M.A. DAVYDOVA, G.V. SANTALOVA, E.S. GASILINA

Samara State Medical University, 89 Chapaevskaya Str., Samara, Russian Federation, 443099

Davydova M.A. ― postgraduate student of the Department of departmental pediatrics, tel. +7-987-944-34-35, e-mail: mar6412@yandex.ru

Santalova G.V. ― D. Med. Sc., Professor, Head of the Department of departmental pediatrics, tel. +7-960-825-32-54, e-mail: galina.santalova@mail.ru

Gasilina E.S. ― D. Med. Sc., Professor, Head of the Department of childhood infections, tel. (846) 994-75-38, e-mail: gasilinaes@mail.ru

This article considers the issue of the prevalence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children in Russia and foreign countries. The epidemiological analysis of prevalence and structure of juvenile arthritis in the Samara region for 2013-2015 is made. In accordance with the nomenclature and the international classification it is revealed that in the Samara region the prevalence rate is on par with Russian indicators, and among the forms of juvenile arthritis prevails oligoarthritis, which is more common in children at the age of six years, predominantly in girls.

Key words: juvenile arthritis, prevalence, rheumatology, children.

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