Although health disparities are prevalent in many chronic diseases, including rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), they remain poorly understood in pediatric rheumatology.
Two analyses conducted by the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry have highlighted important disparities among children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA).