Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Juvenile arthritis is a type of
arthritis typically affects children before the age of sixteen.
Most children with juvenile arthritis have a form of rheumatoid
arthritis, the symptoms of which are identical to the adult
kind. In many cases the condition is outgrown at a later age.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can occur as early as six weeks of
age and occurs in girls more commonly than boys. There are three
primary types of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Polyarticular,
pauciarticular, and systemic. more... - Polyarticular involves
more than five joints and may be associated with a low grade
fever. - Pauciarticular, as the name implies, involves fewer
joints (fewer than 4). - Systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
can affect the entire body. High fevers may occur and tend to
rise during the day and fall at night. Disease modifying
antirheumatic drugs (DMARDS) may be able to slow the progression
the disease. Newer medications such as anti-TNF alpha and anti-
IL 1 drugs may also pro