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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. [1] It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. [1] Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. [1] Most commonly, the wrist and hands are involved, with the same joints typically involved on both sides of the body. [1]
Rheumatoid arthritis: RAD Reactive airway disease: RIND Reversible ischemic neurologic deficit: RLF Retrolental fibroplasia: RLS Restless legs syndrome: RMDs Repetitive motion disorders: ROP Retinopathy of prematurity: RS Reye's syndrome: RSD Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: RTI Respiratory tract infection: RVF Rift Valley fever
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]
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]
Rheumatism [2] / ˈ r uː m ə t ɪ z əm / or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue. [3] Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism", also known as "regional pain syndrome" or "soft tissue rheumatism".
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[1] [2] Specifically, arthralgia is a symptom of injury, infection, illness (in particular arthritis), or an allergic reaction to medication. [3] According to MeSH, the term arthralgia should only be used when the condition is non-inflammatory, and the term arthritis should be used when the condition is inflammatory. [4]
The clinical manifestation of this group of disorders is chronic joint inflammation that results in pain, swelling, warm and stiffness of the joints that persistent for a long period of time. [10] General signs of childhood arthritis disorders include: Joints: Swollen, stiff, red, warm, and/or painful joints. [9]