Time of onset of iridocyclitis (IC) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Methods 1050 JIA patients seen between 1985 and 2007 were identified. 172 patients (16.4%) had IC. 6 patients with enthesitis-related arthritis with acute IC, 4 patients who developed IC before arthritis onset and 2 patients in whom date of IC onset was unknown were excluded. Of the remaining 160 patients, 108 (67.5%) had oligoarthritis, 36 (22.5%) RF-negative polyarthritis, 9 (5.6%) undifferentiated arthritis, 6 (3.8%) psoriatic arthritis, 1 (0.6%) systemic arthritis. Of the 158 patients who had ANA tested, 144 (91.1%) were positive (≥ 1:160), 8 (5.1%) low-positive (≤ 1:80) or doubtful, 6 (3.8%) negative. Results The cumulative proportion of patients who developed IC over time is shown in figure 1 and table 1.