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juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
- 15% seropositive
- 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
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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