Recent developments in disease assessment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as arthritis of unknown etiology during childhood.The pathogenesis of this disease is still unclear and the main principle of treatment is to eliminate symptoms, control infla-mmation, and protect joint function.Clinical prognosis can be improved in most JIA patients, but still some patients will eventually become disabled.With the advent of new biologic treatment agents, the treatment management model of JIA is also facing great challenges.Currently, there is still no unified standard to measure and monitor the clinical situation in all patients.This review aims to describe the disease assessment indices important to routine clinical care and integral to the design of outcome studies and clinical trials in JIA.