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PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS

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An autoimmune disorder that affects children ages 16 years or less with symptoms that include stiffness, pain, joint swelling, skin rash, fever, slowed growth and fatigue.
A
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
B
Juvenile Diabetes
C
Juvenile Myalgia
D
Juvenile Delinquent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis in children under the age of 16. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis can cause persistent joint pain, swelling and stiffness.

Detailed explanation-2: -Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a form of arthritis in children. Arthritis causes joint swelling (inflammation) and joint stiffness. JIA is arthritis that affects 1 or more joints for at least 6 weeks in a child age 16 or younger.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arthritis doesn’t affect young people as much as it does adults, but lots of teens still get it. Arthritis is an inflammation (swelling and irritation) of the synovial (pronounced: suh-no-vee-ul) membrane, which lines the joints (like the knees or knuckles). When it becomes inflamed, fluid is produced.

Detailed explanation-4: -juvenile idiopathic arthritis affects the joints and sometimes the skin and lungs. lupus affects the joints, skin, liver, kidneys, heart, brain and other organs. scleroderma affects the skin, joints, intestine and sometimes the lungs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most common type of chronic, or long-lasting, arthritis that affects children is called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). JIA broadly refers to several different chronic disorders involving inflammation of joints (arthritis), which can cause joint pain, swelling, warmth, stiffness, and loss of motion.

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