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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. The International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) has defined JIA as “arthritis of unknown etiology persisting for ≥6 wk with an onset at <16 y of age, after excluding other causes of joint inflammation”. Synovial inflammation is the result of a complex interplay of aberrant immune systems (both adaptive and innate) in a genetically susceptible individual, with possible external stimuli/triggers. Diagnosis of JIA essentially remains clinical, and laboratory investigations usually help to assess the severity of disease activity. Few investigations like antinuclear antibodies (ANA), human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27, and rheumatoid factor (RF) help to categorize or prognosticate a child with JIA. Timely use of effective therapeutic interventions including biological has shown good long-term outcomes of JIA.

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Sudhakar, M., Kumar, S. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Indian J Pediatr (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04939-5

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