Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes com artrite idiopática juvenil atendidos no Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro.

Abstract

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a term that refers to a group heterogeneous range of diseases that affect children and adolescents, with onset before 16 years old. It is mainly characterized by the presence of arthritis in at least at least one joint, with a minimum duration of six weeks. It is divided accordingly with its form of clinical presentation into seven categories, systemic arthritis, oligoarthritis (persistent or extended), rheumatoid factor negative polyarthritis, positive rheumatoid factor polyarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis related to enthesitis and undifferentiated arthritis. Children with JIA have worse quality of life health-related life when compared to healthy controls, according to measures of physical and psychological well-being. This situation ends up reflecting negatively affect emotional, social and academic development. The present study main objective is to determine the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, treated at the University Hospital Alcides Carneiro (HUAC). For this purpose, a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out cross-sectional with a quantitative approach through the collection of data from medical records from a semi-structured questionnaire. Patients were selected with the diagnosis of JIA attended from 2011 to 2016, totaling 15 patients. As for the involvement by gender, there was a predominance of females (53.3%). The shape polyarticular was the most frequent (60%). The average age of onset of symptoms was seven years and nine months and the mean age at diagnosis was nine years and two months. The time elapsed between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis ranged from less than one year to five years. were not identified reports of chronic anterior uveitis, nor the application of JADAS 27 (Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score) or CHAQ (Childhood Health Assesmente Questionnaire).