Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis affects approximately one child in every thousand in a given year.  Fortunately, most of these cases are mild. However, approximately one child in every 10,000 will have more severe arthritis that doesn't just go away.  Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the most common type of arthritis that persists for months or years at a time.

For more information on JRA, as well as other forms of arthritis that can affect children and adolescents, please refer to the following articles:

• Arthritis in Children and Adolescents
• Current and Future Treatment of Childhood/Teenage Arthritis
• Approach to the Child with Arthritis
• When a Diagnosis of ‘Growing Pains’ Masks Arthritis in School Children
• Reiter's Syndrome in Children