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The RA-Art Foundation (Rheumatoid Arthritis Art Foundation) grew out of a young woman’s newfound diagnosis of RA, what she had to leave behind, and what new passion and love she discovered.
Please consider my story and journey and enjoy my art, my “RA-Art”, my ART-hritis Art. – Sydney Rae
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a heterogeneous group of idiopathic inflammatory arthritis affecting children younger than 16 and lasting 6 weeks or longer. The terminology of chronic arthritis in children has evolved from juvenile chronic arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis to JIA since 1995. According to the consensus conference of the International League of Associations for Rheumatology in 2001, there are 7 JIA categories: a) oligoarthritis; b) rheumatoid factor (RF) positive polyarthritis; c) RF negative polyarthritis; d) systemic arthritis; e) psoriatic arthritis; f) enthesitis-related arthritis; g) undifferentiated arthritis.[1] These subtypes have distinct phenotypes, genetic predispositions, pathophysiology, laboratory findings, disease course, and prognosis. Although chronic arthritis is mandatory for all subtypes, the extraarticular and the systemic manifestations characterized every specific subtype. Recently, a new preliminary data-driven classification for JIA is proposed and being formally validated by the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trial Organization.[2]
