What are the symptoms of arthritis in children?

Arthritis is a common disease. Most patients are elderly people. The elderly have more severe osteoporosis and are more likely to develop arthritis. However, many children now also suffer from arthritis, which is most likely caused by the fact that children do not pay attention to keeping warm in their daily lives. If a child suffers from arthritis, he or she must keep warm and should also take some anti-inflammatory drugs. So, what are the symptoms of arthritis in children?

What are the symptoms of arthritis in children?

Many parents do not know much about childhood arthritis, and have not even heard of any cases of children getting arthritis. However, the incidence of childhood arthritis is indeed gradually increasing. Many parents also confuse childhood arthritis with growing pains, delaying their children's treatment. So, what are the symptoms of arthritis in children?

First of all, arthritis in children under the age of 16 is called childhood arthritis. If a healthy child limps when walking without obvious injuries and often complains of leg joint pain, parents must pay attention to it, as it is likely that the child has arthritis;

Secondly, the child's joints swell inexplicably and become deformed externally, usually with redness and swelling at the knees, elbows, wrists or ankles, and the child cries out in pain, which is also a symptom of childhood arthritis;

Third, if a child's limbs become stiff after getting up in the morning, a child who is active and lively suddenly doesn't like to walk, or a slightly older child suddenly can't recognize handwriting, this also indicates that the child may have arthritis;

Finally, some children with arthritis will have fever for no reason, and the fever will last for a period of time without any other symptoms. This should also attract the attention of parents, and they should go to the hospital for examination in time.

The dangers of arthritis in children

Children are the flowers of the motherland and the hope of every family. Once a child suffers from arthritis, it will have an extremely adverse impact on the child’s life and study. Parents should fully understand the relevant knowledge about childhood arthritis and avoid the occurrence of childhood arthritis as much as possible. Today we will talk about the dangers of arthritis in children.

1. The direct harm of arthritis in children is joint pain. For children, pain in joints such as fingers, toes, and knees directly affects their vitality. Some children with serious illnesses cannot even dress, eat or walk by themselves, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to growing children.

2. The harm of arthritis in some children is not just joint pain. If medical treatment is not sought in time, long-term pain will cause the child's joints to deform, affect future development, and may even cause permanent joint deformities. Some arthritis can also affect important parts of the child such as the eyes, and in severe cases can cause blindness. Therefore, parents must pay attention to it.

3. If a child has repeated fever, it will cause certain damage to the child's brain and affect the child's memory.

Can arthritis in children be cured?

Nowadays, most children are taken care of by their grandparents at home, so their growth and development cannot be well monitored and managed, which often delays the children's treatment. Many children with arthritis have to endure the pain of the disease for a long time. So, can childhood arthritis be cured?

First of all, if a child has a high fever, joint pain, redness and swelling, etc., this condition generally belongs to systemic pediatric rheumatoid arthritis. The obvious symptom of this type of arthritis is a high fever, which can sometimes last for several weeks or even longer. As long as you go to the hospital for treatment in time, it can be cured.

Secondly, because there are many symptoms of arthritis in children, sometimes it is impossible for children to have all the symptoms at the same time. Therefore, parents should take their children to see a doctor as soon as possible, and adopt treatment methods suitable for their children under the guidance of experts in regular hospitals. Generally speaking, as long as you receive timely treatment in the early stages of the disease. After a period of treatment, the children's condition can be effectively controlled. If you persist in treatment for a long time, the possibility of cure is very high.