title: Graves' disease associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 10-year-old girl with Graves' disease (GD), treated with propylthiouracil, who developed uveitis and polyarticular arthritis, and whose mother also had GD and discoid lupus. The differential diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis that appears in a child with autoimmune thyroid disease managed with antithyroid drugs is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave, Unidade de Famalicão, Hospital de S. Marcos, Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vanessa de Matos Santos Mendonça
authors.initials: Vde M
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Sónia Cristina Dias de
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Ana Maria Magalhães Madeira de Paiva
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Olinda Amélia Miranda Cerqueira Castro Pinho
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Maria Helena Fernandes
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria José da Costa
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans