REVIEW ARTICLE
Overview of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Nadine Saad1, Karen Onel1, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2020Volume: 14
First Page: 101
Last Page: 109
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-14-101
DOI: 10.2174/1874325002014010101
Article History:
Received Date: 06/03/2020Revision Received Date: 20/05/2020
Acceptance Date: 01/06/2020
Electronic publication date: 18/09/2020
Collection year: 2020
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Abstract
Joint pain is a common symptom in children and adolescents. While there are many causes of joint pain in children, most of these are acute or not related to underlying joint inflammation. Chronic arthritis, however, can be one of the reasons behind the joint pain. The most common causes of chronic arthritis in children are categorized under juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The purpose of this review is to highlight the most important clinical features, work-up, and medical management of the different subtypes of JIA.