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| | Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
 | | Other effects of systemic JRA may be inflammation of the outer lining of the heart (pericarditis) or the lungs (pleuritis), stomach pain, severe anemia, and a high number of white cells in the blood. |
 | | Polyarticular JRA appears in five or more joints, usually including the small joints of the fingers and hands, and sometimes the weight-bearing joints (hips, knees, ankles, feet) The disease is often symmetrical, meaning that the same joint on both sides of the body sides of the body is involved. |
 | | Corticosteroid drugs are used in severe cases, if used for long periods of time, as may be necessary in JRA, their side effects can build up and cause severe problems such as reduced resistance to infection and high blood pressure, These medications also slow down a child's normal growth, and cause softening of the bones. |
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