Table 1 Patient details at the time of sampling.

Patient number	1	2	3
Age (years)	5	3	4
Active joints (n)	0	1	1
ESR (mm at the end of the first hour)	7	14	20
Hb (g/dl)	12.5	11.8	12.8
Thr (per μl)	306 000	349 000	421 000
ANA	1:640	1:640	1:2.560
Drugs	–	Naproxen	Naproxen, methotrexate
Duration of disease (months)	37	4	35

ANA, antinuclear antibodies; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Hb, haemoglobin; Thr, thrombocytes.