Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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소아기 류마티스 관절염은 소아에서 가장 흔히 발병하는 류마 티스 질환으로 진단의 정의는 16세 미만에서 시작된 적어도 6주 이상 지속된 특발성 관절염이다 1) . 이 질환은 하나의 질병이라기 보다는 만성 염증성 관절염의 다양한 형태로 설명되고 있다. 소아 기 류마티스 관절염은 성인에서 볼 수 있는 류마티스 관절염과는 원인, 병의 경과 및 예후 등 여러 가지 면에 있어서 차이가 있기 때문에 소아기 라는 말이 붙어 있다. 관절염이란 용어는 부종 또는 통증과 움직임의 제약이 적어도 한 관절 이상에서 관찰될 때 적용된다 2) . 그런데 침범되는 관절의 부위와 수, 전신 증상의 존재 여부, 합병증 및 예후 등이 환자마다 다양하게 나타나기 때문에 이제까지는 발병 후 처음 6개월 내에 나타나는 증상을 바탕으로 하여 크게 3가지 형, 즉 전신형, 소수 관절형, 다수 관절형으로 나누어 진단하는 경향이었다 3) . 이 분류가 널리 쓰이고 있는 미국 류마티스 학회 분류(American College of Rheumatology Classification) 3) 인데 병의 초기 단계에서 잘 진단 해내기 어려운 한계성과 이로 인한 관절의 손상 진행에 대해 논란 이 있어 왔다 4) . 이에 다른 분류들, 유럽 류마티스 학회(European
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