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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a term used to describe a common type of arthritis in children. It is a long-term (chronic) disease resulting in joint pain and swelling.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Joint diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Bones

Symptoms

Joint swelling
Stiff joints
Joint pains
Morning joint stiffness
Hand deformity

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Painful joints
Naproxen
3.9
24 reviews
Ibuprofen
3.8
32 reviews
Acetaminophen
3
23 reviews
Steroids
NSAIDs

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Painful joints

Surgery

Knee replacement
4.3
13 reviews
Hip replacement
3.9
8 reviews

Other treatments

Physical therapy

Tests

Synovial fluid analysis
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
C reactive protein
Complete blood count
Cyclic citrullinated peptide igg
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