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According to estimates, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) affects 1 to 4 out of every 1000 children, making it the most prevalent rheumatic illness in children. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] With incidence rates ranging from 0.4 to 0.8 children per 100,000 children, sJIA accounts for 10% to 20% of JIA cases.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), [1] is the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood, affecting approximately 3.8 to 400 out of 100,000 children. [3]
Clinical guidelines provide treatment recommendations dependent on the clinical characteristics. [24] The treatment of most types of juvenile arthritis include medications, physical therapy, splints and in severe cases surgery. [12] The type and intensity of the treatment is largely based upon the subtype and severity of damage of the disease. [6]
The RAQoL was developed by Galen Research, the University of Leeds and the Academic Hospital Maastricht, and was first published in 1997. [5] It was the first patient completed quality of life questionnaire that focused on rheumatoid arthritis [6] and is distinct from other questionnaires as it includes physical contact as a dimension of quality of life. [3]
ACR score is a scale to measure change in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. [1] It is named after the American College of Rheumatology. The ACR score is more often used in clinical trials than in doctor patient-relationships, as it allows a common standard between researchers. Different degrees of improvement are referred to as ACR20, ACR50, ACR70.
Sulfasalazine also appears to be most effective in the short-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. [126] Hydroxychloroquine, in addition to its low toxicity profile, is considered effective for treatment of moderate RA symptoms. [127] Agents may be used in combination, however, people may experience greater side effects.
The European Rheumatoid Arthritis Surgical Society (ERASS) was founded in 1979. [17] Around the turn of the 21st century, focus for treatment of patients with rheumatic disease shifted, and pharmacological treatment became dominant, while surgical interventions became rarer. [18] [19]
Inflammatory arthritis is a group of diseases which includes: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, adult-onset Still's disease, scleroderma, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).