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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is essentially a diagnosis of exclusion and therefore a high index of suspicion for other differential diagnoses is necessary. The chief differentials for a swollen joint will be infection (septic arthritis or osteomyelitis), malignancy (particularly leukaemia or bone tumours) and trauma. Note: More than one ...
Systemic-onset JIA (also previously called Still's disease) is the most serious, but least common form of the juvenile idiopathic arthritis. It affects 10 to 15 percent of children with JIA. This type of arthritis is characterized by joint inflammation and stiffness, rash, and periodic fevers. Systemic JIA may cause inflammation of internal ...
Children with psoriatic JIA may have rough, psoriasis-like patches on their skin, swollen fingers and toes, and pitted nails. Children with systemic JIA sometimes develop a short-lived rash made up of flat, pink-colored or salmon-colored patches with clear centers—mainly on the trunk and the upper part of the legs or arms.
This clinical practice guideline complements the 2019 American College of Rheumatology JIA and uveitis guidelines, which addressed polyarthritis, sacroiliitis, enthesitis, and uveitis. It serves as a tool to support clinicians, patients, and caregivers in decision-making. The recommendations take in …
Feb 2, 2019 · Besides arthritis, systemic JIA usually causes persistent high fever and rash, which most often appears on the trunk, arms and legs when fever spikes. It can also affect internal organs, such as the heart, liver, spleen and lymph nodes. This type of JIA affects boys and girls equally and rarely affects the eyes.
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a form of arthritis in children. Arthritis causes joint swelling (inflammation) and joint stiffness. JIA is arthritis that affects one or more joints for at least 6 weeks in a child age 16 or younger. Unlike adult rheumatoid arthritis, which is ongoing (chronic) and lasts a lifetime, children often outgrow ...
