Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
This is the commonest inflammatory arthritis affecting children. Disease can start from infancy. Different categories of JIA exist. These include Oligoarticular, Oligoarticular extended, Polyarticular (RF+ve and RF-ve), Enthesitis Related Arthritis and Systemic Onset types. Manifestations vary from mild forms of self-limiting arthritis to life threatening forms. These diseases are easily managed if diagnosed and treated early on.
