PEDIATRICS Vol. 85 No. 2 February 1990, pp. 150-154
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Unconventional Remedies Used for Patients With Juvenile Arthritis

Taunton R. Southwood BM, BS, FRACP;1, Peter N. Malleson MB, BS, MRCP(UK), FRCPC1, Peter J. Roberts-Thomson MB, BS, DPhil, FRACP, FRCPA1, and Marguerite Mahy RN, RSCN1

1 From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; the Department of Clinical Immunology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia; and The Arthritis Society of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

While attending arthritis youth camps, 53 patients with juvenile arthritis from Australia (31 patients), New Zealand (4 patients), and Canada (18 patients) completed individual questionnaires concerning their treatment. Between 1 and 8 unconventional remedies (mean 2.6) had been used by 37 (70%) of the patients. The most commonly used unconventional remedies were copper bracelets (68%), diet (43%), and patent medicines (38%). The potential dangers of unconventional remedy use in children are illustrated by three case reports. Professionals caring for patients with juvenile arthritis should be aware that most of them will probably use unconventional remedies at some time.

Key Words: juvenile arthritis

Submitted on February 2, 1989
Accepted on March 24, 1989




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