Abstract

YAMBAY PAGUAY, Liliana Paola et al. Joint involvement in an adolescent with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.2  Epub Oct 01, 2022. ISSN 1817-5996.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a systemic and chronic inflammatory disease characterized by joint involvement and the presence of extra-articular manifestations that occur in different organs and organ systems of the human body. As a disease, it includes a series of clinical forms of presentation that correspond to possible diseases in adulthood. The objective of this research is to present the case of a 14-year-old adolescent with a history of polyarticular inflammatory symptoms lasting more than three years with the presence of rare joint deformity in both knees, which is an expression of the sustained inflammatory process. The case report is considered important to raise awareness in the medical community regarding the early diagnosis of this disease to minimize the risk of the appearance of joint and systemic complications.

Keywords : rheumatic disease; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; joint deformity; inflammation.

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