All issues > Volume 31(7); 1988

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(7):948-952. Published online July 31, 1988.

A Case of Systemic-Onset Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis with Multiple Complications.

Jong Deok Kim¹, Dong Joo Na¹, Jin Han Kang¹, Kyong Su Lee¹, Ki Yeal Sung²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Radiology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea

Received: November 4, 1987;  Accepted: February 1, 1988.

Abstract

We recently experienced a case of systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with protracted and variable clinical course with multiple complications and sequeles including pericarditis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, severe ankylosis and bony fusion of neural arches of C2 through C6 vertebrae, and multiple chronic arthritis causing joint deformities at relatively young age of nine. A brief review of related literatures is also presented.

Keywords :Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis