JIA and Pleurisy: Can Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Cause Pleurisy?
“can JIA have a side effect of pleurisy”
Summary
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, particularly the systemic subtype, can involve serosal inflammation that includes pleuritis (pleurisy). Pulmonary complications such as pleurisy are recognized manifestations of JIA-related lung disease. Therefore, pleurisy can be a side effect of JIA.
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- Clinical Presentation and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Combined with Lung Disease: A Narrative Review - PMC
Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) ... clinical symptoms and a high mortality rate in those with pulmonary involvement. Pleurisy is the most common manifestation of pulmonary involvement....
- Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis – epidemiology and management approaches - PMC
Given the variance of relative frequency of polyarticular disease and the sparse data regarding epidemiological data, the incidence of RF-negative disease has been calculated to range from 0.3–6.5 per 100,000 and RF-positive disease from 0.1–0.72 per 100,000.20,21,23–26,29,30,36–38,43 ...
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - NIH
RF positive polyarthritis is arthritis affecting 5joints or more during the first 6 months of disease with a positive IgM RF on at least 2 tests three months apart.Systemic arthritis is arthritis with or preceded by a fever of at least a 2-week duration and accompanied by at least 1 of the following: evanescent erythematous rash, generalized lymph node enlargement, hepatomegaly, and/or splenomegaly, or serositis (pericarditis and/or pleuritis and/or peritonitis). See Image. Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
- Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Lung Disease: Characterization and Risk Factors - PubMed
Objective: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is associated with a recently recognized, albeit poorly defined and characterized, lung disease (LD).
- [Risk factors for pleural lung disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis] - PubMed
Objective: To investigate the risk factors for pleural lung disease (PLD) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to provide a basis for the early diagnosis and timely treatment of this disease.
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: MedlinePlus Genetics
This classification is given to ... of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in North America and Europe is estimated to be 4 to 16 in 10,000 children....
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a term used to describe a group of disorders in children that includes arthritis. They are long-term (chronic) diseases that cause joint pain and swelling. The names
- A lifelong journey: Long-term perspectives on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - ScienceDirect
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) represents a diverse group of chronic inflammatory conditions that begin in childhood or adolescence and continue into adulthood, with varying severity and outcomes.
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | New England Journal of Medicine
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