Transient scoliosis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
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.
Iwata
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Department of Pediatrics, Tobu Regional Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hanawa
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Takashima
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Joe
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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