Active disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: current patterns and associations: a one-year study

Abstract

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic ailment of children. JIA is characterized by idiopathic peripheral arthritis with an immunoinflammatory pathogenesis possibly activated by contact with external antigens. To describe the success of active disease (AD) and remission in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to measure the associations among patient characteristics, imaging results and these outcomes. The aim of this study is to assess the Active disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: current patterns and associations. Methods: This is an observational study. The study used to be carried out in the admitted patient’s Department of pediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangladesh. In Bangladesh for the duration of the period from October 2015 to March 2017. Results: This study shows that the according to age of 33 patients aged 1 to 9 years. Here according to age distribution, 2 (6.1%) were 1-3 years, 10 (30.30%) were >3‑6 years, 9 (27.27%) were >6-9 years and 12 (36.4%) were >9 years. And according to gender 13 (39.4%) were male and 20 (60.6%) were female. Conclusions: Children with polyarticular JIA spent the majority of their follow-up with active disease. Because children with early radiographic evidence of joint damage have the most active disease, improving outcomes for these subgroups may be an important goal for prospective study.