Long-term follow-up of patients with uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cohort study.

Purpose: To analyze the clinical and visual outcome of 55 consecutive patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis examined 7 and 24 years after the onset of the eye disease.

Methods: A retrospective study.

Results: Fifty-five out of 350 patients with JIA developed uveitis (15.

Intravenous regional administration of corticosteroids in juvenile chronic arthritis.

Background: Treatment of juvenile chronic arthritis patients with longstanding multiple joint or tendon involvement that is resistant to medication remains a challenge. For 20 years, we have been treating these severely ill patients with intravenous regional glucocorticoids (a modified Bier's block).

Patients And Methods: Since 1996, all juvenile chronic arthritis patients have been followed prospectively by an occupational therapist who has registered the grip strength and range of motion at an average of 6 months after treatment.