Juvenile idiopathic arthritis flare due to rice bodies in the knee of a 10-year-old girl

A 10-year-old girl with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission presented with a flare of her arthritis. All her joints responded to treatment except the right knee, despite the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and high-dose cortisone. A mag...

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Veröffentlicht in:	SAMJ: South African Medical Journal 2018-10, Vol.108 (10), p.833-835
Hauptverfasser:	Faller, G., Haagensen, M., Barrow, M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case studies Causes of Dosage and administration Drug therapy Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services Juvenile arthritis Medical Ethics Medicine, General & Internal Medicine, Legal Medicine, Research & Experimental Methylprednisolone Recurrence (Disease)
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Zusammenfassung:	A 10-year-old girl with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission presented with a flare of her arthritis. All her joints responded to treatment except the right knee, despite the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and high-dose cortisone. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a knee densely packed with rice bodies. After surgical removal of the rice bodies the inflammation settled once again, and the patient remains well on her usual medication.
ISSN:	0256-9574 2078-5135 2078-5135
DOI:	10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i10.13228