Juvenile idiopathic arthritis classification criteria: loopholes and diagnosis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis classification criteria: loopholes and diagnosis software.

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...

Sensitivity and specificity of adenosine deaminase in diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  Background :Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic diseases in children with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. It also has no diagnostic test and its clinical diagnosis is made through ruling out other types of arthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of ADA (Adenosine Deaminase) in the serum of JIA patients and to compare it with th...

Atypical monoarthritis presentation in children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case series

BACKGROUND Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oligoJIA), the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis of childhood, usually involves the knees and ankles. Severe oligoJIA monoarthritis presenting in a joint other than knees and ankles, is rare. FINDINGS We report four children who presented with severe isolated arthritis of the hip, wrist or elbow and were diagnosed with oligoJIA...

Fever of Unknown Origin with Polyarthritis

This disease has been defined as systemic arthritis by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 2 systemiconset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) by the American College of Rheumatology Classification, or systemic-onset juvenile chronic arthritis by the European League against Rheumatism classification. Diagnosis o...