The Correct Answer is BAt least 50% of patients followed for up to 15 years have complete remission of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and 70% regain normal function. Systemic-onset disease is accompanied by high fever, rheumatoid rash, polyarthritis, and other systemic manifestations. A few patients are left with crippling joint deformities, but 75% have no significant residual deformity.
Ref: Schumacher HR Jr (ed): Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases, ed 9. Arthritis Foundation, 1988, pp 161-163.
Category:
Internal Medicine MCQs
,
Medicine MCQs
POST COMMENT
0 comments:
Post a Comment