The causes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis have been studied for many years. To date, many factors that trigger inflammation in the joint are being considered: a mixed viral and bacterial infection, injury, exposure to sunlight, hypothermia, heredity, and stress.
Main symptoms
- Joint pain, external changes in joints (swelling, redness of the skin above the joint), limited movement in the joint, often pain in the small joints of the hands
- Pain in the cervical spine, back pain
- Morning stiffness (stiffness and joint pain in the morning after waking up)
- Fever without obvious symptoms of infection
- Skin rash (the rash can be varied, around the joints, on the face, trunk)
- Enlargement of lymph nodes.
Diagnostics
The diagnostic path for juvenile arthritis can be long, because often the disease may not fully manifest itself, the joints hurt periodically for a short time, sometimes there is joint deformation without pain, sometimes changes in the joints are not noticeable.
Clinical protocols and recommendations have been developed in pediatric rheumatology for mandatory laboratory and instrumental examination of a child in order to detect juvenile arthritis. All methods of examination of the patient are available in the European Medical Center, the diagnosis is carried out in a short time.
Treatment
Clinical protocols and recommendations have been developed in pediatric rheumatology for mandatory laboratory and instrumental examination of a child in order to detect juvenile arthritis. All methods of examination of the patient are available in the European Medical Center, the diagnosis is carried out in a short time.