P54 Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Background Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO), a skeletal dysplasia presents in early childhood mimicking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Recognition of this syndrome is essential to avoid unnecessary treatment with immunosuppressive agents because of different course and treatment. Case Report A 3-year-old boy presented with swelling and restriction of right wrist joint and left ...

Severe, unilateral, unresponsive keratoconjunctivitis sicca in 16 juvenile Yorkshire Terriers.

OBJECTIVE To present ophthalmic findings, clinical data, and treatment outcomes of 16 juvenile Yorkshire Terriers with severe unilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca. RESULTS Each of the 16 dogs exhibited extreme unilateral dryness associated with blepharospasm, mucoid discharge, and corneal vascularization. Ages of affected dogs at presentation ranged from 5 months to 4 years. Mean Schirmer te...

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca due to sarcoidosis.

SARCOIDOSIS is well recognized as a cause of swelling of the lacrimal glands and enters into the differential diagnosis of tumours of this region (DukeElder, 1952). Such swellings may be followed, in some cases, by a form of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (Ainslie and James, 1956; Gruber, 1956). The association of systemic sarcoidosis with keratoconjunctivitis sicca in the absence of swelling of th...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a term referring to a group of disorders characterized by chronic arthritis, is the most common chronic rheumatic illness in children and is a significant cause of short- and long-term disability. This article discusses the classification, differential diagnosis, and treatment of JIA.

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis