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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Rheumatology Publications

Below are recent PubMed publications by faculty members in the Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  1. Robinson AD, Pain CE, Morgan GA, Sanyal A, Chaparala S, Pachman LM, Torok KS  Distinct by Design: Unraveling the Unique Clinical and Transcriptomic Identity of Juvenile Scleromyositis Overlap Compared to Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis and Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Implications for Care and Pathogenesis.  ACR Open Rheumatol  2026 Mar;8(3):e90005. pii:e90005
  2. Ocay DD, Halpin M, Ford E, Keighley K, Keighley N, Ramsay N, Ramsay T, Sheridan CM, Sheridan SM, Tice KR  et al.  Patient-Oriented Priorities for Pediatric Erythromelalgia: A Priority-Setting Process.  Children (Basel)  2025 Nov 02;12(11). pii:1477
  3. Pachman LM, Morgan GA, Korcar CE, Amoruso M, Stein JH  Impaired Brachial Artery Reactivity in Young Adults With Clinically Quiescent Juvenile Dermatomyositis.  ACR Open Rheumatol  2025 Sep;7(9):e70099. pii:e70099
  4. Ocay DD, Graziano Maloney M, D'Souza G, Brownstein CA, Clinch J, Davis DM, De Ranieri D, Donado C, Halpin M, Kattail D  et al.  Pediatric erythromelalgia from multidisciplinary perspectives: a scoping review.  Pediatr Res  2025 Sep;98(3):786-799. doi:10.1038/s41390-025-03817-4
  5. Zhu C, Han Y, Byun J, Xiao X, Rothwell S, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Gregersen PK, Vencovsky J, Shaw VR  et al.  Genetic Architecture of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies From Meta-Analyses.  Arthritis Rheumatol  2025 Jun;77(6):750-764. doi:10.1002/art.43088
  6. Ardalan K, Marques MC, Cella D, Curran ML, Gray EL, Lee J, Fahey KJ, Wolfe ML, Pachman LM, Chang RW  Psychometric properties of patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) fixed short forms in Juvenile Myositis.  Semin Arthritis Rheum  2025 Apr;71:152649. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152649
  7. Pachman LM, Khojah A, Morgan G, Marin W, James J, Kadri S, Yap KL  Monozygotic twins discordant for juvenile dermatomyositis: clinical, serological and gene expression studies.  Pediatr Rheumatol Online J  2025 Mar 26;23(1):32. pii:32
  8. Duvvuri B, Gonzalez-Chapa JA, Pachman LM, Morgan GA, Naik N, Shenoi S, Lood C  The emerging role of growth differentiation factor 15 as a potential disease biomarker in juvenile dermatomyositis.  Rheumatology (Oxford)  2025 Feb 01;64(2):805-809. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kead654
  9. Ogbu EA, Sagcal-Gironella ACP, Eberhard BA, Huggins JM, Klein-Gitelman MS, Onel K, Chen C, Huang B, Brunner HI  Implementation of the Lupus Low Disease Activity State in Pediatric Rheumatology Care: The Role of the Visual Analog Scale.  ACR Open Rheumatol  2025 Jan;7(1):e11737. pii:e11737
  10. Weiss PF, Brandon TG, Aggarwal A, Burgos-Vargas R, Colbert RA, Horneff G, Laxer RM, Minden K, Ravelli A, Ruperto N  et al.  Classification Criteria for Axial Disease in Youth With Juvenile Spondyloarthritis.  Arthritis Rheumatol  2024 Dec;76(12):1797-1808. doi:10.1002/art.42959
  11. Khojah A, Morgan G, Kadakia A, Klein-Gitelman MS, Pachman LM  Dyslipidemia in Juvenile Dermatomyositis.  Sci Rep  2024 Nov 03;14(1):26528. pii:26528
