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<p>Juvenile spondyloarthropathies are manifested mainly by symptoms of peripheral arthritis and enthesitis. By contrast with adults, children rarely present with sacroiliitis and spondylitis. Imaging and laboratory tests allow early diagnosis and treatment. Conventional radiographs visualize late inflammatory lesions and post-inflammatory complications. Early diagnosis is possible with the use of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. The first part of the article presents classifications of juvenile spondyloarthropathies and discusses their radiographic presentation. Typical radiographic features of individual types of juvenile spondyloarthritis are listed (including ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and arthritis in the course of inflammatory bowel diseases). The second part will describe changes visible on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. In patients with juvenile spondyloarthropathies, these examinations are conducted to diagnose inflammatory lesions in peripheral joints, tendon sheaths, tendons and bursae. Moreover, magnetic resonance imaging also visualizes early inflammatory changes in the axial skeleton and subchondral bone marrow edema, which is considered an early sign of inflammation.</p>
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Juvenile spondyloarthropathies are manifested mainly by symptoms of peripheral arthritis and enthesitis. By contrast with adults, children rarely present with sacroiliitis and spondylitis. Imaging and laboratory tests allow early diagnosis and treatment. Conventional radiographs visualize late inflammatory lesions and post-inflammatory complications. Early diagnosis is possible with the use of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. The first part of the article presents classifications of juvenile spondyloarthropathies and discusses their radiographic presentation. Typical radiographic features of individual types of juvenile spondyloarthritis are listed (including ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and arthritis in the course of inflammatory bowel diseases). The second part will describe changes visible on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. In patients with juvenile spondyloarthropathies, these examinations are conducted to diagnose inflammatory lesions in peripheral joints, tendon sheaths, tendons and bursae. Moreover, magnetic resonance imaging also visualizes early inflammatory changes in the axial skeleton and subchondral bone marrow edema, which is considered an early sign of inflammation.

Imaging of juvenile spondyloarthritis. Part I: Classifications and radiographs

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Juvenile spondyloarthropathies are manifested mainly by symptoms of peripheral arthritis and enthesitis. By contrast with adults, children rarely present with...

Imaging of juvenile spondyloarthritis. Part I: Classifications and radiographs

Article Category: Review

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2017

Páginas: 167 - 175

Recibido: 28 may 2017

Aceptado: 18 jun 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0025

Palabras clave
juvenile spondyloarthritis, enthesitis-related arthritis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, juvenile ankylosing spondylitis

© 2017 Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Imaging of juvenile spondyloarthritis. Part I: Classifications and radiographs

Article Category: Review

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2017

Páginas: 167 - 175

Recibido: 28 may 2017

Aceptado: 18 jun 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0025

Palabras clavejuvenile spondyloarthritis, enthesitis-related arthritis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, juvenile ankylosing spondylitis

© 2017 Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
juvenile spondyloarthritis, enthesitis-related arthritis, juvenile psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, juvenile ankylosing spondylitis