[Chronic arthroses in children: practical approach and epidemiological data].
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.
Thurler
Florence
F
Département de Pédiatrie, CHUV, Lausanne.
Rivier
Gilles
G
Guerne
Pierre-André
PA
Sauvain
Marie-Josèphe
MJ
Saurenmann
Traudel
T
Bolz
Dieter
D
Hofer
Michaël
M
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