Abstract Case report - Introduction Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a diagnosis of exclusion. In paediatric rheumatology clinic, children can present with signs and symptoms that don’t quite fit under the umbrella JIA. When these cases it important we take thorough history examination, investigate as appropriate, continual assessment to check progress review response treatment. This case...

Material Basing on data of 99 patients 14-17 old with JIA boys/ girls 27%/73%, 1group of children attending school 62 (63%), 2 – 37 patients taught at home; among whom 20 (group 2A) on medical indications; 17 (group 2B) at will of the patient and parents. 1 group (syst. variant-14%, poly-50%, oligo-20% , SA-16%), 2 group (syst-27%, poly-49%, oligo-11%., SA-13%), 2-A (syst40%, poly-50%, oligo-5%...

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...