title: Congestive heart failure: an uncommon presentation of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SOJIA).
abstract: Children with systemic onset Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SOJIA) are known to develop myocarditis and congestive heart failure as a complication of disease process infrequently. Cardiac involvement causing congestive heart failure as a presenting manifestation in SOJIA is rarely described in the literature. The authors describe a case of an 11- yr- old boy with SOJIA who presented with congestive heart failure following active myocarditis, with the flare of the disease process. The cardiac manifestations, along with the disease activity were controlled with intensive immunosuppressive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, NBMCH, Darjeeling, India. rkm1971@indiatimes.com
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Sumantra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabui
mesh_terms: D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*