A child with pauciarticular juvenile arthritis is scheduled for an eye examination every 3 months. The examination is important because
A) iridocyclitis may occur as a basic symptom of her disease.
B) the eye globe does not continue to grow with juvenile arthritis.
C) continuous drug therapy causes corneal opacity.
D) eye infection may develop easily with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
A
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