The measurement of disease activity is important in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis to improve the efficacy and treatment course. Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score is a new simple and reliable tool to access the disease activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. This article focuses on measurement of disease activity of JIA on the basis of JADAS. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) or Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is an autoimmune, non-infective, inflammatory joint disease. The symptoms are generally observed for more than 6 weeks and below the age of 16 years.
The common age group which has found to be prone to disease is 7-12 years. Sometimes it is observed in infants and at the age of 15 too. Clinical presentation The symptoms are not specific in the initial stages of the JIA, it mainly shows lethargy, reduced physical activity and poor appetite. The first sign could be…
