Juvenile arthritis

Bovis F et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; 38(Suppl 1): 5–17. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-3944-1

Unal E et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4075-4

In this review, Finch et al summarize and evaluate the current literature relating to vitamin D and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Finch SL, Rosenberg AM, Vatanparast H. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 34. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0250-0

Barturen G et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018; 14: 75–93. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2017.220

Malattia and Martini provide a comprehensive overview of juvenile idiopathic arthritis by discussing the etiopathogeneis, clinical presentation, and classification of this disease.

Malattia C, Martini A. In: Pediatric Rheumatology. Edited by Sawhney S, Aggarwal A.  Springer Science+Business Media Singapore, 2017. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1750-6_17

In this chapter, the author provides an overview of the epidemiology of pediatric rheumatic diseases focusing primarily on juvenile idiopathic arthritis, which is the most common pediatric disease.

Manners PJ. In: Pediatric Rheumatology. Edited by Sawhney S, Aggarwal A.  Springer Science+Business Media Singapore, 2017. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1750-6_5

An expert review of the various subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis including the epidemiology, etiology, and clinical manifestations of each subtype.

Laxer RM, Sherry DD, Hashkes PJ. In: Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice. Edited by Laxer RM, Sherry DD, Hashkes PJ.  Springer-Verlag London, 2016. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13099-6_3

The authors highlight the genetic factors predisposing individuals to juvenile idiopathic arthritis as well as reviewing the impact of environmental factors on those with genetic susceptibility.

Rigante D, Bosco A, & Esposito S. Clinic Rev Allerg Immunol 2015;49:253–261. doi:10.1007/s12016-014-8460-9