Unspecified juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Unspecified juvenile idiopathic arthritis

ORPHA:91140Disease

Also called Unspecified JIA

What it is

Unspecified juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a rare, pediatric, rheumatologic disease, a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) characterized by arthritis of an unknown cause that persists for at least 6 weeks, and does not fulfill the criteria for any of the other JIA subtypes, or fulfills criteria for more than one of the other subtypes.

Key facts

Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Classified as
Disease

Recorded for the broader condition

Prevalence
1-5 / 10 000Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.

ICD-10 codes

M08.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 2 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0019607UMLS C5680196

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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