Patient-reported Outcomes across Categories of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Is there hope for juvenile idiopathic arthritis patient-reported outcomes in support of clinical decisions?

Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Background Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO), a skeletal dysplasia presents in early childhood mimicking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Recognition of this syndrome is essential to avoid unnecessary treatment with immunosuppressive agents because of different course and treatment. Case Report A 3-year-old boy presented with swelling and restriction of right wrist joint and left ...

Patient-reported joint count in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: the reliability of a mannequin format

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the reliability of a manikin format, patient-reported joint count in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and to detect changes in agreement at a second visit. METHODS Patients with JIA aged 12-21 were asked to mark joints with active arthritis on a manikin before their regular clinic visit. The physician then performed a joint count without having seen the patient's ass...

Arthritis mutilans in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

A 60-year-old woman had been diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis at 14 years of age and treated with multiple disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs without any proven efficacy. She subsequently underwent bilateral total hip and knee arthroplasty in her forties, and treatment with infliximab and etanercept had been discontinued due to the onset of pneumocystis pneumonia and bacterial pn...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a term referring to a group of disorders characterized by chronic arthritis, is the most common chronic rheumatic illness in children and is a significant cause of short- and long-term disability. This article discusses the classification, differential diagnosis, and treatment of JIA.