Toddler with Swollen Knee. Is It Jra?

My son has JRA and I don't think this sounds like it. JRA is not fluid in the knee, it's where the immune system attacks the joints. His joints will get inflamed but not with fluid. He also never got a fever with his symptoms. How we found out is that he started limping and after many x-rays and a bone scan and no one could find anything, we were sent to a bigger hospital. The doctor there had us do an MRI and said there was so much inflammation around his ankle that he couldn't bend it, causing the limping. Blood tests can show whether she has arthritis or not, and I'm assuming they probably have already done those. Hope this helps and that you find out what is wrong! My son was diagnosed right before he turned 2, and we've had a few years to adapt, but with meds he can do everything the other kids can! Good luck!

I have no knowledge of JRA. A friend of mine's husband has RA and he's in pain frequently.

I have had my right knee drained twice and I can tell you that I wouldn't wish that on anyone...it was NOT fun. I hope your daughter was sedated for it.

You are in GREAT hands at Johns Hopkins!!! I'm 45 miles away. Let me know if you need anything!

That sounds very much like what happened to one of my daughter's classmates. After three weeks of everything finally an orthopedic surgeon nailed it with staph infection. She is perfectly fine now, some three years later, but could have lost her leg or worse died of it.

I hope you figure it out soon. I had no idea staph could manifest itself like that but apparently it can attack anything.

Wow, your daughter has gone through a lot and so have you.

My daughter woke up one day when she was 2 3/4 and could not walk. Her knee was hot to touch and swollen. The blood test showed Lymes disease. In the mean time, I gave her Motrin and within 2 days she could walk without pain. She was then placed on antibiotics for 28 days to treat the Lyme.

I will say a prayer for your daughter. I hope it is not JRA.

The only knowledge I have is that my brother had it as a child. I do remember it being a long time before doctor's could properly diagnose, and there were several surgeries involved. However, by the time he was in middle school he was symptom free, playing in various sports, and was healthy enough to play football in high school.

Oh my, I have no idea. All I know, is that I am so happy you were proactive and didn't just let her limp around for a few weeks unchecked like a few moms I know. I hope they figure it out soon and that she is doing well :)

This exact same thing happened to my friend's daughter, and I'm sorry to say that it did end up being JRA. (It was kind of a weird situation, and it turns out they shouldn't have surgically drained her knee. I don't know all the details.)

The good news, however, is that it seems that she's grown out of it. I think she was diagnosed when she was 2 1/2, and she just turned 5.

Good luck. I hope it isn't JRA and that it's something easily cleared up.

I am sure this isn't what is wrong with your child, but when I heard of this, the teenager had syphilis in her knee. She got it from a boy she had sex with and it showed up with her knee swollen. Johns Hopkins surely will do all the tests they are supposed to do.

I hope she is okay soon.