On a form of chronic joint disease in children

The occasional occurrence in children of a disease closely resembling the rheumatoid arthritis of adults has been recognized for several years.The identity of the disease seen in children with that in adults has never, so far as I am aware, been called in question.The purpose of the present paper is to show that although the disease known as rheumatoid arthritis in adults does undoubtedly occur in children. the disease which has most commonly been called rheumatoid arthritis in children differs both in its clinical aspect and in its morbid anatomy from the on August 20, 2023 by guest.