title: [Chronic arthroses in children: practical approach and epidemiological data].
abstract: Osteo-articular symptoms are frequent in pediatrics, but chronic arthritis is rare in childhood. Arthritis may be difficult to recognize in children and there is a large differential diagnosis including infectious and neoplastic diseases. Even if juvenile arthritis has often a favourable course, significant functional damage may occur. The diagnosis and the follow-up of chronic arthritis should be performed in collaboration with a specialized consultation in pediatric rheumatology, in order to allow access to multidisciplinary medical care and help to increase the clinical and epidemiological knowledge in these rare diseases. A study is starting this fall aimed at collecting epidemiological datas on childhood arthritis in the french part of Switzerland.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pédiatrie, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thurler
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: Pierre-André
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Guerne
authors.forename: Marie-Josèphe
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sauvain
authors.forename: Traudel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saurenmann
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bolz
authors.forename: Michaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hofer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology