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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 ...
30,000 (2015) [ 4] 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 ...
Palindromic rheumatism ( PR) is a syndrome characterised by recurrent, self-resolving inflammatory attacks in and around the joints, and consists of arthritis or periarticular soft tissue inflammation. [ 1] The course is often acute onset, with sudden and rapidly developing attacks or flares. There is pain, redness, swelling, and disability of ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...
There are over 100 types of arthritis. [10] [5] [6] The most common forms are osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. [7] Osteoarthritis usually occurs with age and affects the fingers, knees, and hips. [7] [11] Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that often affects the hands and feet. [7]
This is a shortened version of the thirteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue. It covers ICD codes 710 to 739 . The full chapter can be found on pages 395 to 415 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
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]
Childhood arthritis. Childhood arthritis ( juvenile arthritis or pediatric rheumatic disease) is an umbrella term used to describe any rheumatic disease or chronic arthritis-related condition which affects individuals under the age of 16. There are several subtypes that differentiate themselves via prognosis, complications, and treatments.