Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in two children; case report on clinical course, challenges in diagnosis and the role of FDG‐PET/CT‐scan

Abstract

Abstract Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA, also called Still's disease) is a rare childhood auto‐inflammatory disease with significant morbidity. This case report illustrates the clinical course and highlights diagnostic challenges. FDG‐PET/CT imaging may be beneficial in the diagnostic process for some cases, in order to achieve rapid diagnosis and early treatment.

Keywords

• diagnostics
• immunology
• nuclear imaging