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Definition of Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

1. Noun. A form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded.

Medical Definition of Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

1. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a form of rheumatoid arthritis in children that generally occurs prior to age 16. In contrast with the adult type, a fever is more pronounced. Cardiac involvement with pericarditis is more common. The arthritis favors one or more large joints and can interfere with normal bone growth. A positive rheumatoid factor is seen more uncommonly in this form of arthritis. Treatment is similar to the adult form of the disease. Up to 75% recover with treatment. Less than 10% are severely disabled by JRA. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Rheumatologic Disease Indications (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthropathies, ..."

2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... natural disasters, neglected and abused children in shelters, preschool behavior, pediatric skin disorders, diabetes, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Examples of these disabilities include juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, childhood - onset diabetes mellitus, muscular dystrophy, and cystic fibrosis. ..."

4. Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature by Lyla M. Hernandez, Dan G. Blazer (2006)
"The autonomic nervous system and the immune system in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 10(4):387-398. Landgraf R, Frank E, ..."

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