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Childhood arthritis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Juvenile arthritis

Overview

Overview

Childhood arthritis, also juvenile arthritis, is arthritis in a child. Childhood arthritis may be:

Chronic forms of arthritis seen in childhood are:

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