REVIEW ARTICLE


Overview of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis



Nadine Saad1, Karen Onel1, *
1 Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, New York, NY, USA


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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.

Keywords: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Pediatrics, Medical management, Pediatric arthritis, Joint pain, Joint inflammation.