Systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a condition that affects children as well as teenagers and it is in fact a condition that leads to inflamed joints as well as stiffness that lasts for over six weeks in children aged sixteen and below. In fact, systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affects the child’s entire body and its symptoms include fever as well as rashes and furthermore it leads to stiffness in the joints and a lot of pain as well. Usually, rashes and fevers occur in an off-and-on manner and it is also common for lymph nodes and the spleen to become enlarged.

Not Such A Common Occurrence

Systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is however not such a common occurrence though when it does occur it can affect many different parts of the body. Patients that are unfortunate enough to suffer from systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis report feeling feverish and they also notice salmon pink colored rashes on their skins.

Doctors trying to diagnose systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis find the task to be especially difficult since the symptoms of the condition (fever and rashes) come and go. The only thing that can be said about systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is that it affects either gender equally which is different than when studying other forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can result in involvement of internal organs that can lead to another condition known as serositis. Another term for systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and in addition the condition is also referred to as adolescent onset Still’s disease which is of course a condition that should not be confused with adult onset Still’s disease. Even so, some studies have found that there is a rather closer relation between these two types than was previously thought to be the case.

Symptoms of systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis will vary and will depend to a large degree on the individual and though it is a condition that is less common than other juvenile rheumatoid arthritis cases, when it does occur it can prove to be quite worrisome.

Juvenile arthritis symptoms are generally mild and they also will not last for too long. Furthermore, the symptoms have distinct patterns though a common symptom is that of experiencing inflamed joints. Furthermore, when studying these symptoms it is necessary to distinguish symptoms of systemic, pauciarticular and polyarticular juvenile arthritis because each will be different.