Preliminary identification of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and juvenile idiopathic arthritis

With acute lymphoblastic leukemia in skeletal muscle symptom,part of these patients may be misdiagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. How to distinguish these children has significance for the timely and proper treatment and good prognosis. This article from the history and routine laboratory examination and ima-ging examination put forward early in the disease through the analysis of joint symptoms from juvenile joint pain,blood and imaging characteristics and preliminary identification of childhood leukemia from juvenile idio-pathic arthritis in order to decrease the rate of misdiagnosis. Key words: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Differential diagnosis