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Arthritis, Juvenile MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Arthritis, Juvenile
Tree Number(s)
C05.550.114.122
C05.799.056
C17.300.775.049
C20.111.198
Unique ID
D001171
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001171
Annotation
note entry term STILL'S DISEASE, JUVENILE-ONSET: STILL'S DISEASE, ADULT-ONSET is also available
Scope Note
Arthritis in children, with onset before 16 years of age. The terms juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refer to classification systems for chronic arthritis in children. Only one subtype of juvenile arthritis (polyarticular-onset, rheumatoid factor-positive) clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis and is considered its childhood equivalent.
Entry Term(s)
Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic
Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
Childhood Arthritis
Enthesitis-Related Arthritis, Juvenile
Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile-Onset Still Disease
Juvenile-Onset Stills Disease
Oligoarthritis, Juvenile
PCJIA
PJIA Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative
Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive
Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile
Still Disease, Juvenile-Onset
Still's Disease, Juvenile-Onset
Systemic Arthritis, Juvenile
NLM Classification #
WS 276
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2022/07/14
Arthritis, Juvenile Preferred
Juvenile-Onset Still Disease Narrower
Oligoarthritis, Juvenile Narrower
Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative Narrower
Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive Narrower
Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Narrower
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