JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS AND VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES – A SHORT REVIEW

Abstract

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most frequent rheumatic disease in pediatrics. Immunosuppressive drugs, either conventional or biologic, used for its treatment, pose higher infectious risks. A short literature review is presented. Even though still safe while being on immunosuppressive drugs, vaccination is advisable to be completed for tuberculosis, hepatitis B, measles, varicella and pneumococcus before such treatment is used. As these vaccines are expensive and at times not available on market, they should all be offered by the national health insurance system to JIA patients.

Keywords

• juvenile idiopathis arthritis
• biologics
• vaccine
• infection