Genetic Background of a Juvenile Onset Gout Patient

Juvenile gout.

The rarity of gout in children prompts the following report of two cases, both apparently 'primary' in nature. On occasion juvenile gout may result from a demonstrable cause, falling into the 'secondary' category. In secondary gout both blood and urinary levels of uric acid tend to be higher than in primary gout, and the ratio of renal clearance of uric acid to glomerular filtration rate is usu...

Molecular Genetic Background of Juvenile Polyposis

Lymphadenopathy in a patient with systemic onset juvenile chronic arthritis.

Case history A boy aged 12 years presented to the local general hospital with a four week history of fever, rash, and arthralgia in September 1982. The rash was migratory and appeared urticarial, the most commonly aVected sites were his trunk and thighs. The arthropathy was asymmetrical and mainly aVected medium and large joints. At presentation he complained of discomfort in his ankles, left k...

Juvenile gout: rare and aggressive.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 32-year-old male patient presented with an acute polyarticular gout attack. Gout diagnosis was made 16 years before by isolation of monosodium urate crystals in synovial liquid. He had a frequency of four to fi ve attacks of gout per year. Acute attacks were treated with non-steroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs (ibuprofen) and colchicine. He was on no long-term medications. T...

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Onset in a Neonate: A Rare Case Report

Background: A common type of chronic arthritis in children and adolescents is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).According to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) classification, JIA diagnostic criteria include age under 16 years and disease duration of six-weeks. Based on the number of involved joints in the first sixmonths of disease onset, JIA is categorized into...