Abstract

FALLER, G; HAAGENSEN, M  and  BARROW, M. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis flare due to rice bodies in the knee of a 10-year-old girl. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2018, vol.108, n.10, pp.833-835. ISSN 2078-5135.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.2018.v108i10.13228.

A 10-year-old girl with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission presented with a flare of her arthritis. All her joints responded to treatment except the right knee, despite the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and high-dose cortisone. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a knee densely packed with rice bodies. After surgical removal of the rice bodies the inflammation settled once again, and the patient remains well on her usual medication.

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