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A Guide to Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Children and teenagers are affected by a condition called systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which is characterized as a condition that causes joint swelling, fever, light skin rash, and stiffness that can occur for six weeks or longer. Generally, the fevers and rashes come and go. This disease affects the entire body as it can affect internal organs such as the liver and the heart. It is not uncommon for the spleen and lymph nodes to become enlarged as well.
Not Such A Common Occurrence
Because the symptoms such as rashes and fever appear and disappear, diagnosing systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can prove to be a challenge. Therefore, diagnosis of the condition is purely based on the common symptoms of the disease.
As opposed to other types of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic arthritis does not discriminate between genders as it affects both equally. This condition also has impacted adults, but to a much lesser extent. The disease occurs in about 25,000-50,000 kids in the United States.
As previously mentioned, this condition can impact the internal organs of the body. When this occurs, it can lead to another condition referred to as serositis. This involves the swelling of tissues that line the lungs, heart, and abdomen. Systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and adolescent onset Still’s disease are two additional terms that are used with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and all essentially refer to the same condition.
Symptoms
While the symptoms of this condition will vary from person to person, certain ones will absolutely be apparent. For example, the patient will always have a fever, join inflammation, muscle pain, and have arthritis quite often. Also, about 95% of those with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis will have the salmon colored rash described earlier.
Treatment
Treatment generally involves treating the symptoms, particularly where the inflammation is present. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin are used to manage the symptoms. More research is continually being done, and one study has demonstrated that a form of therapy was an effective treatment, but more research needs to be done.
