Glossary for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Amyloidosis: A rare group of metabolic disorders where a protein called amyloid accumulates in body organs and tissues where it can cause damage and is potentially fatal. Symptoms depend on the organs involved. There are numerous forms of the condition: primary amyloidosis, secondary amyloidosis, hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis and familial amyloidosis.
• Ankylosing Spondylitis: Inflammation of spinal joints similar to rheumatoid arthritis.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Hand or wrist problems; often from repetitive motion.
• Dermatomyositis: A muscle disease characterized by chronic muscle inflammation resulting in progressive muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.
• Eye inflammation: Inflammation of the orbit of the eye
• Inflammatory bowel disease: Any type of digestive condition caused by bowel inflammation.
• Iritis: Inflammation of the iris and anterior chamber of the eye.
• Joint pain: Pain affecting the joints
• Joint swelling: One or more swollen joints
• Joint symptoms: Symptoms affecting the joints.
• Kawasaki disease: A childhood illness that generally affects the skin, mouth and lymph nodes.
• Knee pain: Pain in or around the knee joint
• Knee swelling: Swelling of the knee joint
• Limping: Walking with a limp or other gait problem
• Lupus: Autoimmune disease with numerous effects on various organs and linings.
• Lyme disease: Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia.
• Pericarditis: Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
• Rheumatic conditions: Any condition that affects ones joints
• Rheumatoid arthritis: Autoimmune form of arthritis usually in teens or young adults.
• Stiff joints: Reduced mobility or movement of the joints
• Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Onset of JRA with fevers and systemic symptoms
• Uveitis: A condition which is characterised by the inflammation of the uvea of the eye
• Velocardiofacial syndrome: A genetic disorder which can present with a wide range of phenotypic manifestations which has lead to a number of different names being assigned to the various presentations e.g. DiGeorge Syndrome and Cayler Anomaly Face Syndrome. There are nearly 200 different symptoms that can occur and the severity of the condition is also highly variable depending on the nature and severity of the symptoms that are present.

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