  12. Brunner HI, Pacheco-Tena C, Louw I, Vega-Cornejo G, Alexeeva E, Appenzeller S, Chasnyk V, Griffin T, Suarez CN, Knupp-Oliveira S  et al.  Intravenous Golimumab in Children With Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Long-Term Extension of an Open-Label Phase III Study.  J Rheumatol  2024 Nov 01;51(11):1125-1134. doi:10.3899/jrheum.2024-0298
  13. Saper VE, Tian L, Verstegen RHJ, Conrad CK, Cidon M, Hopper RK, Kuo CS, Osoegawa K, Baszis K, Bingham CA  et al.  Interleukin (IL)-1/IL-6-Inhibitor-Associated Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DReSS) in Systemic Inflammatory Illnesses.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract  2024 Nov;12(11):2996-3013.e7. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.002
  14. Reales G, Amos CI, Benveniste O, Chinoy H, De Bleecker J, De Paepe B, Doria A, Gregersen PK, Lamb JA, Limaye V  et al.  Discovery of new myositis genetic associations through leveraging other immune-mediated diseases.  HGG Adv  2024 Oct 10;5(4):100336. pii:100336
  15. Spitznagle JC, Kacha-Ochana A, Cook-Mills JM, Morgan GA, Pachman LM  Increased vascular deposition of oxidized LDL in untreated juvenile dermatomyositis.  Pediatr Rheumatol Online J  2024 Aug 08;22(1):73. pii:73
  16. Perron MM, Ziniel SI, Curran M, Bloom JL, Vega-Fernandez P, Benham H, Torralba K, De Ranieri D, Lin C,   Needs Assessment of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training in North American Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Programs.  Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)  2024 Aug;76(8):1116-1120. doi:10.1002/acr.25337
  17. Hayward K, Grom A, Muscal E, Nigrovic PA, Rouster-Stevens KA, Ardalan K, Hiraki L, Moorthy LN,   Longitudinal program evaluation of an inter-institutional mentorship network for pediatric rheumatology using a quality improvement framework.  Pediatr Rheumatol Online J  2024 Jul 10;22(1):64. pii:64
  18. Khojah A, Pachman LM, Bukhari A, Trinh C, Morgan G, Pandey S, Le Poole IC, Klein-Gitelman MS  Decreased Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cell Count in Untreated Juvenile Dermatomyositis Is Associated with Muscle Weakness.  Int J Mol Sci  2024 Jun 28;25(13). pii:7126
  19. Ochfeld E, Khojah A, Marin W, Morgan G, Pachman LM  Proof-of-concept study evaluating humoral primary immunodeficiencies via CJ:KREC ratio and serum BAFF level.  Sci Rep  2024 Jun 21;14(1):14356. pii:14356
  20. Khojah A, Schutt M, Morgan G, Bukhari A, Bensen N, Khanolkar A, Pachman LM  Increased percentage of HLA-DR T cells in untreated juvenile dermatomyositis.  Clin Immunol Commun  2024 Jun;5:20-25. doi:10.1016/j.clicom.2024.02.002
  21. Kassani PH, Ehwerhemuepha L, Martin-King C, Kassab R, Gibbs E, Morgan G, Pachman LM  Artificial intelligence for nailfold capillaroscopy analyses - a proof of concept application in juvenile dermatomyositis.  Pediatr Res  2024 Mar;95(4):981-987. doi:10.1038/s41390-023-02894-7
  22. Fawole OA, Reed MV, Harris JG, Hersh A, Rodriguez M, Onel K, Lawson E, Rubinstein T, Ardalan K, Morgan E  et al.  Correction: Engaging patients and parents to improve mental health intervention for youth with rheumatological disease.  Pediatr Rheumatol Online J  2024 Feb 16;22(1):27. pii:27
  23. Correll CK, Klein-Gitelman MS, Henrickson M, Battafarano DF, Orr CJ, Leonard MB, Mehta JJ  Child Health Needs and the Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce: 2020-2040.  Pediatrics  2024 Feb 01;153(Suppl 2). pii:e2023063678R

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