Paediatric Joint Disease

Question 1

List the 4 main types of paediatric joint disease.

Answer 1

Developmental disorders
Congenital disorders
Arthritic disorders
Non-arthritic bone pain

Question 2

List 2 types of developmental MSK disease.

Answer 2

Achondroplasia

Marfan’s syndrome

Question 3

List 3 types of congenital MSK disease.

Answer 3

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
Congenital arthritis

Question 4

List the 3 main types of paediatric arthritis.

Answer 4

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Seropositive polyarthritis
Seronegative polyarthritis

Question 5

List the 7 subtypes of JIA.

Answer 5

Oligoarticular IA
RF negative polyarticular JIA
RF positive polyarticular JIA
Systemic JIA
Juvenile psoriatic arthritis
Enthesitis related JIA
Undifferentiated JIA

Question 6

List the 5 types of seronegative paediatric polyarthritis.

Answer 6

Enthesitis related arthritis (ERA)
Psoriatic arthritis
Reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome)
IBD related arthritis
Microtrauma

Question 7

List 6 non-arthritis causes of bone pain.

Answer 7

Leukaemia
Bone tumour
Benign bone pain
Infection
Inflammation
Non-accidental injury