Musculoskeletal / Rheumatology Overview Flashcards
What is the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood? Is it more common in men or women?
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in women (especially in oligoarticular JIA)
What is JIA?
JIA includes eight heterogeneous subgroups of arthritis with no apparent cause, lasting more than 6 weeks, with disease onset prior to age 16
T or F. It is unusual for children to develop JIA before 6 months of age.
T.
What is systemic onset JIA?
Arthritis with or preceded by at least 2 weeks of daily fever, with at least 3 days of documented daily (“quotidian”) fever
Plus one of more of the following:
- Evanescent, non-fixed erythematous rash
- Generalized lymphadenopathy
- Hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly
- Serositis
What is oligoarthritic onset JIA?
Arthritis affecting 1-4 joints during the first 6 months of disease (swollen but NOT tender)
What are the subtypes of oligoarthritic onset JIA?
- persistent oligoarthritis
- extended olgioarthritis
What is persistent oligoarthritis JIA?
Arthritis of 4 or fewer joints throughout disease course of oligoarthritis JIA
What is extended oligoarthritis JIA?
Arthritis of 5 or more joints after initial 6 months of
oligoarticular disease
What are the types of polyarthritis onset JIA?
Rheumatoid Factor negative or positive
Describe RF neg polyarthritis onset JIA.
Arthritis of 5 or more joints during initial 6 months of disease AND Rheumatoid factor negative
Describe RF positive polyarthritis onset JIA.
Arthritis of 5 or more joints during initial 6 months of disease AND Rheumatoid factor positive on two or more occasions, at least 3 months apart
What is psoriatic arthritis?
Arthritis and psoriasis
or
Arthritis and at least two of the following:
- Dactylitis
- Nail pitting or onycholysis
- Psoriasis in a first-degree relative
What is enthesitic related arthritis?
Arthritis and enthesitis
or
Arthritis OR enthesitis with at least two of the following
1. Sacroiliac joint tenderness and/or inflammatory
lumbosacral pain
2. HLA B27 positive
3. Arthritis in a male over 6 years of age
4. Acute anterior uveitis
5. History of ankylosing spondylitis, enthesitis-related arthritis, sacroiliitis with inflammatory bowel disease, reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome), or acute anterior uveitis in a first-degree relative
T or F. One should avoid prolonged casting or immobilization in JIA
T. It is imperative that the child try to resume ‘normal’ functioning and activity
What is the most common type of JIA?
oligoarticular JIA accounts for almsot 60% of patients with 80% of those being girls
When does oligoarticular JIA onset occur?
most commonly from 1-3 yoa and most commonly indolently, making diagnosis more challenging
Why are disuse atrophy and joint contracture a common part of oligoarticular JIA?
It is common for children with oligo-JIA to avoid stressful positions that
aggravate their arthritis, which may result in disuse atrophy or joint contracture.
Is pain common in oligo-JIA?
not very, neither is erythema or hip involvement but they can occur
A positive ___ is present in up to 85% of patients with oligo-JIA.
ANA. NOTE: Rheumatoid factor is not seen in this subset.
What are some predictors of oligo patients evolving into extended-oligo patients?
-ankle, wrist or hand
arthritis,
-symmetric arthritis, -arthritis in 2-4 joints, and
-the presence of an elevated ANA titer or ESR.
Up to 50% of oligoarthritis patients with a positive ANA may develop ____.
uveitis
What other things increase the risk of developing uveitis in oligo-JIA patients?
female gender, under 6 years of age, and less
than 4 years of disease duration
Such patients require slit lamp examinations every 3 months.