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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

The category of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in which fever and inflammation outside the joints dominate the joint disease, most often resembling an infection.

Also called: systemic JIA, Still disease

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Sources

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. NIAMS, National Institutes of Health. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/juvenile-arthritis
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Merck Manuals Professional Edition. 2025. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/rheumatologic-disorders-in-children/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-jia
  • Petty RE, et al. ILAR classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, second revision, Edmonton 2001. J Rheumatol. 2004. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14760812/

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