title: Juvenile onset spondyloarthropathies.
abstract: Refinement of criteria for classifying childhood rheumatic diseases has contributed to earlier, more complete, and more precise diagnosis of children with spondyloarthropathies. Recent additions to the literature have contributed new international perspectives relating to the prevalence of juvenile spondyloarthropathies. Aspects of extra-articular features of juvenile spondyloarthropathies, including ocular, cardiac, and pulmonary disease have been considered in recent publications. The value of magnetic resonance imaging in identifying sacroiliitis in children and adolescents has been proposed. A study of cytokine profiles in chronic childhood arthritides could have both pathogenic and potential therapeutic implications. Factors influencing the course and prognosis of juvenile spondyloarthropathies have been presented in recent literature contributions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. rosenberg@sask.usask.ca
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen