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Revista Cubana de Reumatología
versão On-line ISSN 1817-5996
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MARTINEZ MUNOZ, Gonzalo Eleodoro; MARTINEZ SALTOS, Ana Belén e PAGUAY MORENO, Ángel Ramiro. Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the first level of care: in relation to a case. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2019, vol.21, suppl.1 Epub 01-Dez-2019. ISSN 1817-5996.
Introduction:
juvenile idiopathic arthritis is an inflammatory and systemic condition that affects patients under 18 years of age. It encompasses a series of clinical manifestations that in adult age has a common name as established diseases; however, all of them are included under this term in children and adolescents. All its clinical forms have as a common element the presence of an inflammatory condition that generates arthritis; According to the characteristic of the joint taking and the presence of other manifestations, it is that the clinical forms of the disease are defined.
Objective:
to present the clinical and laboratory elements that allow to reach the diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in primary health care.
Clinical case:
the case of a 9-year-old patient with clinical and laboratory manifestations that allow the diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis is presented.
Conclusions:
rheumatic diseases generally affect adult patients, with a predominance of advanced ages; however, it is important to know the diagnostic elements of each of them in order to detect their appearance at early ages of life.
Palavras-chave : juvenile arthritis; quality of life; autoimmune disease; rheumatic disease.