Abstract:A 21-year-old woman was ®rst referred to a rheumatologist (HAC) when aged 14 years. She had developed progressive joint discomfort and was diagnosed as having juvenile chronic arthritis (rheumatoid-factor-negative polyarticular arthritis).
1She had previously required several steroid injections and had been on sulphasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, gold and methotrexate; on this admission she remained on hydroxychloroquine. Two weeks before this admission, she had been given steroid injections into her metacarpop… Show more
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