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juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)


  • 15% seropositive
    • F > M
    • onset > 10 yrs
  • 85% seronegative (Still disease)

  • sites: KNEES, ANKLES, hands, wrists, feet

findings:
  • decreased bone density
  • early epiphyseal closure --> short bones
  • ankylosis of spinal apophyseal jts

  • big "squared" epiphyses
  • wide intercondylar notch
  • tibio-talar slant


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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