Rubella and juvenile chronic arthritis.
A 9-year-old boy with a clinical illness similar to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was found to have rubella virus in the synovial fluid. There was complete remission of symptoms after 3 months. The role of rubella virus as a possible possible aetiological agent in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is discussed.
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology