Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: A clinical approach and pharmacological management

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic arthritis of unknown etiology. i t remains a diagnosis of exclusion because no specific laboratory test or p hysical finding is diagnostic. There are 3 main subtypes: Pauciarticular, P olyarticular and Systemic in onset. The management of Juvenile Rheumatoid A rthritis requires the expertise of a multidisciplinary team, including pedi atrician, Pediatric Rheumatologist, Ophthalmologist, Orthopedic Surgeon and Rehabilitation personnel. This review will focus on the diagnostic approac h and pharmacological management of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis in. The a im of this review is to standardize the treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Ar thritis in Saudi Arabia.