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  Overview On Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment Daniel Krichker. Abstract: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a progressive auto-immune disease. This chronic illness, though most prominent in children, is widespread around the US and the world. Around 1.3 million people in the United States have RA, representing 0.6 to 1% of the population. The Arthritis Foundation (AF) estimates that the global prevalence of RA is 0.5%-1% in developed countries. Just under 300,000 children have juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to the NLM. That's about 1 to 2 in 1,000 children, per the Arthritis Foundation. Even though JIA is so common among children, it mostly affects females (75% of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis patients are female.) Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis involves inflammation of the synovium and destruction of tissues in joints. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis could lead to pericarditis and pleuritis. It is challenging to diagnose Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in children...