Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Increase Sed Rate?
Juvenile chronic polyarthritis; JRA; Still's disease; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Symptoms
Arthritis symptoms:
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Joint stiffness when you wake up in the morning - Joint pain
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Limited range of motion - Joints may be warm or swollen and sometimes red
- A child may stop using an affected limb or may limp
- Back pain
Body-wide JRA symptoms:
- Fever, usually high fevers every day
- Rash (trunk and extremities) that comes and goes...
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