Isolated Facet Joint Arthritis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a group of childhood inflammatory arthropathies which has variable clinical presentations and can affect multiple joints including the spine. Arthritis in facet joints is rare and very unusual to be the only presentation of JIA. We report a 16-year-old female w...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 1; p. e12596
Main Authors Martone, Giulia, Thomas, Richard D, Keuchle, Joseph, Abdul-Aziz, Rabheh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus 09.01.2021
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Pediatrics
Rheumatology
zygapophyseal joint
facet joint
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
child
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Summary:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a group of childhood inflammatory arthropathies which has variable clinical presentations and can affect multiple joints including the spine. Arthritis in facet joints is rare and very unusual to be the only presentation of JIA. We report a 16-year-old female who presented with back pain and stiffness, in which CT of the lumbar spine showed evidence of facet joint erosion and pelvis MRI showed facet joint arthritis consistent with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.12596