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What does polyarticular arthiritis mean?
Arthritis involving > 4 joints, usually in a symmetric fashion, is polyarticular arthritis.
What is the other name for juvenile arthritis?
The term Juvenile arthritis may refer to a number of different types of arthritis that occur in children and teenagers the most prevalent type is "juvenile idiopathic arthritis" (JIA), This disease is also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) or juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA).Types of juvenile arthritis includejuvenile idiopathic arthritis (or juvenile rhuematoid arthritis), including oligoarthritis, polyarticular and systemicspondyloarthropathies, including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritisfibromyalgiaand other types, such as Perthes disease, lupus, dermatomyositis and scleroderma
What is the prognosis for juvenile arthritis patients?
The prognosis for pauciarticular JA is quite good, as is the prognosis for spondyloarthropathy. Polyarticular JA carries a slightly worse prognosis. RF-positive polyarticular JA carries a difficult prognosis
What is poly-osteoarthritis?
Poly Arthritis is polyarticular osteoarthritis. This particular type of arthritis is characterized by pain in multiple joints as opposed to monoarticular arthritis which is pain in one joint.
What are the characeristics of psoriatic juvenile arthritis?
usually shows up in fewer than four joints, but goes on to include multiple joints (appearing similar to polyarticular JA). Hips, back, fingers, and toes are frequently affected. A skin condition called psoriasis
What causes juvenile arthritis?
The cause of arthritis juvenile or otherwise is at present still not known.
Is juvenile arthritis congenital?
yes
Is Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis a disease?
Yes,
Can kids be affected by arthritis?
Yes, kids can be effected by arthritis. This is called Juvenile Arthritis. It usually goes away after puberty.
Can a 10-year-old girl be diagnosed with arthritis in her knees?
Yes she can as a mater of fact she it can happen when a child is even younger. arthritis at that age is usually known as juvenile arthritis. For more info On this have alook at the related link (What is Juvenile Arthritis) below
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affects what joints?
Juvenile RA can have an effect on any of the joints in the body.
When did they discover juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS was originaly described by George F. Still in 1897. He described several kinds of arthritis characterized by severe systemic symptoms associated with multiple joint involvement
