Conclusion
There is every reason to suspect that juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is just as common as adult rheumatoid arthritis in both warm and cold climates but that a lot of the cases present themselves in the mild form and therefore, not clinically diagnosed. Since juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is considered the leading chronic crippling disease of childhood there is a need for a prospective study where a careful work-up will be done on each patient who has an arthritic disorder.
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Laditan, A.A.O., Aiegbole, A.A. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Nigerian children. Indian J Pediatr 46, 163–168 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749317
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