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HR0009LRB104 06226 LAW 16261 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most 

3common childhood chronic rheumatologic disorder; and

4 WHEREAS, JIA has a yearly incidence of 2 to 20 cases per 

5100,000 individuals and strikes an estimated total of 294,000 

6children in the United States; and

7 WHEREAS, Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is 

8a serious subtype of JIA and the most common type of arthritis 

9in children and teens, affecting about 10% to 20% of children 

10with JIA; and

11 WHEREAS, Systemic means it may affect not only the joints 

12but other parts of the body, including the liver, lungs, and 

13heart; and

14 WHEREAS, The most serious potential complication of SJIA 

15is macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a massive 

16inflammatory response that overwhelms the whole body; and

17 WHEREAS, SJIA, sometimes referred to as Still's disease, 

18affects boys and girls equally and can occur at any time during 

19childhood, but it most commonly starts at approximately two 

20years of age; and

HR0009- 2 -LRB104 06226 LAW 16261 r

1 WHEREAS, SJIA differs from other subtypes of JIA because 

2it is autoinflammatory rather than autoimmune, more severe, 

3and more challenging to diagnose and treat than other types of 

4JIA; and

5 WHEREAS, The main cause of SJIA is unknown, but it is 

6generally believed to be triggered by something in the 

7environment of a child that has a genetic predisposition; and

8 WHEREAS, The symptoms of SJIA are fever, rash, and joint 

9pain; a high, recurring fever, often coupled with a rash, is 

10one of the first signs of the disease, with this fever usually 

11following a pattern in which a child's temperature reaches 103 

12degrees