Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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Used for

juvenile arthritis, Still's disease

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JRA

Broader Terms

rheumatoid arthritis

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  • What Is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis? Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than 6 weeks in a child of 16 years of age or less.
  • Although it has a similar name, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is not the same as the kind of arthritis that affects adults.
  • In most cases juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is not a lifelong disorder, and the signs and symptoms may fade after several months or years.
  • Polyarticular Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is the form in which four or more joints are involved from the beginning.
  • Other names for juvenile arthritis include juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Still's disease.
  • The most common form is juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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