Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in oligoarticular and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

A guideline group of pediatric rheumatologist experts elaborated guidelines related to the management of idiopathic juvenile arthritis in association with the Haute Autorite de sante (HAS). A systematic search of the literature published between 1998 and August 2008 and indexed in Pubmed was undertaken. Here, we present the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in oligoarticular and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (except for spondylarthropathy and rheumatoid arthritis). (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.