Why would a small child complain about arthritis type symptoms?
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One of my sister-in-laws twins say she has aches and pains that do not sound like growing pains. She is about three. Blood tests came back negative but I don’t know what they checked for exactly.
Did anyone notice I said blood tests came back negative? She is already going to STL childrens, so she is not in the hands of an amateur forum. Read
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February 20, 2010 - 8:39 am
There are plenty of autoimmune conditions that can affect young children. Acquired conditions like Lyme disease mentioned above, as well as chronic diseases like juvenile rhemuatoid arthritis (JRA) are two examples. Here is the link to some info about JRA:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/arthritis/jra.html
I do not mean to suggest that JRA is at fault here…it is merely one of many possibilities. In any case, I would have the child see a pediatric rheumatologist, who deal with myriad of similar symptoms. No harm in that really, and it would help, I think.