Question 1
A 3-year-old girl presents with painless swelling of the right knee and left ankle for 8 weeks, no systemic symptoms. ANA is 1:320 speckled, RF negative. Which ILAR category is most likely and what is the single most important screening intervention?
Correct Answer:
Oligoarticular JIA — slit lamp exam every 3 months for uveitis
Question 2
A 14-year-old girl with polyarticular RF-positive and anti-CCP-positive JIA has symmetric MCP and PIP involvement with erosions on hand radiographs. Which statement best describes her prognosis and management?
Correct Answer:
Clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis; early MTX plus TNF inhibitor is recommended
Question 3
A 4-year-old boy has 3 weeks of daily fever spikes to 40°C that return to normal between, an evanescent salmon-pink rash appearing with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and arthritis. Labs: WBC 22k, platelets 680k, ferritin 1,800 ng/mL. Which ILAR category does he meet?
Correct Answer:
Systemic JIA (sJIA)
Question 4
A 6-year-old with known sJIA develops persistent (not quotidian) fever, hepatosplenomegaly worsening, falling ESR, ferritin 30,000 ng/mL, platelets dropping from 500k to 90k, AST 450, triglycerides 400, fibrinogen 120. Which complication and best initial therapy?
Correct Answer:
Macrophage activation syndrome — high-dose IV corticosteroids and anakinra
Question 5
A 12-year-old boy has asymmetric lower-extremity arthritis, heel enthesitis at the Achilles insertion, and morning back stiffness. HLA-B27 is positive. Which ILAR category and preferred first-line conventional DMARD?
Correct Answer:
Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) — sulfasalazine
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