About JIA
Some facts you should know about JIA as a parent or caregiver:
- JIA's cause is unknown, but it has been linked to genetic and environmental factors.
- JIA affects each child differently-—with symptoms ranging from a mild short-term condition causing stiffness and some inflammation to a severe disease that causes serious permanent joint and tissue damage.
- Your child may experience other symptoms besides joint pain or swelling.
- These are the types of JIA:
- Oligoarthritis: Involves fewer than five joints
- Polyarticular arthritis: Involves five or more joints
- Systemic arthritis: Characterized by fevers, rash, and organ inflammation, plus arthritis
- Enthesitis-related arthritis: Involves the spine, hips, and points of bone to tendon attachment (entheses)
- Psoriatic arthritis: Includes children with arthritis who also have a psoriasis rash
HUMIRA is used to reduce the signs and symptoms of moderate to severe polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children 4 years of age and older.
Serious infections have happened in patients taking HUMIRA. These infections include tuberculosis (TB) and infections caused by viruses, fungi, or bacteria that have spread throughout the body. Some patients have died from these infections.
HUMIRA may increase the chance of getting lymphoma or other cancers.
There have been cases of unusual cancers in children and teenagers using TNF-blocker medicines.
HUMIRA can cause serious side effects including allergic reactions, hepatitis B virus reactivation, nervous system problems, blood problems, heart failure, certain immune reactions (including a lupus-like syndrome), and new or worsening psoriasis.
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