Juvenile and Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes

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Juvenile Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Learn what juvenile and rheumatoid arthritis are
- Identify the prevalence of JA/RA
- Explore the relationship of JA/RA and affiliated medications to mental health
- Identify interventions to assist people with JA/RA achieve their highest quality of life
Autoimmune Issues and Children
- Autoimmune disorders that occur in childhood include:
- Juvenile arthritis, which affects about 1 in 1,000 children
- Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, which affects 1 to 2 of every 400 children
- Celiac disease which impacts 1-3% of the population

What Is It-
- Juvenile arthritis (JA), or pediatric rheumatic disease, is an umbrella term to describe a set of inflammatory, usually autoimmune diseases that impact nearly 300,000 children under the age of 16.
- Some children with JIA have their disease go into permanent remission or only have one or two flare-ups
- More than 90 percent of patients with childhood RF-positive polyarthritis and more than half with RF-negative polyarthritis were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as adults
- This condition is not directly inherited

What is It | JIA / JRA
- Systemic arthritis (rarest form), also called Still's disease usually starts between 5 and 10 y.o.a. can affect many systems of the body.
- High fever and a rash on the trunk, arms, and legs.
- Internal organs, such as the heart, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, but usually not the eyes.
- Polyarthritis or oligoarthritis involves joints and sometimes uveitis or an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.
- Symptoms include redness, pain, light sensitivity, blurred vision, and dark floating spots in the field of vision.

What is It | RA
- Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease that occurs in adults and can lead to long-lasting or chronic pain, unsteadiness (lack of balance), and deformity (misshapenness).
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[mahfuzulhaquenayeem]

Thanks a lot Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes. Thank you very much for your effort and spirit.

[monicasojka]

I have had rheumatism since I was a toddler. I was diagnosed by the Head of Rheumatism at Baltimore City when I was 14. I was on aspirin therapy and then Motrin. I also had a cab to go to school on my bad days. It has gotten better as I get older.

[monicasojka]

I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice with a Solo Psychotherapy Practice so I am therapist.

[monicasojka]

I was diagnosed with Juvenile non-articulate rheumatism when I was 14

[monicasojka]

For me a the worst was rainy days or the freezer aisles in the store

[monicasojka]

I don't have any chronic pain now

[diabloakland]

I have it as well, it’s genetic, so is osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, I’m 25 :(, my feet have shrunk every year, I’m scared because I’m very healthy and eat right and exercise and a very healthy weight.

[monicasojka]

My mom always believed that I had pain. She would put me in a hot tub and rub my legs with Ben Gay