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Is post strep agn connected to juvenile arthritis?i had post sterp when i was 8. and had arthritis when i was 16. is there a connection?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Strep: No there is no association between your arthritis and your previous strep throat.

Answered 3/2/2014

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No: Juvenile arthritis is not related to a strep infection.

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