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Synonyms of Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
- JRA
- Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
Disorder Subdivisions
- Pauciarticular-Onset Disease (Oligoarthritis)
- Polyarticular-Onset Disease
- Systemic-Onset Disease (StillÂ’s Disease)
General Discussion
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a rheumatic disease characterized by chronic inflammation (arthritis) of one or more joints in a child age 16 years or younger. Associated symptoms typically include swelling, abnormal warmth, tenderness or pain, and/or stiffness of affected joints that tends to be worse in the mornings. In severe cases, destructive changes may eventually result in limited mobility and possible deformity of affected joints.
Some children with JRA may also have generalized symptoms and findings, such as fever, lack of appetite (anorexia), enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly), and/or other abnormalities. In addition, some forms of JRA are associated with an increased risk for inflammation of certain regions of the eyes (iridocyclitis). The range and severity of associated symptoms and findings may vary, depending upon the specific form of the disease present. The exact cause of JRA is not known.
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Organizations related to Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
22100 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe MI 48021
Phone #: 586-776-3900
800 #: 800-598-4668
e-mail: aarda@aarda.org
Home page: http://www.aarda.org/
- American Juvenile Arthritis Organization
Arthritis Foundation, National Office
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta GA 30309
Phone #: 404-965-7624
800 #: 800-568-4045
e-mail: help@arthritis.org
Home page: http://www.arthritis.org
- Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669
Atlanta GA 30357-0669
Phone #: 404-965-7627
800 #: 800-283-7800
e-mail: arthritisfoundation@arthritis.org
Home page: http://www.arthritis.org
- Arthritis Society
393 University Avenue
Suite 1700
Toronto
Ontario Intl M5G IE6
Phone #: (41-6) -979-7228
800 #: (80-0) -321-1433
e-mail: info@arthritis.ca
Home page: http://www.arthritis.ca
- AutoImmunity Community
None
None None None
Phone #: (91-9) -552-9057
800 #: N/A
e-mail: moderator@autoimmunitycommunity.org
Home page: http://www.autoimmunitycommunity.org
- Autoimmune Information Network, Inc
PO Box 4121
Brick NJ 08723
Phone #: 732-664-9259
800 #: N/A
e-mail: autoimmunehelp@aol.com
Home page: http://www.aininc.org
- European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Bodo Grimbacher (ESID Board Member)
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Department of Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg
Hugstetter Strasse 55
Freiburg None D-79106
Phone #: +31- 73--6992965
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@esid.org
Home page: http://www.esid.org
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-251-4925
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx
Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD
- International Stills Disease Foundation, Inc.
1123 S. Kimbrel Ave.
Panama City FL 32404-9007
Phone #: 850-871-6656
800 #: N/A
e-mail: stillsfoundation@stillsdisease.org
Home page: http://www.stillsdisease.org
- MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
- Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles CA 90024
Phone #: 310-264-0826
800 #: N/A
e-mail: getinfo@madisonsfoundation.org
Home page: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org
- NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda MD 20892-3675
Phone #: 301-495-4484
800 #: 877-226-4267
e-mail: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info
- Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation
5 Cambridge Center
8th Floor
Cambridge MA 02142
Phone #: 617-621-6377
800 #: 866-353-6377
e-mail: fosters@comcast.net
Home page: http://www.uveitis.org
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