| Types of JIA in children and teenagers | 1051.00000000000 | Types of JIA in children and teenagers | Types of JIA in children and teenagers | T | English | Rheumatology | Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years) | Body | Skeletal system | Conditions and diseases | Adult (19+) | Joint or muscle pain;Pain | | 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z | | | | | | 9.00000000000000 | 55.4000000000000 | 343.000000000000 | | Flat Content | Health A-Z | <p>This page describes the different types of arthritis that can arise in young people. Knowing the type of arthritis you have can help you understand your condition and how it will do over time.</p> | <p>Oligoarticular (say: oh-lee-go-ar-tik-yoo-lur) arthritis occurs in 50% to 60% of young people who have JIA. It is the most common type of JIA in young people. It affects four or fewer joints in the first six months after diagnosis. There are two types of oligoarticular JIA: oligoarticular-persistent JIA and oligoarticular-extended JIA.</p> | | <h2>Key points</h2>
<ul><li>To treat JIA, a doctor needs to diagnose the type of JIA your child has.</li>
<li>Sometimes the type of JIA your child has can change over time.</li>
<li>Not all types of JIA last into adulthood.</li>
<li>Types of JIA include oligoarticular, polyarticular, systemic, enthesitis-related, and psoriatic arthritis.</li></ul> | <h2>Different types of JIA</h2><p>In order to treat JIA, your child's doctor needs to diagnose what type they have. The doctor will decide this based on: </p><ul><li>the symptoms and how long your child as had them</li><li>how many joints are affected</li><li>other tests such as blood tests and imaging scans of the joints.</li></ul><p>It may take the doctor some time to be absolutely sure what type of JIA a child or teenager has. You will learn more about how JIA is diagnosed in the
<a href="http://qa.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/ResourceCentres/JuvenileIdiopathicArthritis/UnderstandingDiagnosis/DiagnosisofJIA/Pages/default.aspx">Diagnosis</a> section of this learning hub.<br></p><p>Sometimes the type of JIA a child or teenager has may change over time. Also, while all types of JIA can last into adulthood, some are more likely to do so than others.</p><p>There are seven different types of JIA that affect children and teenagers under 16 years of age, including:</p><ul><li><a href="/Article?contentid=1052&language=English">oligoarticular arthritis</a> (two different types) </li><li><a href="/Article?contentid=1053&language=English">polyarticular arthritis</a> (two different types) </li><li><a href="/Article?contentid=918&language=English">systemic JIA</a> (sJIA)</li><li><a href="/Article?contentid=13&language=English">enthesitis-related arthritis</a></li><li><a href="/Article?contentid=1054&language=English">psoriatic arthritis</a> </li></ul><p>Knowing the type of JIA a child or teenager has will help them and their parents to</p><ul><li>learn more about that specific type of JIA</li><li>understand how that type of JIA will develop over time </li><li>develop goals to help manage that particular type of JIA </li></ul> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/types_of_JIA_in_children_and_teenagers.jpg | | | | | | | Types of JIA in children and teenagers | | False | | | | | | | | |
