Joint distribution at presentation in children with pauciarticular arthritis.
The most frequently affected joints in 215 children with pauciarticular arthritis (fewer than 5 joints involved) were knees, ankles, fingers, toes, wrists, elbows, and hips, respectively. Antinuclear antibodies were present in 68% and uveitis in 16%. Small joint arthritis should alert the physician to the possibilities of pauciarticular arthritis.
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Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007500:Iritis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear