clinical and serological findings in juvenile patients with idiopathic arthritis in southwestern of iran

introduction: the purpose of this study was to describe clinical features and serological findings of children with idiopathic arthritis in south-western iran.methods: this descriptive study included 60 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who were referred to a pediatric rheumatology clinic at a university hospital during 6-month period. initial manifestations, first laboratory tests and clinical course of patients were reviewed.results: sixty children (32 boys and 28 girls) with idiopathic arthritis ranged in age from 1.5 to 16 years. the mean age at the first presentation was 4.92 years (sd= 3.68). oligoarthritis was the most common subtype in 27 (45%), followed by systemic- onset in 17 (28.3%) and polyarthritis in 16 (26.7%) of patients. the most commonly involved joints were knee 53(88.3%), ankle 28(46.6%) and wrist 27(45%). uveitis was detected in two patients, and positivity for ana titer was revealed in one patient. conclusions: in this study, the pattern of most clinical features in different subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis resembles to other studies. positive ana was less; however, the low numbers of iranian patients with uveitis was noteworthy.