Abstract
The problem of rheumatic diseases (RD) in childhood is associated with increasing prevalence, severity and frequency of adverse events and complications. RD group of children are more common juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and juvenile scleroderma (JS).
Highlights
The problem of rheumatic diseases (RD) in childhood is associated with increasing prevalence, severity and frequency of adverse events and complications
20 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) had an articular form, 11 children had an systemic form. 2 patients had diffuse form of systemic sclerosis (SS). 6 patients had a limited form of SS. 8 children had scleroderma. 8 children with juvenile scleroderma (JS), 13 children with JIA and all children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had fever, weakness, weight loss at the onset of the disease. 3 children with JS, 12 children with JIA and 5 with SLE had lymphadenopathy
The most of children had in the blood serum IgG antibodies to herpes simplex virus (12 with JIA, 10 with JS, 6 with SLE), Epstein-Barr virus (8 with JIA, 3 with JS, 2 with SLE) and cytomegalovirus (6 with JIA, 3 with JS), IgG to Borrelia burgdorferii (17 with JIA, 9 with JS), to Chlamidia psittacii (10 with JIA)
Summary
The problem of rheumatic diseases (RD) in childhood is associated with increasing prevalence, severity and frequency of adverse events and complications. RD group of children are more common juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and juvenile scleroderma (JS)
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