38.3 Primary Immunodeficiencies: When is it not just "JIA".

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is sometimes considered a diagnosis of exclusion as the name signifies that no cause is evident for this form of arthritis. Despite this JIA has some classical clinical features and many categories are defined based on the phenotype. Since there is no diagnostic test for JIA, diseases that can mimic JIA, including Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID) can sometimes be misdiagnosed as JIA.

Caregiver burden in families of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in India.

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) causes caregiver burden on families with children affected with it. Our study aimed to explore this multifaceted burden in the Indian context. In this cross-sectional study, we administered the Hindi translated CAREGIVER questionnaire to adult caregivers in the families of JIA patients ≤ 18 years.

Evaluation of Xpert/rifampin in sputum-smear negative and sputum-scarce patients with pulmonary tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

Context: Sputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a diagnostic challenge. Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin (MTB/RIF) provides a rapid diagnosis on high-quality biological specimen obtained by bronchoscopy.

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate Xpert MTB/RIF on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in sputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce PTB patients.