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Transient scoliosis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
IWATA FUJIHIKO,
HANAWA YOSHIO,
TAKASHIMA HIROTADA,
JOE TAKETOSHI
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1993.tb03008.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , juvenile rheumatoid arthritis , rheumatoid arthritis , juvenile , arthritis , girl , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , psychology , developmental psychology , biology
An 8 year old girl was admitted to hospital complaining of arthralgia in a few large joints. According to the clinical course and serological tests, a diagnosis of a polyarticular type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was made. About 6 weeks after the onset, scoliosis was observed. The curvature regressed spontaneously over the following 6 months. Generally, scoliosis associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis has been noted a few years after the onset. A transient scoliosis in the early phase of this disease is rare.