(See also: synovial fluid exam:)
Def: child w/ 2 to 4 swollen, warm, & moderately painful or tender joints;
Symmetric Involvement
- Polyarticular JRA.
Asymmetry suggests
- JRA: Polyarticular/Pauciarticular
- Trauma
- Leukemia
- Tuberculosis
- Fungal infections
- Hemophilia
- Lyme Disease
- Acute Rheumatic Fever
- Septic Arthritis
- Child Abuse