title: Joint distribution at presentation in children with pauciarticular arthritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Sherry
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear