despite aggressive treatment with the combination of corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents, the overall prognosis is poor in most patients. We report on two siblings, now 15- and 14-year-old, affected with childhood onset PAN, refractory to multiple therapies, who showed rapid clinical and laboratory improvement when mycophenolate mofetil was introduced. The relationship between the administration of this immunosuppressant agent and the reduced disease activity is confirmed by the sustained absence of disease flares over 4 years of treatment.
  Rheumatology International 07/2011; 32(7):2215-9. · 1.88 Impact Factor