Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in children

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There are many friends who think that rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that only adults can suffer from. In fact, this is wrong. Many children will also suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. Moreover, this kind of chronic disease is more common in children. If it is serious, it will make children blind. So the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in children tell us

Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in children

Children with rheumatoid arthritis polyarthritic type refers to the disease in children with at least four joints, in addition to the spine, basically all joints will be affected, straightening is the palm of the hands and feet above the small joints and hip joints will also be affected. Children's joint symptoms often include tenderness, dysfunction and swelling. Typical fusiform swelling may occur in children with phalangeal joint involvement. There are also some children will say that the earache, the more serious condition of children, will affect the local development, resulting in micrognathia and other conditions.

Children with rheumatoid arthritis less joint type refers to the course of disease in children, only one or less than four joints are affected, and will cause large joint lesions, and there will be asymmetric distribution. Secondly, there are systemic rheumatoid arthritis in children. In addition to the prominent symptoms of arthritis and extraarticular symptoms, children will also have many systemic symptoms, such as splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, rash and pleurisy, and occasionally may cause disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Systemic rheumatoid symptoms in children: common in children. Fever is the main symptom of rheumatoid arthritis in children. It is characterized by flaccid fever and can last for several weeks or months. With a transient pleomorphic skin rash, often with temperature rise and fall and sometimes appear. The joint symptoms were mild, and most of them had enlargement of liver, spleen and lymph nodes.

matters needing attention

Although it is very difficult to treat this disease, parents and friends should actively take care of their children. Nowadays, there has been a better way to treat rheumatoid arthritis, immune factor balance therapy. It can promote the self-renewal of lymphocytes and rebuild the human immune system.