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Return To Arthritis FAQ Archive   Search the Archives What is juvenile rheumatoid arthritis? Answered By Alex Trenor, Editor Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is the type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child of sixteen years of age or less. There are three types of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, the polyarticular, pauciarticular and systematic. Polyarticular involves more than five joints and may be associated with a low-grade fever. The pauciarticular involves fewer joints and the systematic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can affect the entire body. --- permission must be obtained from editor Alex Trenor to re-publish --- Arthritis Doctor

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