Arthritis is a very cruel condition. Sometimes even
the kids and absolute babies are not spared from the
disease too. And the numbers tell a sad story –
as many as 50,000 children, and that too in the US
alone suffer from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that
is also referred to as JRA and sometimes also as idiopathic
arthritis. Globally it is more common as thousands
of more cases are reported every year. Though there
are exceptions, but the disease mostly affects those
who are less than 16 years of age.
Actually it is the rheumatoid arthritis only that
is causing the damage and the symptoms are the same
– it is just due to the fact that it affects
the younger people is there a separate name to it.
In rheumatoid arthritis, the body’s own natural
immunity that is otherwise so beneficial becomes an
enemy as it attacks the joints and the adjoining tissues
thinking mistakenly that there has been an outside
attack. Actually what happens is that the white blood
cells are not able to anymore say for sure whether
it is an invader or negative nothing at all. And so
chemicals are released from the body to fight the
tissues and the joints in the young ones and cause
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. An autoimmune disease
– the name is given since the malady is caused
by the immunity.
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The juvenile rheumatoid arthritis disease can be
further classified into various types such as…
Polyarticular Arthritis: As many as five joints in
the body are affected and the result is the pain and
the swelling. But interestingly, more girls rather
than boys are affected. Areas of the body that are
affected include the joints of the neck, feet, ankles,
hips, knees and even the hands. The disease also comes
with small bumps and a slight fever.
Pauciarticular Arthritis: This type of juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis also comes with pain and swelling. But instead
of five, it affects four joints – usually it
is the wrist and the knee area that becomes a victim.
The condition also affects the eye and it is referred
to as uveitis, iritis or iridocyclitis.
Systemic Arthritis: Coming with a high fever that
tends to fluctuate a lot (goes up sheerly and then
drops off as soon at it rose), this type of juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis can strike almost anywhere in
the body. Since the fever rises so quickly, the affected
person can feel extremely ill and weak, and there
may be some rashes as well, that too come and goes,
almost as they please, and rapidly as well. There
is of course the pain, stiffness and the swelling.
Never take juvenile rheumatoid arthritis as the disease
apart from causing discomfort in the child or the
young adult, leads to other serious consequences,
including death as well. Some sufferers experience
psychological and emotional problems. Depression and
anxiety are not uncommon. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
can also lead to other diseases like scleroderma and
systemic lupus erythematosus. There have been instances
of fatality from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis also.
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