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joints. There is often a high fever and a skin rash. It may also cause inflammation of internal organs, including the heart, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. It is the least common type. It affects 1 in 10 to about 1 in 7 children with JIA.
Types:-
Oligoarticular JIA. This type affects 1 to 4 joints in the first 6 months of disease. If no more joints are affected after 6 months, this type is called persistent. If more joints are affected after 6 months, it is called extended.
Enthesitis-related JIA. With this type, a child has arthritis as well as enthesitis. This is a swelling of the tissue where bone meets a tendon or ligament. It often affects the hips, knees, and feet.
Psoriatic arthritis. With this type, a child may have both arthritis and a red, scaly skin disease called psoriasis. Or a child may have arthritis and 2 or more of the following:
Signs and symptoms:-
-Swollen, stiff, and painful joints in the knees, hands, feet, ankles, shoulders, elbows, or other joints, often in the morning or after a nap
-Eye inflammation
-Warmth and redness in a joint
-Less ability to use one or more joints
Fatigue
Diagnosis:-
Laboratory Tests
-Rheumatoid factor (RF). ...
-Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP). ...
-Complete blood count. ...
-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (often called the sed rate). ...
-C-reactive protein. ...
Other blood tests.
Treatment:-
-Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs(NSAIDS)
-Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
-Corticosteroids
-physical therapy
-Surgery
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