Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 177-184, April 2010

Chronic arthritis in children and adolescents

Valentina Leone MD is a Paediatric Rheumatology Specialist Registrar at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Competing interests: none declared

Ruth Wyllie BSc RGN RSCN is a Paediatric Rheumatology Nurse Specialist at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Competing interests: none declared

Helen Foster MD FRCP FRCPCH DCH Cert Med Ed is a Professor of Paediatric Rheumatology at Newcastle University, UK. Competing interests: none declared

Abstract 

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is common and a major cause of disability. This article focuses on the clinical presentations, the emphasis on clinical skills in making a diagnosis and the multidisciplinary approach to management including transitional care into the adult world.

Keywords: juvenile arthritis, management, multidisciplinary team, transitional care

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PII: S1357-3039(09)00368-5

doi:10.1016/j.mpmed.2009.12.008

Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 177-184, April 2010

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