Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Summary of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common form of arthritis in children and adolescents. It is an autoimmune, non-infective, inflammatory joint disease of more than 6 weeks duration in children less than 16 years of age.

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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis involves a(n) (acute/chronic) onset of fever and rash associated with lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, or uveitis.

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A 7-year-old girl comes to the office because of spiking fevers that, as her mother describes, would "come and go". Her mother also shows a "salmon-pink" rash that is most prominent during her daughter's fevers. A complete blood count shows significantly increased numbers of white blood cells. However, an infection was later ruled out, and she is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. A diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis includes all of the following criteria except:

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