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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The uveitis and its relationship with disease activity and quality of life in Moroccan children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Clinical Rheumatology, Volume 32, No. 9, Year 2013
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Description
The aim of our study is to investigate ocular involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and its relationship with disease activity and quality of life in Moroccan patients who suffer from JIA. This is a cross-sectional study conducted between January and June 2012 which includes patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 30). All patients have undergone clinical and paraclinical assessment of JIA and a complete eye examination. Functional impairment is assessed by the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire while visual function is studied by the Effect of Youngsters' Eyesight in Quality of Life instrument (EYE-Q). Quality of life is assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0). Four patients (13.33 %) have uveitis with a confidence interval between 3.4 and 30.7. Involvement is bilateral in three children (75 %). One patient (25 %) has elevated intraocular pressure with loss of the right eye due to glaucoma. There is a strong but not significant relationship between uveitis and the number of awakenings (r = 0.71, p = 0.69) and morning stiffness (r = 3.05, p = 0, 21). This relationship is moderate with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (r = 0.48, p = 0.78) and C-reactive protein (r = 0.25, p = 0.88). A strong but not significant association is found between the overall quality of life assessed by the PedsQL 4.0 and visual function assessed by EYE-Q in the uveitis group (r = -0.64, p = 0.55). This study suggests that uveitis associated with JIA can present serious complications and could have a direct relationship with the activity of the JIA as well as with the quality of life of the patient. © 2013 Clinical Rheumatology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ezzahri, Majda
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Amine, Bouchra
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Morocco, Rabat
Mohammed V University in Rabat
Rostom, Samira
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Rifay, Y.
Morocco, Rabat
Hôpital Des Spécialités, Rabat
Badri, D.
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Mawani, Nada
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Gueddari, Sanae
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Shyen, Siham
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Wabi, Moudjibou
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Moussa, Fanata
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Abouqal, Redouane
Morocco, Rabat
Mohammed V University in Rabat
Chkirate, Bouchra
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Hôpital D'enfants
Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia
Morocco, Sale
Hôpital el Ayachi
Morocco, Rabat
Mohammed V University in Rabat
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10067-013-2262-y
ISSN:
07703198
e-ISSN:
14349949
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative