title: Chronic arthritis in childhood.
abstract: Chronic arthritis in childhood takes a number of different forms, each with its own distinctive potential complications and implications for prognosis. This article describes each of these forms, as well as therapeutic choices.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001168:Arthritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012699:Serology; D009626:Terminology as Topic