Polyarticular Definition

Polyarticular Sentence Examples

• Polyarticular JA affects five or more joints simultaneously.

• About half of all patients with polyarticular JA have arthritis of the spine and/or hip.

• Some patients with polyarticular JA will have other symptoms of a systemic illness, including anemia (low red blood cell count), decreased growth rate, low appetite, low-grade fever, and a slight rash.

• Some children go on to develop a polyarticular type of JA.

• Polyarticular JA carries a slightly worse prognosis.