Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Its Rare Presentation

The authors report a case of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis who presented with fever, excruciating neck pain and stiffness followed by respiratory difficulty after few days of onset of illness. The unusual features of the case were: cervical spondylitis without any peripheral joint inv...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2012-02, Vol.79 (2), p.262-264
Main Author: Ghosh, J. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis, Juvenile - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Clinical Brief
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Diseases of the spine
General aspects
Gynecology
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatrics
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Summary:The authors report a case of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis who presented with fever, excruciating neck pain and stiffness followed by respiratory difficulty after few days of onset of illness. The unusual features of the case were: cervical spondylitis without any peripheral joint involvement, myocarditis leading to congestive cardiac failure, though pericarditis being the common cardiovascular manifestation of SOJIA was also associated.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-011-0484-z