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Evaluation of the child with joint pain and or swelling While the majority of children presenting with musculoskeletal pain will turn out to have benign and self-limiting conditions, joint pain and or swelling in a child should be assessed with some urgency due to its association with potentially serious diseases [1] The evaluation of a child with joint pain or swelling is reviewed here
Rash triggers joint pain in an 8-year-old girl An 8-year-old, previously healthy girl presents to the emergency department (ED) with a rash “that looks likes bruises” and joint pain The red patchy rash is not painful and not pruritic What's the diagnosis?
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Symptoms, Causes Treatment What are the symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis? Juvenile idiopathic arthritis symptoms vary depending on the type and may include: Eye redness, eye pain and blurred vision Fatigue or irritability Fever Limping Morning joint stiffness Pain, swelling or warmth in your child’s joints Skin rash Swollen lymph nodes Weight loss or poor growth What causes juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Symptoms and causes Juvenile idiopathic arthritis can affect one joint or many There are several different subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but the main ones are systemic, oligoarticular and polyarticular Which type your child has depends on symptoms, the number of joints affected, and if a fever and rashes are prominent features
Inflammatory Arthritis in Children | Pediatric Rheumatology Symptoms: In addition to arthritis of multiple large and small joints, children may have swelling and redness of the fingers and toes (dactylitis), changes to the fingernails, and a red, scaly rash on the skin
Joint Pain in Children and When to See a Rheumatologist What are some common causes of joint pain in children? Growing Pains Growing pains are one of the most common causes of joint pain in children between the ages of 3 and 12 It typically affects the legs but can also affect the arms and can be crampy, episodic, and severe It commonly occurs in the evening or at night and may even wake the child up from sleep but usually resolves by the morning