[The liver in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis].
Hepatic involvement in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of the systemic type (JRA) is a diagnostic challenge because of the varied clinical picture it presents. We describe a 21-year-old woman in whom JRA had started at the age of 4 years as an illness resembling familial Mediterranean fever. This long-standing illness was complicated by liver damage and needle biopsy showed massive hepatic deposition of amyloid. It is possible that this patient may have developed JRA as a complication of familial Mediterranean fever.
Brik
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Pediatrics Dept., Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Shapira
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Lorber
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Nahir
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D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*