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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Still's Disease |
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is the most common form of arthritis in children. Typical symptoms of JRA are joint inflammation, joint contracture (stiff, bent joint), joint damage and/or change in growth. Other symptoms include joint stiffness or decreased activity level. Children with JRA vary in the degree to which they are affected by particular symptoms. The 3 major types of JRA are pauciarticular JRA (affecting 4 or fewer joints), polyarticular JRA (affecting 5 or more joints) an ...
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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- University of Utah, Health Sciences Center
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- Juvenile Scleroderma Network
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- 2004 Drug Guide (Arthritis Foundation)
- American College of Rheumatology
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