OP0161 PREDICTIVE VALUE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND IN PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS IN CLINICAL REMISSION

Background: The accurate assessment of remission status in JIA patients is of utmost relevance to taper medications and prevent side effects from their long-term administration. In RA patients in clinical remission (CR), musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) allows to detect persistent joint inflammation (subclinical synovitis), which predicts disease flare and structural damage progression. Although subclinical synovitis has been reported in a...