Pattern of rheumatic diseases in south India. IV. Clinical profile of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
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1990-10-01
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An analysis of 100 consecutive cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis from South India revealed a male preponderance (62%), a lower incidence of the systemic onset variety (10%) and equal incidence of systemic features when compared with the West. Knees and ankles were the joints commonly involved. The incidence of elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein, with haemoglobin levels below 10 g/dl was highest in the systemic onset variety. The polyarticular and systemic onset group responded well to aspirin, while the pauciarticular group responded well to indomethacin.
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Porkodi R, Subramaniam R, Krishnamurthy V, Madhavan R, Parthiban M, Chandrasekaran AN. Pattern of rheumatic diseases in south India. IV. Clinical profile of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1990 Oct; 38(10): 771-3