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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. Kat Kat reviewed this

33 years experience

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
Painful swollen joints
Morning joint stiffness
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Painful joints
Naproxen
2
1 review
NSAIDs
Steroids
Ibuprofen
Acetaminophen

Procedures

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

Surgery

Hip replacement
Knee replacement

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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