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juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) CHORUS
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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00657.html
Description: * 15% seropositive
o F> M
o onset> 10 yrs
* 85% seronegative (Still disease)
* sites: KNEES, ANKLES, hands, wrists, feet
findings:
* decreased bone density
* early epiphyseal closure --> short bones
* ankylosis of spinal apophyseal jts
* big "squared" epiphyses
* wide intercondylar notch
* tibio-talar slant
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD
Institution: CHORUS
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
- - OCOSH Classification: Joint Diseases: Arthritis: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Sun Jul 26 2009