Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Juvenile [Supplementary Concept]
A type of arthritis that occurs among some patients affected by juvenile chronic, or idiopathic, arthritis and characterized by severe extraarticular symptoms that include a spiking fever with a corresponding increase in the serum levels of INTERLEUKIN-6, UVEITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; SEROSITIS and MYALGIA. Polymorphisms in the IL6 and MIF genes are associated with susceptibility to this disorder. OMIM: 604302
Date introduced: November 5, 2012
MeSH Unique ID: C565798
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- Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis