As more than five joints are affected, it is now Polyarticular JIA.
Polyarthritis JIA – the second most common type of JIA
- This type of JIA tends to cause painful swelling in fingers, toes, wrists, ankles, hips, knees, and the neck and jaw.
- It may come on suddenly or can steadily involve more joints over a period of months.
- You may feel unwell and tired and occasionally develop a slight fever.
- The symptoms may continue into adult life but it can go into a state where all the symptoms disappear. This is called remission.
- A blood test will show whether a marker called rheumatoid factor is present in your blood.
So he's going to get on the phone to Physiotherapy and see when they can see her to try and help with the stiffness and the reduced movement.
She is however feeling much better, and her stomach seems to have settled. Am going to start her back on her meds on Monday.
If it starts again she will be taken off and we will have to try some other types of medicines to try and get things under control.
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