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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), [1] is the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood, affecting approximately 3.8 to 400 out of 100,000 children. [3] Juvenile, in this context, refers to disease onset before 16 years of age, while idiopathic refers to a condition with no ...
Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), also known as Still disease, Still's disease, and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, is a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) that is distinguished by arthritis, a characteristic erythematous skin rash, and remitting fever. [5] Fever is a common symptom in patients with sJIA ...
Researchers have found that there is an elevation of cytokines like IL-1 and IL-18 in individuals with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. [17] In juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) individuals, it is theorized that a possible environmental trigger for this condition is an infection due to the discovery of elevated heat shock proteins in ...
The most common rheumatic diseases are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and gout. Osteoarthritis
Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a form of Still's disease, a rare systemic autoinflammatory disease characterized by the classic triad of fevers, joint pain, and a distinctive salmon-colored bumpy rash. The disease is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. [1] Levels of the iron-binding protein ferritin may be extremely elevated with this ...
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis [27] Still's disease [28] Psoriatic arthritis [29] Joint pain can also be a symptom of other diseases. In this case, the arthritis is considered to be secondary to the main disease; these include: Psoriasis [30] Reactive arthritis [31] Ehlers–Danlos syndrome [32] Iron overload [33] Hepatitis [34] [35] Lyme ...
Acute exacerbation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and transient synovitis of the hip both of which are non-septic conditions may mimic septic arthritis. More serious and life-threatening disorders as bone malignancies e.g. Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma may mimic septic arthritis associated with concurrent acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.
Spondyloarthritis (SpA), also known as spondyloarthropathy, is a collection of clinical syndromes that are connected by genetic predisposition and clinical manifestations. [1] The best-known clinical subtypes are enteropathic arthritis (EA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and reactive arthritis (ReA). [2]