Some problems of ultrasonography in the early diagnosis of the joints involvement in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

  • Yelena Viktorovna Sulika Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
  • Ivan Ivanovich Akinshin Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
  • Tatyana Olegovna Gorbunova Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
  • Yelena Vladimirovna Sinelnikova Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
  • Vyacheslav Grigoryevich Chasnyk Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Abstract

The results of ultrasonography 557 joints of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. This research showed that advantage of ultrasound is early detection of specific inflammatory markers of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The major ultrasound signs of joints damage are identified, depending on the duration of the disease.