- arthritis
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pain and/or joint swelling and tenderness, including the spine
- bursitis
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an inflammation of the bursas
See also Orthopaedic surgery/Sports and rehabilitative medicine
- enthesitis
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pain at the insertion of the tendons, such as the heel, elbow, bottom of the foot
- fibromyalgia
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fatigue, musculoskeletal pain
- Henoch-Schoenlein purpura
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the most common disease of vascular inflammation in children
See also Dermatology
- hyper-IgM syndrome
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a condition that usually affects boys. It is characterized by frequent severe infections in the sinus, lungs and gastrointestinal tract.
- juvenile dermatomyositis
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a systemic vasculopathy affecting skin (rash) and muscle (proximal muscle weakness) in children; the most common inflammatory disease of muscle in children
See also Juvenile myositis (juvenile dermatomyositis, JDM, and juvenile polymyositis, JPM); Musculoskeletal research; Overview of Rheumatology; The JDM registry
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
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a form of arthritis in children ages 16 or younger that causes inflammation and stiffness of joints for more than six weeks
See also Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; My nurses changed my life and my career ambitions
- polymyositis
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muscle inflammation without a rash
- Raynaud syndrome
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hands and/or feet that are cold and may turn red and blue with or without pain
- reflex neurovascular dystrophy
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localized pain or tenderness in a hand or foot
- scleroderma
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a chronic, connective tissue disease affecting the skin, joints and, sometimes, internal organs
See also Dermatology
- Sjogren syndrome
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dry eyes and dry mouth, with or without arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or lupus)
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often called the "great pretender," this autoimmune disease may be characterized by anemia, joint pain, rash, neurological involvement, weight loss
See also Overview of Rheumatology; Systemic lupus erythematosus
- vasculitis
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an inflammation of blood vessels.
- Wegner's granulomatosus
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a connective disease affecting the midline and the lungs