Abstract
Joint diseases is a pressing problem of pediatrics. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a common chronic systemic inflammatory disease of the joints in children; its etiological factors remain completely unknown. The disease can affect children of any age and is characterized by a long progressive course, leading to the development of contractures and functional failure, and thereby disability. According to the authors of the article, the content of the interleukin-17 in the blood serum of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis depends on the duration of the disease, as well as its severity.
Publisher
Publishing House Zaslavsky