AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder that affects the entire body. The cause of the disorder is unknown. Affected individuals may develop episodes of high, spiking fevers, a pink or salmon colored rash, joint pain, muscle pain, a sore throat and other symptoms associated with systemic inflammatory disease. The specific symptoms and frequency of episodes vary from one person to another and the progression of the disorder is difficult to predict.
Diagnosed with systemic-onset JRA in 1990, now known as systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA). After a period of remission for a number of years as an adult I presented to ER with a serious flare and they wouldn't listen to me AT ALL ab...
I began feeling a pain in my ankle at 23. I had a c-section the year before and in that same year, I was mildly electrocuted twice. I thought I'd mention this, but am told that has nothing to do with the diagnoses. I was on steroids for many ye...
My ankle swelled like I'd been bitten by a spider when I was 7yrs old. Spiking fevers, rash & other swollen joints followed. Many hospitals, tests & Drs later Dx JRA. Adult doses of steroids & many other Rxs continued until I went into re...