Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis in children under the age of 16. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis can cause persistent joint pain, swelling and stiffness. Some children may experience symptoms for only a few months, while others have symptoms for many years. Some types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis can  Read More

The symptoms present in each child with DEH vary depending on the location and size of the cartilage mass. The most common is a painless mass or swelling on one side of an affected joint, particularly the medial side. Pain usually occurs at a later stage of the disease. Additional symptoms have been reported including decreased range of motion of affected joints, joint deformity, limb length discrepancy, and muscle wasting in the affec  Read More

Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica, also known as Trevor disease, is a rare skeletal developmental disorder of childhood. It is characterized by an overgrowth of cartilage on the ends (epiphyses) of the long bones of the arms and legs and the bones of the wrists (carpal bones) or the ankle (tarsal bones). The disorder may involve one epiphysis (localized) or multiple epiphyses. Most affected individuals develop a painless mass or swelling aroun  Read More

Jansen type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is an extremely rare progressive disorder in which portions of the bones of the arms and legs develop abnormally with unusual cartilage formations and subsequent abnormal bone formation at the large (bulbous) end portions (metaphyses) of these long bones (metaphyseal chondrodysplasia). As a result, affected individuals exhibit unusually short arms and legs and short stature (short-limbed dwarfism), find  Read More

Osteochondritis dissecans facts Osteochondritis dissecans is a joint condition whereby a variable amount of bone and its adjacent cartilage loses its blood supply. The cause of osteochondritis dissecans is often unknown. Symptoms include joint pain, stiffness, and even locking of the joint. Osteochondritis dissecans is best diagnosed with imaging studies. Arthroscopic surgery is a procedur  Read More

Infectious arthritis is an inflammation of one or more joints that occurs as a result of infection by bacteria, viruses or, less frequently, fungi or parasites. The symptoms of Infectious arthritis depend upon which agent has caused the infection but symptoms often include fever, chills, general weakness, and headaches, followed by inflammation and painful swelling of one or more joints of the body.Most often, the infection begins  Read More

The symptoms present in each child with DEH vary depending on the location and size of the cartilage mass. The most common is a painless mass or swelling on one side of an affected joint, particularly the medial side. Pain usually occurs at a later stage of the disease. Additional symptoms have been reported including decreased range of motion of affected joints, joint deformity, limb length discrepancy, and muscle wasting in the affec  Read More

The symptoms present in each child with DEH vary depending on the location and size of the cartilage mass. The most common is a painless mass or swelling on one side of an affected joint, particularly the medial side. Pain usually occurs at a later stage of the disease. Additional symptoms have been reported including decreased range of motion of affected joints, joint deformity, limb length discrepancy, and muscle wasting in the affec  Read More