FAQ

• Q: Will the patient outgrow juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
• A: Prognosis depends on the type of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In some studies, up to 50% of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis still had active disease 10 years after diagnosis. Only 15%, however, had any loss of function.
• Q: Will siblings of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis develop the disease?
• A: Rarely, but it can occur