title: Transient scoliosis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: An 8 year old girl was admitted to hospital complaining of arthralgia in a few large joints. According to the clinical course and serological tests, a diagnosis of a polyarticular type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was made. About 6 weeks after the onset, scoliosis was observed. The curvature regressed spontaneously over the following 6 months. Generally, scoliosis associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis has been noted a few years after the onset. A transient scoliosis in the early phase of this disease is rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tobu Regional Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joe
mesh_terms: D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors