In most cases, juvenile arthritis is caused by the body attacking its own healthy cells and tissues, i.e. autoimmunity, causing the joint to become inflamed and stiff. Once the joint has become inflamed and stiff, damage is done to the joint and the growth of the joint may by changed or impaired.
Childhood arthritis
Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Tumid lupus erythematosus
Juvenile dermatomyositis
Rheumatism
Scleroderma
Infantile Refsum disease