What are the different types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
There are several types of arthritis grouped together under the umbrella term JIA. The symptoms vary between these. You may meet other families with children who have JIA or read about children in books or on the internet. It is important to realise that just because something happens to one child that does not mean it will happen to every child. The different types of JIA tend to have different patterns and effects. At the same time, each individual child will respond differently to their illness and medicines. Oligoarthritis Oligoarthritis is arthritis which affects between one and four joints in the first 6 months of illness. The word ‘oligo’ means ‘few’. This is the commonest form of childhood arthritis. About 3 in 5 children with JIA in the UK (60%) have oligoarthritis. It is the mildest form of childhood arthritis and is most likely to disappear as your child grows up, leaving little or no lasting damage. About 3 in 5 children with oligoarthritis (60%) never have more than four j
