MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Arthritis, Juvenile
Tree Number(s): C05.550.114.122; C05.799.056; C17.300.775.049; C20.111.198
Unique ID: D001171
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001171
Annotation: note entry term STILL'S DISEASE, JUVENILE-ONSET: STILL'S DISEASE, ADULT-ONSET is also available
Scope Note: Arthritis in children, with onset before 16 years of age. The terms juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refer to classification systems for chronic arthritis in children. Only one subtype of juvenile arthritis (polyarticular-onset, rheumatoid factor-positive) clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis and is considered its childhood equivalent.
Entry Term(s): Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic; Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic; Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid; Childhood Arthritis; Enthesitis-Related Arthritis, Juvenile; Juvenile Chronic Arthritis; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Juvenile-Onset Still Disease; Juvenile-Onset Stills Disease; Oligoarthritis, Juvenile; PCJIA; PJIA Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative; Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive; Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile; Still Disease, Juvenile-Onset; Still's Disease, Juvenile-Onset; Systemic Arthritis, Juvenile
NLM Classification #: WS 276
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/14

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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diagnosis (DI)

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diet therapy (DH)

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economics (EC)

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immunology (IM)

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mortality (MO)

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parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
- Joint Diseases [C05.550]
  - Arthritis [C05.550.114]

Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
- Rheumatic Diseases [C05.799]

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Connective Tissue Diseases [C17.300]
  - Rheumatic Diseases [C17.300.775]

Immune System Diseases [C20]
- Autoimmune Diseases [C20.111]

Arthritis, Juvenile Preferred

Concept UI: M0001748
Scope Note: Arthritis in children, with onset before 16 years of age. The terms juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refer to classification systems for chronic arthritis in children. Only one subtype of juvenile arthritis (polyarticular-onset, rheumatoid factor-positive) clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis and is considered its childhood equivalent.
Terms: Arthritis, Juvenile Preferred Term
Term UI T842799
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Term UI T618282
Date11/17/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic
Term UI T618283
Date11/17/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
Term UI T841798
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Term UI T841800
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Childhood Arthritis
Term UI T001112724
Date10/04/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
Term UI T003505
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic
Term UI T003506
Date11/02/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Juvenile-Onset Still Disease Narrower

Oligoarthritis, Juvenile Narrower

Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative Narrower

Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive Narrower

Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Narrower

Concept UI: M000754578
Scope Note: Presence of more than five or more affected joints during the first six months of illness.
Terms: Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Preferred Term
Term UI T001117166
Date01/18/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); PCJIA
Term UI T001117168
Date01/18/2022
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); PJIA Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Term UI T001122397
Date07/14/2022
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Term UI T001117167
Date01/18/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023)

Arthritis, Juvenile MeSH Descriptor Data 2025