Morning stiffness that improves after a warm shower/bath or with stretching and mild exercise is common in JIA. Many young children do not complain of pain but walk with a limp or ref...
Responses to treatments for JIA vary tremendously:
Some patients may respond to NSAIDs within 1 to 2 weeks. Others take 4 to 6 weeks to improve, and some may not respond at al...
Varies considerably
Children with oligoarticular JIA usually fare well and often go into remission within a few years of starting treatment. They may have flares, however, even up...
Andersson Gäre B. Juvenile arthritis—who gets it, where and when? A review of current data on incidence and prevalence. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1999;17(3):367–374. [View Abstract ...
714.30 Polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, chronic or unspecified
714.31 Polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, acute
M08.80 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified site
M08.8...
Q: Will the patient outgrow JIA?
A: Prognosis depends on the type of JIA. In some studies, up to 50% of patients with JIA still had active disease 10 years after diagnosis, but only 15% had loss of...
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Figure 8.7. Chronic iridocyclitis secondary to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Patchy, irregular pupillary dilation with pigment along the lens capsule suggests breakage of old synechiae. The media are relatively clear, although band keratopathy is evident at the 3- and 9-o'clock positions on the peripheral cornea. The findings of a white eye and band keratopathy are characteristic of chronic iridocyclitis secondary to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Figure 8.7. Chronic iridocyclitis secondary to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Patchy, irregular pupillary dilation with pigment along the ...
FIG. 2.10. Pericardial and pleural effusions in a child with systemic type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.