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Mumps Arthritis

Mumps Arthritis Abstract MIGRATORY polyarthritis as a complication of mumps is a rare entity which is merely mentioned in textbooks and described in detail only in the adult medical and foreign literature.1-4 We know that acute rheumatic fever may be a frequently over-diagnosed disease,5 and that therefore many children are unnecessarily subjected to a long-term program of antibiotic prophylaxis which may be expensive, inconvenient, and frequently psychologically damaging. The arthritis observed in mumps is self-limited and resolves completely without any residual joint damage or recurrence. Its importance to pediatricians lies in differentiating this entity from the polyarthritis of acute rheumatic fever. Despite its application to pediatrics, the association of mumps and arthritis has not been described in the pediatric literature. This can probably be explained by the fact that the great majority of the 19 cases reported in detail have occurred in adults. The following report illustrates the association of arthritis References 1. Caranasos, G.J., and Felker, J.R.: Mumps Arthritis , Arch Intern Med 119:394 ( (April) ) 1967.Crossref 2. Maisondieu, P.: Etude des manifestations articulaires des oreillons, thesis, Jouve, Paris, 1924. 3. Lass, R., and Shephard, E.: Mumps Arthritis , Brit Med J 2:1613 ( (Dec 16) ) 1961.Crossref 4. Applebaum, E., et al: Mumps Arthritis , Arch Intern Med 90:217 ( (Aug) ) 1952.Crossref 5. Blackman, N.S.: Rheumatic Fever: The Problem of Diagnosis Based on Insufficient Evidence , Pediatrics 31:969 ( (June) ) 1963. 6. Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the Jones Criteria (Modified) of the Council on Rheumatic Fever and Congenital Heart Disease of the American Heart Association : Jones Criteria (Revised) , New York: American Heart Association, 1965. 7. Magida, M.G.: Epidemic Parotitis Complicated by Pericarditis and Serositis , Ann Intern Med 35:218 ( (July) ) 1951.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1968 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1968.02100020551019
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Abstract

Abstract MIGRATORY polyarthritis as a complication of mumps is a rare entity which is merely mentioned in textbooks and described in detail only in the adult medical and foreign literature.1-4 We know that acute rheumatic fever may be a frequently over-diagnosed disease,5 and that therefore many children are unnecessarily subjected to a long-term program of antibiotic prophylaxis which may be expensive, inconvenient, and frequently psychologically damaging. The arthritis observed in mumps is self-limited and resolves completely without any residual joint damage or recurrence. Its importance to pediatricians lies in differentiating this entity from the polyarthritis of acute rheumatic fever. Despite its application to pediatrics, the association of mumps and arthritis has not been described in the pediatric literature. This can probably be explained by the fact that the great majority of the 19 cases reported in detail have occurred in adults. The following report illustrates the association of arthritis References 1. Caranasos, G.J., and Felker, J.R.: Mumps Arthritis , Arch Intern Med 119:394 ( (April) ) 1967.Crossref 2. Maisondieu, P.: Etude des manifestations articulaires des oreillons, thesis, Jouve, Paris, 1924. 3. Lass, R., and Shephard, E.: Mumps Arthritis , Brit Med J 2:1613 ( (Dec 16) ) 1961.Crossref 4. Applebaum, E., et al: Mumps Arthritis , Arch Intern Med 90:217 ( (Aug) ) 1952.Crossref 5. Blackman, N.S.: Rheumatic Fever: The Problem of Diagnosis Based on Insufficient Evidence , Pediatrics 31:969 ( (June) ) 1963. 6. Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the Jones Criteria (Modified) of the Council on Rheumatic Fever and Congenital Heart Disease of the American Heart Association : Jones Criteria (Revised) , New York: American Heart Association, 1965. 7. Magida, M.G.: Epidemic Parotitis Complicated by Pericarditis and Serositis , Ann Intern Med 35:218 ( (July) ) 1951.Crossref

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American Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1968

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