Rubella and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
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A 9-year-old boy with a clinical illness similar to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was found to have rubella virus in the synovial fluid. There was complete remission of symptoms after 3 months. The role of rubella virus as a possible possible aetiological agent in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is discussed.
Chronic arthritis associated with the presence of intrasynovial rubella virus.
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