title: [Focal infection in children - an underestimated problem].
abstract: The authors discuss the problem of joint inflammation based on the case of a 3 years old girl in whom the changes occurred in the lower limbs. The detailed diagnostic investigations confirmed the existence of the active focus in the oral cavity. The paper presents the case of a 3-year old girl with lower limbs joints inflamation. After their extraction a complete remission of inflammatory markers was achieved, which confirmed the correctness existence of an active focus. Furthermore, the presented case report demonstrates that oral health is a very important factor, which should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of systemic diseases, including rheumathoid arthritis. It proves also that prevention of dental caries and oral hygiene should be implemented from early childhood.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Stomatologii Dziecięcej, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu, Bukowska 70, 60-812 Poznań, tamara_pawlaczyk@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pawlaczyk-Kamieńska
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pawlaczyk-Wróblewska