The childhood arthritis radiographic score of the hip: the proposal cut-off value using cluster analysis.

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic rheumatic disease that affects children. It is crucial to detect and treat hip involvement in JIA early to prevent functional impairment and reduced quality of life. The Childhood Arthritis Radiographic Score of the Hip (CARSH) is a validated radiographic scoring system used to assess hip involvement in JIA.

Assessment Tools for Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Is Diaphragmatic Ultrasonography Correlated to Spirometry?

Objective: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that can lead to spinal ankylosis and consequently, restrictive pulmonary dysfunction. Thus, the present study aimed to assess the accuracy of diaphragm ultrasound compared to spirometry in the screening of restrictive pulmonary disorders in radiographic SpA patients.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 50 patients with radiographic SpA, over six months.

Atlanto-odontoid pyogenic arthritis revealing a Jugular Vein Thrombosis.

Pyogenic arthritis of the atlantoaxial joint is scarce. It can lead to several complications, such as spinal cord compression and cerebral vein thrombosis. A 51-year-old man presented with a twenty-day history of inflammatory neck pain.