PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dearbhla McKenna
AU  - Diarmuid McLaughlin
AU  - Cathy Campbell
AU  - Melissa Mulholland
AU  - Andrew Thompson
AU  - Clare Loughran
AU  - Paul Jackson
AU  - Madeleine Rooney
TI  - Fifteen-minute guide to managing oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321088
DP  - 2022 Jun 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 175--181
VI  - 107
IP  - 3
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/107/3/175.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/107/3/175.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2022 Jun 01; 107
AB  - Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease affecting children and young people today. However, it is not a single disease entity, but an umbrella term that gathers together a heterogeneous collection of complex, chronic inflammatory conditions with oligoarticular JIA the most common form in both Europe and North America. Due to its relative rarity in daily practice and potential to mimic other conditions, oligoarticular JIA can present a diagnostic and management challenge to healthcare professionals in both primary care and general paediatrics. The aim of this article is to provide a summary of the key aspects of diagnosis, investigation and management of this condition, with the hopes of building clinicians’ confidence when facing a possible case of oligoarticular JIA.