Similarities and differences between systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still's disease: a multicenter Spanish study.

ABSTRACT: To describe the characteristics of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD), compare their presentation and evolution, and analyse possible complication predictors. Multicenter study. Data were retrieved from a hospital-based study of patients with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of sJIA or AOSD according to the responsible physician and followed-up for at least one year. Descriptive variables (classification criteria, clinical manifestations, complications, family, and personal history) were collected at disease onset and during follow-up. We present the clinical characteristics of 326 patients, 67% of whom had a diagnosis of sJIA and 33% of AOSD. Clinical manifestation frequencies were similar between the two groups, except for odynophagia,

SUBMITTER: Anton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618169 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature