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. 2013 Mar;42(3):20110379. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20110379

Table 1.

ILAR classification of JIA, in agreement with the ILAR conference of 2001 in Edmonton1

No. Subtypes of JIA Extra-articular manifestations Disqualifying criteria
1 Systemic arthritis (Still's syndrome) Fever, exanthema, pleuritis, hepatosplenomegaly, pericarditis, dystrophia, lymphadenopathia, vasculitis, short stature a,b,c,d
ICD-10: M08.2
2 Seronegative polyarthritis (RF−) Subfebrile temperatures, tenosynovitis, uveitis, vasculitis a,b,c,d,e
ICD-10: M08.3
3 Seropositive polyarthritis (RF+) Subfebrile temperatures, tenosynovitis, rheumatic nodes a,b,c,d
ICD-10: M08.0
4 Oligoarthritis Chronic uveitis a,b,c,d,e
ICD-10: M08.4
5 Psoriatic arthritis Psoriasis b,c
ICD-10: L40.5/M09.
6 Enthesitis-associated arthritis Arthritis and enthesitis, acute uveitis, sacroiliitis, Reiter syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis a,d,e
ICD-10: M08.1
7 Undifferentiated arthritis
ICD-10: M08.8

ICD, (World Health Organization) International Classification of Diseases; ILAR, International League of Associations for Rheumatology; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Disqualifying criteria: a, psoriasis in patients or psoriasis of relatives in first degree; b, human leukocyte antigen B27 positive form, male gender or older than 6 years; c, ankylosing spondylitis, enthesitis associated arthritis, sacroiliitis with chronic and inflammatory intestinal diseases, Reiter syndrome in patients or relatives in first degree; d, rheuma factor repeatedly provable within an interval of at least 3 months; e, systemic signs of disease.

Source: Petty RE, Southwood TR, Manners P, Baum J, Glass DN, Goldenberg J. International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: second revision, Edmonton, 2001. J Rheumatol 2004; 31: 390–392.